Fertilizer For Juniper Bonsai

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Fertilizer for juniper bonsai. A suitable potting mix includes equal parts of humus or ground pine bark sand or perlite and clay. It is important to choose the right fertilizer for your bonsai plants and apply the right quantities. I ve been gradually increasing the amount of fertilizer i apply not just to junipers all my trees over the past few years. Most people choose to use both organic and inorganic fertilizer varying between the two.

You can use a commercially prepared mix labeled for bonsai or you can make your own. Initially i m pretty sure i was under fertilizing as many trees seemed weak. Given that many bonsai substrates are not really composed of soil using a fertilizer containing trace elements such as calcium iron magnesium and nickel is also advisable. 20 9 9 bonsai fertilizer as you can see you can choose a fertilizer that will accomplish your goals for your tree the best.

I use standard chemical fertilizers at full strength miracle gro dyna gro that type of stuff every 7 10 days. However if used too much may lead to leggier growth or possibly burn the foliage. It is often recommended to use a fertilizer with a relatively high nitrogen content in spring something like npk 10 6 6 a more balanced fertilizer like npk 6 6 6 in summer and in autumn a low nitrogen fertilizer like npk 3 6 6.