AusBonsai

Jamie wrote:I would be concerned more so bout the japanese maple and junipers, the rest are pretty tough, I am interested that you have yew! you(or yew? ) or yew arent seen in australia often, have been wanting to get my hands a few for a long time, have been told they might not do so well up here though, I would like to test it though

there are ways that you can get the pup to stop getting at your trees, I know how they can be though, my little nearly 2 year old loves changing the soil mediums from pot to pot the little bugger, have a look at some of the natural products that keep animals away like herbs or spices (possibly chilli spray around the trees).

jamie

Yeah, my puppy is special, she loves chilli! And herbs. She has eaten all of mine! My last puppy was worse tho, she used to eat citronella plants. I have a knack for picking these dogs. She jumps my back fence, digs under the vege garden fence. Moves 6 or 7 potted plants just to get at the one at the back. Hmm I havent tried citronella on this dog yet, maybe I can try it. Ill take everyones ideas to an extreme and combine them. Hehehe that should do it. Fort Knox in my backyard!

bodhidharma wrote:Not heisting this thread but Yew's need a period of dormancy via freezing to be at optimal health.

Thanx dude, Ill keep that in mind. I am still learning about all the trees I have. I get them all at bunnings actually. Lol, yeah its like ur grandmother getting a computer from Harvey Norman but I dont have a bonsai shop nearby. How do you go about freezing them? Put them in the fridge?

Ok, so I have a temporary solution for the bonsai outside thing. I got a set of metal shelves and put the bosai on the two top ones. Its on my back veranda but it will get morning sun and a bit of breeze without getting the really bad winds we have been getting. I figured its better than nothing. And since ill be out of the country for two weeks and my trees will be in my mothers care I figured a more sheltered spot is a safer bet till I get back that way they wont dry out as quick or anything like that.

thanks for the info bodhi

sorry re the hi jack


I sort of figured that might be a problem with the yew, freezing temps here would be a massive problem I think, Im not keen on sticck it in the freezer every day either.

ohwell! back to the trees that love it up here and grow hard!