Recent content by tokai

A recommendation I got a while back, which I didn't try myself yet, is to use plastic drinking straws to help aerial roots to grow quicker. Basically if you have an aerial root shot on some branch, you'll jam the straw between the branch and the soil surface, so the root shot is inside the...

This year, I already seeded: * Acer rubrum (North American red maple) * Pyrus pyrifolia (Chinese pear) * Larix decidua (European larch) * Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo) So... that is what I am looking forward to. (Not sure, if I'm the only one who starts bonsais from seed rather than...

From the opening picture it is rather hard to tell what the real reason for the defect leaves is. Watering not enough (especially in the growing seasons) will result in shriveling and dropped leaves at the lower sections of the branches. Over watering is really hard with the proper soil. It is...

I would use a fertilizer that is more suitable for succulents. Which means lower on the N, but higher on the P and K parts. Usually a cacti fertilizer will do the trick. I use a 8:16:24 mineral nutriment (called FLORY 4, not sure it's available where you live) and mix it down to like 10% and...