FERTILISERS
To supply your bonsai with a continual supply of essential plant nutrients it is necessary to regularly apply fertiliser. There is NO need to purchase 'bonsai feed' or any other 'special' bonsai fertiliser.
Fertilisers that are listed as being 10:10:10 or less can be mixed with water to the specification of the manufacturer as described on the packaging. Fertilisers above this should be diluted with more water to bring the percentage of elements down.
Fertiliser, normally in powder form.
Saba miki
One of the "dead wood" techniques. The intention is to give the tree an old and lightning damaged look. Most seen on conifers. Sabamiki is the denomination for hollow trunks. (See also Jin, Shari).
- Use fertiliser during Winter
- Feed your bonsai before, during or straight after flowering. A month either side is best
- Feed freshly repotted bonsai until they begin growing strongly again ...
Whatever fertilisers you use ensure that you always use the "dosage" recommended by the manufacturer. Too much of fertiliser will upset the balance of chemicals in the growing medium and can kill the plant.
Slow release fertilisers specially formulated for bonsai are invaluable and can be used in addition to liquid feeds. These come in many different shapes and sizes, such as rape seed cakes, pellets, granules and powder.
Not as such a fertiliser, but important if you keep Azeleas. It helps Calciphobe plants absorb nutients. A couple of doses of Sequestered iron during the growing season will suffice.
With artificial Bonsai fertilisers tending to be harsher, it’s important that proper care should be used to ensure the Juniper Bonsai tee continues to grow and remain healthy.
Your fertiliser should contain both macro and micro nutrients.
Macro Nutrients:
Nitrogen: Is absorbed more than any other nutrient. Produces rapid growth and gives the leaves and stems a healthy, deep green colour.
It was left in the original container and fed with slow release native fertiliser and pruned quite severely. The plant responded slowly, but consistently put on new growth.
The feeding regime should consist of a high nitrogen fertiliser when growth starts in the spring and then a balanced feed until late summer. A nitrogen free fertiliser should be applied in the autumn ...
Fertilise the plant after flowering with a basic release fertiliser such as Osmocote. Do not fertilise during summer.
Repot every 2-3 years and prune after flowering and September/October.
The bonsai should bear fruit in August-September.
Administer a liquid fertiliser that contains trace mineral elements easily available at all garden centres. Acid-loving species such as Azaleas can (and should) be fed Miracid, which contains easily absorbed sequestered iron on a routine basis.
Make up a mixture of half the recommended strength of fish emulsion fertiliser and soak the pot in this mixture as you would for watering.
 See also: Bonsai, Tree, Growing, Pruning, Position
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