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Adam, I added the granular stuff (made by a company called Espoma) to the soil when i repotted in April and sprinkled a little bit more over the soil in May. Then I added the coffee to the top of the soil the other day. I use the fish emulsion and the seaweed extract for alternating waterings.

Keep in mind that I am feeding it aggressively because it is prebonsai and I am trying to get it to grow. If your juniper is looking weak in color, I think it could be due to an array of factors, one of which could be how you are feeding it. When you say that you are feeding it a basic feed, I assume you mean not a high niotrogen feed? Maybe you should see if you can get an iron fertilizer that is high in nitrogen and see if that fixes the foliage.

Also, just to make it clear, I am no expert--just a relative beginner who does a lot of reading on trees and have been seeing some good results so far.

6-Jun-2004	#6
BonsaiBen bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: NYC Country: USA USDA Zone: Zone 7 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 83	Adam, I added the granular stuff (made by a company called Espoma) to the soil when i repotted in April and sprinkled a little bit more over the soil in May. Then I added the coffee to the top of the soil the other day. I use the fish emulsion and the seaweed extract for alternating waterings. Keep in mind that I am feeding it aggressively because it is prebonsai and I am trying to get it to grow. If your juniper is looking weak in color, I think it could be due to an array of factors, one of which could be how you are feeding it. When you say that you are feeding it a basic feed, I assume you mean not a high niotrogen feed? Maybe you should see if you can get an iron fertilizer that is high in nitrogen and see if that fixes the foliage. Also, just to make it clear, I am no expert--just a relative beginner who does a lot of reading on trees and have been seeing some good results so far.