holiday care..... very worried

bonsaimad · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: holiday care..... very worried

starting to worry now, I am going on holiday to Canada on Saturday for 3 weeks and have to leave my tree's in the hands of my in laws, will have to say a prayer for them to be OK every night.... to be fair me father in law is a very good gardener but we all know looking after bonsai's needs are slightly different.

wish me luck Rolling Eyes

regards

Scott

Dick

With all I have invested in time and money in my trees, I too worry when I go on a vacation.

However, what I have found to be very helpful is to write out specific instructions on what needs to be done and when. E.g. my watering schedule is to be done daily between 4 and 7 p.m. I have also made up a calender checklist so that when the person does the task, they should check it off. I don't know if they follow it exactly as I indicated, but it give a level of accountability that most people will try to achieve for you to show you that they are doing as you have asked.

bonsaimad

Hi Dick,

I to have wrote out schedule for watering and stuff, it just worries me that to them they are just 'plants' but they mean a lot more to me, i did think of not going on holiday but the wife wasn't amused at that idea, so I will have to trust them and I have let them know that if anything happens to my tree's they better move to another country or face my wrath Evil or Very Mad

Scott

Dick

I'm certain that if you express your concerns to them, they will be diligent.

Tuppence2

Hello bonsaimad

Heard not long ago, and read a post on another bonsai site tonight, that if bonsai are in free-draining soil they cannot be over-watered, and that people with large collections of trees water everyday using hoses. It was different in the early days, apparently. when the soil used was not as free-draining and trees sat in water.

The trees in some collection are also misted at intervals throughout the day, 8 or 9 times, even in hot sunny weather.

If you would like to read the post, I'll pass it to you.

Bye,
Penny. Smile