Bonsai_Rookie
Sapling
Hello! I recently started my own bonsai 2 months ago.
The top (new sets of leaves) suddenly started to turn brown-black, I did start fertilizing it with a really low dosage bonsai fertilizer, but I doubt this is the problem.
As a precaution, I removed every affected leaves and need to wait to see if it will heal... It was looking just fine about DAYS ago! I would like some insights on this PLEASE
The soil mixture I'm using is homemade and sifted:
- 50% great quality Akadama (sifted)
- 20% Pumice
- 25% Lava rocks
- 5% coarse construction sand
The bonsai stays indoors 24/7 in my basement under 1-2 inches from a LED grow light casting constant white light 16 hours a day (I'll send a picture of the setup)
I water the tree about 30-36 hours intervals when I feel the first inch of soil is near dry.
Temperature is constant.
No pests have beem found under the damaged leaves (it seems only the surface is affected at first)
The top (new sets of leaves) suddenly started to turn brown-black, I did start fertilizing it with a really low dosage bonsai fertilizer, but I doubt this is the problem.
As a precaution, I removed every affected leaves and need to wait to see if it will heal... It was looking just fine about DAYS ago! I would like some insights on this PLEASE
The soil mixture I'm using is homemade and sifted:
- 50% great quality Akadama (sifted)
- 20% Pumice
- 25% Lava rocks
- 5% coarse construction sand
The bonsai stays indoors 24/7 in my basement under 1-2 inches from a LED grow light casting constant white light 16 hours a day (I'll send a picture of the setup)
I water the tree about 30-36 hours intervals when I feel the first inch of soil is near dry.
Temperature is constant.
No pests have beem found under the damaged leaves (it seems only the surface is affected at first)