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Rinse after fertilizer? Necessary or not?

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5-Aug-2002	#11
weirdowl bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN Country: U.S.A. USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 199	Thanks Thanks everybody. I applied the fertilizer and everything seems to be doing fine. I'm anxious to see the results. I've never fertilized this tree, but it has grown pretty fast since I got it in December. I hope it will make the color of the foliage a little brighter, it seems to have faded slightly lately. Thanks again. __________________ weirdowl

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10-Aug-2002

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Re: Rinse after fertilizer? Necessary or not?

I can suggest to you the following tips:

- It is better to use NPK 04-14-08, 4 drops in 500ml during 3 days. (Do not use high nitrogen fertilizer in bonsai)

- if the bonsai dried completely sink it in water with this fertilizer.

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Originally posted by weirdowl
I am about to fertilizer my ficus tree with 1/4 strength 20-20-20 fertilizer. I plan on doing this weekly. Is it really necessary to rinse thoroughly after fertilizing. Wouldn't this defeat the purpose?

Thank you to all who reply.

10-Aug-2002	#13
weirdowl bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: Chattanooga, TN Country: U.S.A. USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 199	Thanks Muniz. Why do you not use high nitrogen fertilizer? After applying the 20-20-20 I noticed the leaves on the trees grew much larger in size. Is this because of the nitrogen? Thanks again for your help. __________________ weirdowl Last edited by weirdowl : 10-Aug-2002 at 10:39 PM.

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