How To Fertilize Bonsai Trees

Bonsai trees, like all other living things, need food for survival. In contrast to the roots of normal trees that develop for long distances looking for nourishment, the roots of bonsai trees are controlled to develop inside the tray & thus they will be capable of obtaining only whatever nourishment is present in the soil inside the container. Thus, the soil within the tray requires to be frequently refilled with the precise amount of nutrients.

The practice of furnishing nutrients to the soil in which plants grow is termed Fertilizing and its an important fragment of bonsai tree care. The nutrients available in the manure will assist the bonsai tree to manufacture its own food by a process called Photosynthesis. The quantity & kind of manure to be given for bonsai tree care is mainly based on conditions such as: - Kind of bonsai tree - Age of the bonsai tree - Time of the year in which the bonsai is fertilized

The fundamental nutrients in fertilizers are Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium, available in diverse proportions for diverse fertilizers. You should apply fertilizer all through the growth season of the tree; commencing early spring till mid autumn. Indoor trees nevertheless can be fertilized around the year. It is suitable to apply higher amount of fertilizer recurrently (like once in 2 weeks) for young trees, & carry on lowering the amount as well as frequency as the tree ages.

So as to confer apt bonsai tree care, never over-fertilize. Excess fertilizer results in burning of roots and leaves. Burned roots are not competent enough for sucking water from the soil & passing it on to the various sections of the bonsai tree. On account of over-fertilizing, continue to water the plant until the water comes out of the drain hole & let it drain. Then re-water it. This procedure is termed leaching & will help to wash away surplus fertilizers.

Things to remember: - At all times water the bonsai tree prior to mixing the fertilizer. - Try to utilize a water dissolvable fertilizer. - By no means fertilize a sick plant till it has grown healthy. - Even if its a development season, dont add fertilizer to a inactive outdoor bonsai till it shows signs of development. If it is indoors, you can add fertilizer rarely, like once in a month.

With the right kind of bonsai tree care, by adding the correct quantity of fertilizer at the proper instance, youll be able to develop and sustain a healthy bonsai tree.