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20-Sep-2004
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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fertilizer and soil for growing out
I am a very green beginner, so i hope i'm not posting in the wrong place. I only have starter trees right now, all about 1-2 years old. I am going slow and want to grow them out for about a year before i do anything. I have repotted most into 1 gallon plastic containers. I think i made a mistake: I just stuck the trees, without shaking the soil or disturbing the roots, in what a bonsai-friendly soil mix of (fir bark, perlite, pumice and a little peat moss). Should i have matched the soil they were in if my intent is to grow them out?
The larger question is, should I treat them as i would if they were bonsai-trained, in terms of soil and fertilizer. For example, should i even worry about giving them a low nitro fertilizer. I just bought some water-soluble 0-10-10 fert and am realizing i might just be wasting my time. I am antsy to give them all this cool stuff, but if i am simply wanting to grow them out, should i just treat them as if they were "normal" trees? off the subject, can i wire my trees as i grow them out? in their one gallon pots? of course, while watching growth so as not to scar the poor thing...I was told some teacher will not begin styling a tree until it is of a certain age...this might be for another post category... If it helps, I have: trident maple sapling, pinus contorta, cotoneaster horizontalis, ilex serrata, pond cypress, juniperus chinesis, cupressus sempervirons, and a sweetgum 'preciate any tips, help! Jamie
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20-Sep-2004
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Don't worry about the soils...it will be fine...
I say you have a good idea of what to do..when it comes back to growing season..I guess a normal fert wouldn't hurt... Your soil mixture is just fine also... |
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21-Sep-2004
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lopez_jamie,
Alot depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you are growing them out in order to thicken the trunk then wiring is not feasible in my opinon since you want maximum growth in the shortest amount of time. The best way to accomplish this is simply by planting them into the ground, feed heavy, and let all the branches grow. I personally plant in the ground ontop of a tile, feed like crazy and cut back once or twice a year simply to control height. If the ground is not an option for you then use the biggest pot you can. Grow boxes work nice as they also cotrol the root spread as they are shallow. Use high nitrogen feed up until fall then switch to a low nitrogen product. Soil is another thing and every person here will have different advice for you based on their own experiance and local growing conditions. I suggest you read though the soil threads. However if you are just growing them out to get some branches and foliage growing while your tree becomes use to a pot culture, then by all means start doing some training, branch selection, wiring, etc. |
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