Elevating bonsai off the floor of garage
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Posted 2 days 23 hours ago #86678
Hi all,
In preparing to place my bonsai in an unattached/unheated garage for winter, I am getting conflicting messages regarding putting the bonsai directly on the floor of the garage, or elevating them a bit.? Advice appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
David
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In preparing to place my bonsai in an unattached/unheated garage for winter, I am getting conflicting messages regarding putting the bonsai directly on the floor of the garage, or elevating them a bit.? Advice appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
David
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Posted 2 days 20 hours ago #86679
You may get conflicting information because it just do not matter that much.
There may be a slight difference In conditions on the bench or the floor, but it is neglectable and it could be different from garage to garage.
There may be a slight difference In conditions on the bench or the floor, but it is neglectable and it could be different from garage to garage.
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Posted 2 days 2 hours ago #86680
The only thing I can think of is that sitting on the floor would make it easier for mice and other rodents toget ar the trunks and gnaw bark off.?
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Replied by Tropfrog on topic Elevating bonsai off the floor of garage
Posted 2 days 58 minutes ago #86681
If one have trunk eating mice and rats, I am not too sure elevating the tree would make any difference. They are really good climbers.
However, I live in an area with quite a dense rat population. I kill some 20-40 of them every year, but could take a lot more if I just spent more time on it. Even tho I have never seen them on my benches it is a fair guess that many rats already have been up there investigating the trees. So far no damage on the trees after 9 years in the hobby. And I have never seen any damage on trees in my garden or in the forest that I suspect beeing from the rats. We have damages from hares and from deers, but not from rats or mice.?
However, I live in an area with quite a dense rat population. I kill some 20-40 of them every year, but could take a lot more if I just spent more time on it. Even tho I have never seen them on my benches it is a fair guess that many rats already have been up there investigating the trees. So far no damage on the trees after 9 years in the hobby. And I have never seen any damage on trees in my garden or in the forest that I suspect beeing from the rats. We have damages from hares and from deers, but not from rats or mice.?
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