Jim,



First of all, let me thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it. Now, coming back to fertilizers. If I understood correct, there is no difference if I apply both fertilizers together (Regular one and Micronutrients) in one liter of water and it doesn't matter if I do it on half doses or full one, am I right? Also and as Tom recommended me, I should apply the Epsom Salt only once a month and per your commentary, I should only do it if my trees are having problems. Well, let me tell you that this issue about fertilizers and Epson Salt came along as I was telling the forum that I am having problems with my Juniperus (it has lost a lot of strength, color and "LEAVES" -sorry, I don't know the correct word in English-), so one solution was to be careful with the fertilizer and to add Epson Salt. As everything on Bonsai, I am going to "test" the different approaches and I will let you know all what happened. Once again let me thank you.



Have a nice day,

Roberto

Don't fret about it. Your trees aren't chemists and unless you
SIGNIFICANTLY overdose your trees (like a handful of fertilizer
to a gallon of water) they'll use what they want and the rest
will run off through your soil at your next watering. People
worry WAY too much about half strength vs. full strength. Follow
label directions and you won't go wrong. And yes you can add the
Epsom salt to the same gallon of water.

HOWEVER you don't need to (or want to) add Epsom to every
fertilizing session. All of the houseplant fertilizers (Peters,
Miracle Gro, etc.) are well supplied with micronutrients and you
shouldn't have to add anything unless one of your plants is
showing obvious chlorosis (yellow leaves with green along the
veins).

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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