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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
Join Date: Sep-2002
Location: Roseville Michigan
Country: USA
Posts: 2,443
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Originally Posted by OKbonsai
It doesn't really matter in my case the size of the pot, I fertilize everyday and the leaves get very big. Of course if I had the time to defoliate maybe I could keep the leaves at a desirable size. But the ones that just sit there get humongous leaves.
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Why do you fertilize every day? That's kind of over kill. I thought I did it a lot with once a week. Not meaning to be argumentative or confrontational but there is a question that needs to be thought about. If the idea in bonsai is to create the image of a mature tree in miniature why do you do the kind of things that insure failure in achieving that goal? I am not saying that you should withhold fertilizer, water or anything else the tree needs but fertilizing once a day is like bailing out a leaky boat by drilling holes in its bottom for the water to escape.
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