In a message dated 9/5/2003 2:39:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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of light however the soil seems to dry daily which seems too quick and
whilst I do not use excessive amount of water (1/2 a wine glass and from
filtered drinking water) in fear of killing it I am also curious why quite a
few of its leaves are turning yellow and withering away. So should I use
more water or same amount but more frequent i.e. daily?

Last but not least what type of nutrients do I ask for at the gardening
store? Is there any recommended or is it normal fertiliser? I am sorry if
this sounds ridiculous but I have no idea here what to use, and is this
nutrient you would use during the growing periods i.e. spring/summer or
throughout the year?
Jamie:

Yellowing of leaves is frequently associated with excessive watering. Insert
a chopstick into th root pad. Remove the chopstick on a daily basis and
touch the portion of the stick that was in the soil. When the stick is almost
dry, thoroughly rewater.

As for feeding the tree, simply purchase a balanced chemical fertilizer
(Peters, Schultz, whatever) such as a 20-20-20 and apply at a rate of one
tablespoon per gallon of water.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
The Michael Persiano Bonsai Studio

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