How To Feed Bonsai Tree
Liquid feeding has the advantage that it can quickly improve the appearance of a yellowing deficient tree.
How to feed bonsai tree. Water your bonsai well using the water containing the feed until the water runs through the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot. Water the plant but don t use fertilizer until the roots have re established themselves. Clean the pot itself and. It is particularly important to feed flowering bonsai.
Reduce the feeding to approximately once a month in mid winter when it is barely growing. Here are the basic steps to repotting your bonsai tree. Which fertilizer to choose. Ratio of 0 10 10 containing no nitrogen.
It is important to choose the right fertilizer for your bonsai plants and apply the right quantities. Carefully remove the tree from its pot. Inspect the root mass for areas of rot trim away as needed. You will notice yellowing of the leaves if the bonsai is deficient in nutrients.
To harden off new growth for the winter reduce the nitrogen content towards the end of the summer switching to a feed such as tomato fertiliser and then to a specialist bonsai fertiliser with n p k. Your new tree has just undergone a radical somewhat traumatic process. Check our care guides for specific information about when to fertilize per tree species. Bonsai like the serissa for example are very hungry trees and rely on you for their nutrients.
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. Care for your new bonsai tree. The nutrients are washed out of the soil through normal watering so liquid bonsai fertilizers should be applied every three to six weeks in the off season. Clearly label and add 5ml of the bonsai direct bonsai fertiliser to 1l of water.
For 2 3 weeks after re potting your tree leave it in a semi shaded area protected from the wind or harsh direct sunlight. Using sharp shears trim away the outer layer of roots. Biogold is an organic fertilizer from japan often used for bonsai trees. A 1l watering can is ideal or use any suitable container.