Hi Temps and hot days

[fae]

Wow that is hot and it is not
summer until tomorrow.

Stay cool if you can

Fiona

[Phoenix238]

Cool change supposed to be coming through our way tonight. Reading back through this topic is depressing and a reminder of things to come

[Elmar]

Yer, I found some shade cloth and will have to invent something until my Christmas pressy arrives...
I have lost enough trees!


Cheers
EZ
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[Laurie J]

So I've just read through the thread and now I'm terrified! This is my first summer with bonsai.

I'm guessing the best investments are shadecloth and a timer to water them through the night in hot weather?

[Boics]

Adabel.
Fill some trays with water and a layer of stones.
Then rest smaller more sensitive pots in top of the stones. This will give you some insurance.

Shade cloth and water timers are great ideas!

[Laurie J]

Thanks for the tip Boics!

[Elmar]

You know it's summer when:
The roadside 'Cat-eyes' are melting!


These are all alongside our roads...


Cheers
EZ
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[Jason]

Bugger that man, that is insane!

Thankfully only had one accent taken as a casualty so far... but I'm not going to speak too soon lol

[Matthew]

Well it seems i have suvived 13 days straight at 35 degress plus for MARCH! i think most of the country was getting some simular heat . Its not unusual to get a few hot days in march in NE vic but not a constant run i got
Havent had a look at my trees yet to see if any burn etc just had the auto sprinklers flooding the area twice a day . I have estimated i have used 90-100,000 litres of water in the past 2 weeks to get them through

Anyone else get these run of hot days and how are your trees coping . looks like from tuesday here onwards it should start to revert back to normal temps . yay 10-12 at night

[alpineart]

Hi Mathew , mate it been an unusual season . I only watered twice a day on a few occasions . The heat has been extreme and losses considerable , but that's Bonsai . No need to mow here its basically burnt off and most of my losses this season were JBP's , Chinese Elms and Tridents , all of the other material has thrived in the heat .

I averaged around 2-2 1/2 thousand litres of water per day for a single watering , but there has been a few vegies mixed in the grow beds . A few heavy showers last night was a real blessing however they didn't produce enough of the good drop .

Cheers Alpine