Is too much rain bad for my bonsai??

Jose · Post by **Jose** » January 27th, 2013, 8:02 am

Hi I am kind of new to bonsai but I was wondering if to much rain is going to be bad for my bonsai,I have quite a few Bougainvilleas in the back yard should I shelter them for a little while or leave them it's being raining here in brisi for the past nearly 5 days..any replys would be appreciated thank you

Guy · Post by **Guy** » January 27th, 2013, 8:09 am

as long as they can drain ok they should be fine....by the way I can't remember when our last rain was but it was so heavy

the wet spots on the ground almost joined up

Jose · Post by **Jose** » January 27th, 2013, 8:22 am

Haha..thank you

Post by **kcpoole** » January 27th, 2013, 9:05 am

If they are in well draining mix they should be OK for a week or so, any olnger you might want to move them so the soil can dry out.
You can also tip the pot up so that less water will pool in the bottom of the mix

Ken

Post by **Bougy Fan** » January 27th, 2013, 9:11 am

Just make sure with bougy's you don't have any carved or natural areas where the water can sit. They can rot pretty quickly

Qitianlong · Post by **Qitianlong** » January 27th, 2013, 9:25 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KypsB5UI4qk

Ash · Post by **Ash** » January 27th, 2013, 9:35 am

If it rains continuously for a week I tip my shallow tray type pots (trays less than 40 mm deep) up on one side with a wedge of wood. This way they drain a bit better (you can see heaps more water run out!). A little bit of water still pools near the lip when the pot is on an angle so the next day I tip it back the other way and so on. If you have trees with dead wood I recommend treating the wood with preservative some weeks before the wet season starts.

Ash

Jose · Post by **Jose** » January 29th, 2013, 3:29 pm

Thanks you guys tilted the pots works great lucky the weather has turned and its sunny so their all outside now

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » January 29th, 2013, 3:53 pm

I wish i had that problem here, thers a big fire about 40km form me atm

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » January 29th, 2013, 3:58 pm

Matthew wrote:I wish i had that problem here, thers a big fire about 40km form me atm

Yes i have been keeping an eye on it. Scary things fires. We have had a few this year and certainly dont want anymore. Rains coming though and

it puts it out for you.

Isitangus · Post by **Isitangus** » January 29th, 2013, 4:48 pm

Qitianlong wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KypsB5UI4qk

Beautiful collection. doesnt even look like Sydney, looks like somewhere in Japanese mountains.

Qitianlong · Post by **Qitianlong** » January 29th, 2013, 5:37 pm

Isitangus wrote:
Qitianlong wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KypsB5UI4qk
Beautiful collection. doesnt even look like Sydney, looks like somewhere in Japanese mountains.

wish it were mine Isitangus... alas no.

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