Hi All,
I just potted up the nursery junipers that I've been fattening up for the past 3 years from regular soil to bonsai soil. And now I'm terrified that they'll die like my first attempt at bonsai many years ago. When I moved them I only trimmed the rootball so it would fit into the pots, I did not trim the foliage as I believe that was one of my errors the first time around. I expect there to be some die back as the roots are proportionally smaller than the foliage, but I was led to believe that leaving the foliage on would be less of a shock to the plant as opposed to cutting off equal amounts of roots and foliage to balance the tree. Is this true, and how long should I wait before applying a diluted fertilizer?
Thanks,
Katie
I just potted up the nursery junipers that I've been fattening up for the past 3 years from regular soil to bonsai soil. And now I'm terrified that they'll die like my first attempt at bonsai many years ago. When I moved them I only trimmed the rootball so it would fit into the pots, I did not trim the foliage as I believe that was one of my errors the first time around. I expect there to be some die back as the roots are proportionally smaller than the foliage, but I was led to believe that leaving the foliage on would be less of a shock to the plant as opposed to cutting off equal amounts of roots and foliage to balance the tree. Is this true, and how long should I wait before applying a diluted fertilizer?
Thanks,
Katie
