fredman
Masterpiece
I feel like I found a silver bullet.
I've been doing bonsai for 5yrs (on and off 13yrs) now. I have some in bonsai pots but mostly im still growing on in pots.
I use a mix of equal parts pumice, composted pine bark and quarried granite.
I alternate fertilize with Foliage Pro/ ProTekt that I imported from the USA, and a good quality organic fertilizer I get locally.
I stay in Wellington NZ and where I live i'm plagued by vicious winds from all directions. General climate is not very potplant friendly. The stable growth time window is very short. Because of the climate (or so I thought) the general growth has been very disappointing. The plants just seemed to hang on and not flourish. I really was contemplating about throwing it all in and get another hobby, but i'm a tree freak and luckily the love kept me going.....
After readings here about humates I figured I have nothing to loose as I have tried it all. I got some liquid humic acid (2-3%) 5 months ago and started applying that on a monthly basis. Form the first month I saw a difference. Its approaching summer here now and ALL the plants are growing like they never had. One Satsuki i have in pure pumice has been doing so so, but this season its going bonkers. I feed it humic acid to.....
I can only attribute this to the humic acid. It really has put a spring in my step.
I'm wondering why there isn't more discussion about it? There is some mention about it on all the bonsai sites but no dedicated threads. Its only 4 months now but I really do see a radical difference. That leads me to believe that all the years the fertilizer washed out before the plants took it up properly.....?
My question... Does anybody (besides Smoke) use it frequently?
I've been doing bonsai for 5yrs (on and off 13yrs) now. I have some in bonsai pots but mostly im still growing on in pots.
I use a mix of equal parts pumice, composted pine bark and quarried granite.
I alternate fertilize with Foliage Pro/ ProTekt that I imported from the USA, and a good quality organic fertilizer I get locally.
I stay in Wellington NZ and where I live i'm plagued by vicious winds from all directions. General climate is not very potplant friendly. The stable growth time window is very short. Because of the climate (or so I thought) the general growth has been very disappointing. The plants just seemed to hang on and not flourish. I really was contemplating about throwing it all in and get another hobby, but i'm a tree freak and luckily the love kept me going.....
After readings here about humates I figured I have nothing to loose as I have tried it all. I got some liquid humic acid (2-3%) 5 months ago and started applying that on a monthly basis. Form the first month I saw a difference. Its approaching summer here now and ALL the plants are growing like they never had. One Satsuki i have in pure pumice has been doing so so, but this season its going bonkers. I feed it humic acid to.....
I can only attribute this to the humic acid. It really has put a spring in my step.
I'm wondering why there isn't more discussion about it? There is some mention about it on all the bonsai sites but no dedicated threads. Its only 4 months now but I really do see a radical difference. That leads me to believe that all the years the fertilizer washed out before the plants took it up properly.....?
My question... Does anybody (besides Smoke) use it frequently?
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