aggressive feeding and watering
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aggressive feeding and watering
Walter Pall has uploaded some pictures from his garden, showing the results of aggressive feeding and watering, combined with modern substrates.
http://walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com/2011/05/effect-of-aggressive-feeding-and.html
We have been talking about this for a while now between us and slowly slowly some of us all have started from modern substrates and now we started to feed more and more aggressively.
I would also like to stress something that Walter says (one of the things that Graham Potter was repeating over and again when we visited him last April), which is overlooked or not explained well in books: we must let the trees grow freely and avoid pinching new growth as soon as it appears, it weakens the trees and reduces the growth rate
http://walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com/2011/05/effect-of-aggressive-feeding-and.html
We have been talking about this for a while now between us and slowly slowly some of us all have started from modern substrates and now we started to feed more and more aggressively.
I would also like to stress something that Walter says (one of the things that Graham Potter was repeating over and again when we visited him last April), which is overlooked or not explained well in books: we must let the trees grow freely and avoid pinching new growth as soon as it appears, it weakens the trees and reduces the growth rate
Re: aggressive feeding and watering
Will Baddeley mentioned on the IBC forum that he fertilizes with every watering. He firstly waters the trees thoroughly and then fertilizes in full power.
I haven' t tried it yet... I just started fertilizing like this twice a week...i have to overcome my fear and do it with every watering
I haven' t tried it yet... I just started fertilizing like this twice a week...i have to overcome my fear and do it with every watering
Last edited by stavros on Mon May 16, 2011 11:01 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : grammar)
Re: aggressive feeding and watering
If i remember well Walter is using a regular balanced ferrtilizer out of the shelf nothing special yes?
our sun!!!!!isnt that something to have in mind when considering how often to fertilise?
our sun!!!!!isnt that something to have in mind when considering how often to fertilise?
Savvas P.- Posts : 808
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Re: aggressive feeding and watering
Savvas Papaloizou wrote:If i remember well Walter is using a regular balanced ferrtilizer out of the shelf nothing special yes?
our sun!!!!!isnt that something to have in mind when considering how often to fertilise?
the sun?? No
The temperatures , yes... I would not fertilize if the temperatures go higher than 30C something (definetely no fetilization at 35 C = almost 100 F). The reason: at around 100F = 37.7C, a study on Pines shows that their growth rate was reduced by 95%, and at 117F=47.2C, conifers were killed after a few hours!! (http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/rootheat.htm)
Ideally, the temperatures that i would like to have in my garden until the winter would be 20-30 C (70-85F).....the trees have good growth rate.
If there is no growth, there is no need for fertilization
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Writing "SUN",i actualy had in mind our temperatures....you are absolutely right...
Savvas P.- Posts : 808
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Re: aggressive feeding and watering
I can understand the benefits of aggressive feeding, but do we have a lets say 10 years back experience?
Do you think that our trees will be healthy after a few years?
Is aggresive feeding a doping for our trees? If is a doping what are the symptoms?
Do you think that our trees will be healthy after a few years?
Is aggresive feeding a doping for our trees? If is a doping what are the symptoms?
Re: aggressive feeding and watering
many bonsai enthusiasts have been doing it for many years with no problems if done properly.
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