Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

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In a message dated 3/18/2004 5:56:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

How long is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA


I mix Osmocote in the soil as I repot.

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Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

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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Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

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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Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

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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Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

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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Jim Lewis wrote:

Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden

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Jim Lewis wrote:

Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden

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Jim Lewis wrote:

Howlong is a good time to wait to fertilize bonsai after being
transplanted?
Thanks, Colin Horn SanFrancisco Bay Area, CA

5 minutes?

There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden

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There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give
half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized
newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label
strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the
swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for
SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no
need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good
set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a
nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a
good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will
stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just
use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.


OK, but a balanced fertilizer will be OK too. The tree will use
what it needs, and only what it needs, and excess N will leach
out with the next watering.

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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There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give
half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized
newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label
strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the
swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for
SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no
need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good
set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a
nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a
good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will
stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just
use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.


OK, but a balanced fertilizer will be OK too. The tree will use
what it needs, and only what it needs, and excess N will leach
out with the next watering.

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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There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give
half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized
newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label
strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the
swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for
SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no
need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good
set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a
nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a
good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will
stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just
use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.


OK, but a balanced fertilizer will be OK too. The tree will use
what it needs, and only what it needs, and excess N will leach
out with the next watering.

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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There's no reason to NOT fertilize. It will NOT burn the
roots -- unless you apply at 4-5 times label strength. Give
half
strength if you feel you must, but I have always fertilized
newly
potted trees as I fertilize all my others and at label
strength.

We had an article on fertilizing (or rather nitrogen) in the
swedish
bonsai societys newsletter (Written by a woman who works for
SLU the
Swedish "agricultural university"). I agree thet there is no
need to
wait with fertilizing for a well established plant with a good
set of
roots. But for a plant with few roots eg a Yamadori tree, or a
nursery
tree that has undergone som major root pruning it might be a
good idea
to hold back on the nitrogen. The lack of nitrogen will
stimulate root
growth. If you don´t fertilize at all for a few weeks or just
use a low
nitrogen fertilizer will probably not matter.


OK, but a balanced fertilizer will be OK too. The tree will use
what it needs, and only what it needs, and excess N will leach
out with the next watering.

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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