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You may notice a difference if you go with more balanced "chemical" fertlizers and not place such a premium on "organic." These terms are loaded anyway. One is no more effective or environmentally friendly than the other, really. It makes no difference to the plant whether it gets its nitrogen from chicken manure or from a solution mixed from powder. It simply wants nutrients. Nitrogen is Nitrogen. Potassium is potassium. What matters is how much is available when the plant needs it.

It might help to view fertilizer's use by what you want to achieve with your tree's growth. Do you want to maintain even, slow growth in a mature bonsai? Then organic pellets would work better than a fast acting stronger "chemical" fertilizer. If you want to bulk up a tree's trunk, branching, overall growth, then a "chemical" fertilizer would be more appropriate.

I don't think Dyna Grow is an "organic."

11-Jul-2005	#6
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	You may notice a difference if you go with more balanced "chemical" fertlizers and not place such a premium on "organic." These terms are loaded anyway. One is no more effective or environmentally friendly than the other, really. It makes no difference to the plant whether it gets its nitrogen from chicken manure or from a solution mixed from powder. It simply wants nutrients. Nitrogen is Nitrogen. Potassium is potassium. What matters is how much is available when the plant needs it. It might help to view fertilizer's use by what you want to achieve with your tree's growth. Do you want to maintain even, slow growth in a mature bonsai? Then organic pellets would work better than a fast acting stronger "chemical" fertilizer. If you want to bulk up a tree's trunk, branching, overall growth, then a "chemical" fertilizer would be more appropriate. I don't think Dyna Grow is an "organic."