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I've been thinking about setting up some kind of watering system that will allow me to be away from home and take a trip here and there. Actually, my wife has informed me that it needs to happen for the sake of the marriage...
Anyway, I always hear that it's best not to water foliage to prevent fungal issues like needle cast on pines and anthracnose on maples. I always try to make sure that I only water the soil and keep the leaves dry, and so far, I've been pretty fungal free - knock on wood. My maples have been good. I do have one elm that gets black spot every year and I'm fighting needle cast on a scots pine but other than that, no big problems. I'm reluctant to change something that seems to be working, but there's that pesky marriage thing.
A drip type system doesn't seem like it would work very well in bonsai soil so some type of sprinkler system seems like the way to go. So, my question for the auto-waterers is, do you worry about it? Do you take special precautions? Is it really a big deal if the foliage has time to dry before nightfall?
I'm grateful for any advice on this topic.
Anyway, I always hear that it's best not to water foliage to prevent fungal issues like needle cast on pines and anthracnose on maples. I always try to make sure that I only water the soil and keep the leaves dry, and so far, I've been pretty fungal free - knock on wood. My maples have been good. I do have one elm that gets black spot every year and I'm fighting needle cast on a scots pine but other than that, no big problems. I'm reluctant to change something that seems to be working, but there's that pesky marriage thing.
A drip type system doesn't seem like it would work very well in bonsai soil so some type of sprinkler system seems like the way to go. So, my question for the auto-waterers is, do you worry about it? Do you take special precautions? Is it really a big deal if the foliage has time to dry before nightfall?
I'm grateful for any advice on this topic.