Hello everyone. Recently for Christmas my best friend surprised me by presenting me my lovely Procumbens Nana and I really love it. I am very minorly aquainted with the Art of Bonsai as back in March of 2015 I had become very interested in the topic but alas my follow through failed me as I just kept putting it off. Now though I have this living beauty that I was given rather little information on how to maintain and I have some general questions for you; thou who hath much more experience than I haha.
This tree was purchased from an exotic plants store in Sacramento and I was disappointed how little information was provided with my tree. That being said I don't know what condition it was in before my care but my paranoid side makes me itchy because I really don't want my first tree to die on me. So now that I have drawn out the introduction much to long my questions:
1. I have been watering it roughly every other day to every 2 to 3 days or just by eyeing it and contemplating the last time I watered. I do this because I don't want to over water it as it's in a rather small pot and looks like it's in its first five years of life. [i will provide a photo shortly]. Seeing as it's winter in Sacramento county am I still overwatering it? I haven't been feeding it copious amounts of water but I have been using a small bowl that is proportional to the pot more or less.
2. Do I need to feed my tree any fertilizers in the winter and if so can anyone suggest a good organic blend that I can purchase for less than an arm or leg haha.
3. Seeing as I kind of have been bounced right into my current situation I would appreciate any friendly advice that any of you will provide.
Thank you all for taking the time to read all this. I understand it is long and wordy hahaha. Your patience is dearly appreciated.
This tree was purchased from an exotic plants store in Sacramento and I was disappointed how little information was provided with my tree. That being said I don't know what condition it was in before my care but my paranoid side makes me itchy because I really don't want my first tree to die on me. So now that I have drawn out the introduction much to long my questions:
1. I have been watering it roughly every other day to every 2 to 3 days or just by eyeing it and contemplating the last time I watered. I do this because I don't want to over water it as it's in a rather small pot and looks like it's in its first five years of life. [i will provide a photo shortly]. Seeing as it's winter in Sacramento county am I still overwatering it? I haven't been feeding it copious amounts of water but I have been using a small bowl that is proportional to the pot more or less.
2. Do I need to feed my tree any fertilizers in the winter and if so can anyone suggest a good organic blend that I can purchase for less than an arm or leg haha.
3. Seeing as I kind of have been bounced right into my current situation I would appreciate any friendly advice that any of you will provide.
Thank you all for taking the time to read all this. I understand it is long and wordy hahaha. Your patience is dearly appreciated.