When Should I Stop Watering My Bonsai

ErikNeo

Its Getting Cold Here.What do i do next?

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soltan

Watering is an art unto itself.
There is no definitive answer here.
There are many veriables that will give your answer. The type of tree the soil you have them in as well as the current weather.
I found the information given ie. "keep slightly damp in winter" a little confusing. Don't we always keep our trees slightly damp!
The thing is your trees will just use less water so the frequency of watering will diminish.
The best advice I can give is to relise the trees will soon use less water and you will have to adapt your watering schedual to this. Were you may have waterd when the soil is starting to dry you may find it can go another day without watering or even a few.
You will have to keep a close eye on your trees to manage the transition. As you get to know your trees and soil mix it will get easier.

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Mcspeed

Eric do a search on over wintering, there are tons of stuff written on this subject, and lots of places to read articles. The threads will have links to a lot of good info.

For more immediate suggestions you will need to tell us what kind of tree you have, and your local situation.

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lagunamadre

I guess you can stop watering your bonsai when it is dead. Like soltan said, watering is an art and you have to teach yourself. I could probably list 12 or 15 factors that determine a tree and pots transpiration / evaporation rate. I don't ever think it's a good idea to let a trees roots go dry, even in winter. My advise is to do a lot of web surfing, to read up on watering. Might try www.bonsai4me.com, and www.evergreengardenworks.com, for starters. They not only have articles, but links also to go to other sites.Good luck, Larry