cold frame

I have three potted red oaks (pre-bonsai) that I started from local acorns I gathered last October. I have prepared a cedar cold frame packed with cedar mulch and am waiting for the frost before placing the young trees inside. Is this an adequate overwintering set-up? I am aware that many...

Hello all! I have been lurking this site for the past year now and began my bonsai adventure last winter. I hope this is the right sub to post this question in. I plan to grow my maple + JM seeds outdoors in a slightly raised garden bed but I need to make a cage (chicken wire) to prevent the...

So first of all I want to make sure I am understanding what kills the plants over winter. I have been researching and trying to learn for this year. Unlike what many people think (me included at first) it's not the cold that kills the plant and not the fact roots are frozen, but it kills it by...

Hey all, I have a ~8 - 10 year old thuja occidentalis (eastern white cedar) and recognize it’s quite hardy. This is my first cold season with this tree (I’m in southern Maine, zone 5) and I’ve been watering as needed when the soils drys. My concern is that the cambium is quite dull and it’s not...