Bonsai How-To - Fertilizers for Bonsai

[rexcocaco]

I love you man, you are good and honest.

[LacobrigusRomanicus]

Isn't there fertelizer that isn't made of bone or blood?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@LacobrigusRomanicus Sure there are plenty of new all man made fertilizers instead of the organics. Something like Miracle Grow is a great example.  However the Blood Meal, Bone Meal, and Cottonseed meal all have goood benifits.

[LacobrigusRomanicus]

@OrlandoBonsaiTV Thank you very much for your reply, but just one more question, if i may. Are they difficult to find? Or can i find them in any shop that sells flowers, etc?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@LacobrigusRomanicus You can find them at Home Improvement stores or most flower or garden center.

[LacobrigusRomanicus]

@OrlandoBonsaiTV Thank you so much, your videos are helping me a lot! Keep up the good work! =)

Sheers from Portugal.

[blueparasaur]

Excellent vid! Whats your feelings about "Super Thrive"?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@blueparasaur Thanks!  I can take or leave Super Thrive. I always apply it with a fertilizer so its hard for me to say what it does all by itself. I've heard great things though :/

[viralzues]

How do you buy a bonsai because I went on to the web site and I can't find anything about buying

[viralzues]

Cheers for the help do you recommend any web-sites to buy from?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@viralzues My store of course, OrlandoBonsai

[viralzues]

Hi I'm 15 and I really love bonsai's and I want to get one that is fully grown but I don't know were to get one from I think I should get one for a garden center ????

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@viralzues If you can't find a bonsai dealer in your local area you can maybe find them at local nurseries. I would avoid the ones at the home centers, they are done very well and their health is generally poor. Another option is on line on bonsai stores or Ebay

[Francimadness]

wow, i love that you speak so fast and know so much, thanks for the help

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@Francimadness That's awesome! Finally someone who can keep up with my fast speaking!!!

[MegaBdixon]

I have yet to see a good video on collecting yamadori. This upsets me because for me yamadori is essential to my collection. I started the bonsai research project as a way to collect trees and shrubs from people who didnt want them anymore! I want to take a large pin cherry but im afraid its the wrong time of the year! The bonsai research project (thebonsairesearchproject) one word, is on facebook if you would bekind enough to check it and maybe leave a comment. Thank you as always... a fan!

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@MegaBdixon It's hard for me to do a collecting video because the only thing you can collect right now are tropical trees. Hopefully this winter I can do a good video

[MegaBdixon]

I was wanting to see how you winter over bonsai! I had taken a beautiful eounymus from somoenes yard and it had unlimited potentiall and i was excited to work on it in the future. Over the witer it died on me and of course i was not very happy. it was doing fine and all the sudden the leaves shriveled and there was nothing i could do to save it. I live in zone 4/5 and my other trees are fine. What did i do wrong??

[UstadZed]

another crazy vid.. beyond my level of understanding.. but i'll watch it again in a few months...and take more out of it.. its nice to know that its here for viewing.

[pandabear102409]

Can you burn your trees roots with organci fertilizer? Like your can with with inigorganic fertilizers if you use to much? Would love to know thanks:)

[franksb4u]

I was wondering how often you would recommend using a liquid fertilizer. I've heard people say once a week, others say once a month, and one person told me to use a very diluted fertilizer every day. I'd like to hear your opinion; thanks.

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@franksb4u That really is a good question. I personally do every other week during the growing season but sometimes more sometimes less. No real rule. Just be sure to apply after watering otherwise you'll rinse it right off the tree before it can absorb it.

[engelwyre]

Great information, thanks so much. I've been a bit stumped this season as I've read so many opinions. This breaks it down well. Any opinions on supplementing feeding with Superthrive?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@engelwyre I've heard mixed reviews of superthrive. It's kind of like a person taking vitamins (as an example). The tree will live without it but it may help with the absorption and processing of nutrients providing faster and better results. Use in moderation and try it on a couple of trees to see if there is a noticeable difference

[engelwyre]

@OrlandoBonsaiTV Thank you. So far I've used it after (re)potting a tree but I noticed (maybe on the bottle?) that it was not to be used in lieu of fertilizing but as a supplement, much like you described. Do you happen to be a member of the Orlando bonsai club?

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@engelwyre Yes I've been a member of the Central Florida Bonsai Club for over 12 years. Are you local to Orlando?

[engelwyre]

@OrlandoBonsaiTV I am, actually (Winter Park). I'm planning on joining the club soon. I met Ron K. from bonsai-bci last Sat on a visit to Wigert's (great tip btw, thank you, picked up 3 bags of lava rock & 3 ficus) and he suggested I join the club :)

[MARTINSWORKSHOP]

Very heplful. Thanks

[OrlandoBonsaiTV]

@MARTINSWORKSHOP Thanks for the comment. You probably saw that I posted this same video a few weeks ago, but I made a mistake in it and I had to re-edit it. So this is the new version.

[shank918]

@OrlandoBonsaiTV Yea i was wondering if you already did this. I remembered it.....