Just Sharing - Fridge winter

[Anthony]

Follows Northen Hemisphere

Minimum is 6 weeks cold.

3rd week of January.
Placed in the fridge in the the late evening.
Temperature in the evening is around 22 deg.c

Fridge is turned on when trees have been entered,
Set for 10-8 deg. c

Trees are well soaked and allowed to drip dry.

Trees are plastic bagged over pot to top of trunk / root zone.

Fridge goes on and is closed.

Checked once a week for watering,

Left in the cold until April 1st.

You may have to remove dead leaves.

Out of the fridge in the evening and in an area of only bright light.
As shoots appear morning and late evening sun - @Clicio
Good Day
Anthony

 

[leatherback]

Nice Anthony.
How do you deal with foliage? Defoliate trees before putting in I assume?

 

[sorce]

@Bonsai Noodles

Sorce

 

[Bonsai Noodles]

@Bonsai Noodles

Sorce

Thanks for remembering my post!

 

[Bonsai Noodles]

@Anthony Do you have pictures of this setup?

 

[Anthony]

@Bonsai Noodles ,

it is just an old fridge,
Good Day
Anthony

 

[Anthony]

@leatherback ,

the leaves die and are usually removed about a
month later.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[sorce]

FYI, I see clear front commercial display coolers available every now and then.

Wouldn't that be nice?

Row of trees, row of beer, row of trees, row of beer.

Like @Carol 83 vacation fridge except the strawberries would be trees!

Sorce

 

[cmeg1]

Cool!!
I have decided yesterday I am going to do this too my pine tree....to get it done quickly.......after some frosts.I guess just go get a $100 refidgerator.
Hear it only takes 6 weeks!
Is humidity too dry?

 

[cmeg1]

@sorce
I researched yesterday and the beverage coolers usually do not get as cold as a fridge......fridges can nearly freezing whereas most beverage coolers only rarely go below 37-39f

This is perfect for someone like me with 1-4 bonsai’s in training....and small size more or less.

 

[sorce]

@sorce
I researched yesterday and the beverage coolers usually do not get as cold as a fridge......fridges can nearly freezing whereas most beverage coolers only rarely go below 37-39f

This is perfect for someone like me with 1-4 bonsai’s in training....and small size more or less.

We gotta ask @just.wing.it to be sure, but I think they can be "contraptionalized", possibly with just a thermostat from a regular fridge.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

37 wouldn't suck though.

Sorce

 

[cmeg1]

@Brent mentions 35f or below is best for evergreens with with hovering just above freezing ideal in terms of any fungus situations.

Dormancy and Indoor Bonsai

Light Requirements for Dormant Evergreen Bonsai

www.evergreengardenworks.com

Over Wintering Bonsai

@Anthony has not done this long enough

 

[leatherback]

@Anthony has not done this long enough

hahaha

 

[just.wing.it]

We gotta ask @just.wing.it to be sure, but I think they can be "contraptionalized", possibly with just a thermostat from a regular fridge.

Sorce

In general, coolers, regardless of the product inside, run between 34-39f.
There are some exceptions, of course.