Is it possible to overdose organic ferts?

21-Feb-2008

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Originally Posted by bonsaikc

You know, I have looked for this "roots" but can't seem to find it either. I gave up years ago. The recipe is very well balanced without it.

Another option is to buy rapeseed cakes (they are available in the U.S. from Joshua Roth) but I use so many that it's cost prohibitive.

Stone Lantern sells a Roots brand rooting compound, if you really wanted one.

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21-Feb-2008

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Originally Posted by bonsaikc

The only other variable is your feeding schedule for the tree itself, i.e., Japanese white pines and Japanese black pines are fertilized with very different schedules.

KC,
Could you expand on this aspect a little.
thanks, walt

22-Feb-2008	#13
bonsaikc Registered FedEx Sender Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: Ottawa, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,617	Yes, but I will start it in another thread to make sure it's seen. __________________ Chris Johnston "She was a critic, and lots fo critics who aren't called to do what they write about grow jealous and mean and small in their disappointment." - Stephen King, Duma Key Sashi-no-eda.blogspot.com

22-Feb-2008	#14
waltr bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Sep-2004 Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania Country: USA USDA Zone: 6a AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 401	Thanks Chris, I'll be looking forward to it. walt

22-Feb-2008

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Originally Posted by bonsaikc

The real question is why Americans are so afraid to fertilize their trees. We give just a little here and there, waiting until the foliage is yellow to give some more. This does not keep our trees small. It keeps them weak.

Amen.

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22-Feb-2008	#16
PatArizona Bonsai Master, in my mind Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Back Home in Northern California Country: USA Posts: 1,635	Another source for ROOTS2 products is DaSu Bonsai Studio in Iowa. Website, http://www.bonsaitrees.com/. DaSu was selling Roots2 at ABS '99 in Tucson. It's still listed on the website... Can't recommend it...however, can't poopoo it either... Pat __________________ BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain. THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life. Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California

23-Feb-2008	#17
bonsaikc Registered FedEx Sender Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: Ottawa, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,617	I have posted a more detailed explanation of why we fertilize in different seasons on different trees. It can be found here. __________________ Chris Johnston "She was a critic, and lots fo critics who aren't called to do what they write about grow jealous and mean and small in their disappointment." - Stephen King, Duma Key Sashi-no-eda.blogspot.com

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