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I gathered that, but

How many milliliters, ounces, tablespoons, lbs or metric tonnes is that?

If you fertilized it like it was in the ground according to the sack of fertilizer "apply 1/4 cup of fertilizer for each inch of trunk thickness" or something like that, you may have killed it with fertilizer burn. Under that case, you should repot it immediately in a batch of fresh soil with no fertilizer whatsoever and cut back any dead roots (which will be most all of them) to green cambium, fully expecting that it is not going to succeed.

You can't fertilize bonsai like they are in-ground plants. Your root system is a volume of perhaps a gallon or two and a plant of the same size in the ground would have a root system of ten times that volume of soil (or more).

Sorry,

Matt

23-Feb-2004	#9
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	I gathered that, but How many milliliters, ounces, tablespoons, lbs or metric tonnes is that? If you fertilized it like it was in the ground according to the sack of fertilizer "apply 1/4 cup of fertilizer for each inch of trunk thickness" or something like that, you may have killed it with fertilizer burn. Under that case, you should repot it immediately in a batch of fresh soil with no fertilizer whatsoever and cut back any dead roots (which will be most all of them) to green cambium, fully expecting that it is not going to succeed. You can't fertilize bonsai like they are in-ground plants. Your root system is a volume of perhaps a gallon or two and a plant of the same size in the ground would have a root system of ten times that volume of soil (or more). Sorry, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!