Repoted and now die back?

[koda659]

Its not dry just like i stated before my mix is:
4 parts perlite
2 shredded coir fibre
2 akamada
1 a.p. fert 7.7.7 blend
Is that fine or no.
And water about every day to day and a half with distilled water is that enough or should it be more
And its on a heat mat now hopefully helps her out. Im new so I dont know much

 

[koda659]

And could this be an issue aswell the distilled water seems to grow calcium more then bonsai. Pics of what im prety sure is calcium build up, and my ph.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I find it hard to believe that distilled water is causing any sort of calcium build up. It's why they tell you to add it to things like irons and such to prolong their lifespan. Those sorts of things are removed from the water. But...there in...distilled water has all impurities removed...which now that I think about it. Could maybe cause issues with watering a plant. Not my area of expertise though. But a plant needs minerals from the water we give them.

 

[sorce]

Amen, distilled water is bad.
Or, Not good, at least.

Amen to cut the droopers but leave the petiole.

Sorry I thought it was Sunday!

Sorce

 

[TomB]

4 parts perlite
2 shredded coir fibre
2 akamada
1 a.p. fert 7.7.7 blend
Is that fine or no.

What is "a.p. fert 7.7.7 blend"?

 

[koda659]

All purpose fertilizer 7.7.7. Blend. In one of my old threads some suggested the mix recommend by Brent Watson: 8 parts perlites, 8 parts pine bark (rather fine), 1 shangum moss + osmocte fertilizer 14/14/14. So I tweeked it cause I already had coir fibre perlite and fertilizer just had to got out to get the akamada from a garden centre near me then sells bonsai and pots/ tools etc.

 

[koda659]

And ya I was using distilled but ill switch to tap water. And how often should I water aswel

 

[TomB]

All purpose fertilizer 7.7.7. Blend. In one of my old threads some suggested the mix recommend by Brent Watson: 8 parts perlites, 8 parts pine bark (rather fine), 1 shangum moss + osmocte fertilizer 14/14/14. So I tweeked it cause I already had coir fibre perlite and fertilizer just had to got out to get the akamada from a garden centre near me then sells bonsai and pots/ tools etc.

So some kind of granular / slow release fertiliser then? That seems like quite a lot to be using as a soil component. High levels of salts in the soil (e.g. from fertiliser) could lead to the plant being dehydrated.

 

[koda659]

I though so to thatd y I add alot of other stuff too to kinda dilute and chose a 7.7.7 blend instead of the 14.14.14 recommended,could it maybe whats behind this. If so kinda fucked already casue its in the soil already. Im new to this stuff and wasnt sure on it to much so I said if others do it then what the heck but I guess I thought wrong. Defoliated the really bad leavs and I left the rest and watered her aswell with tap water.

 

[A Random User]

So some kind of granular / slow release fertiliser then? That seems like quite a lot to be using as a soil component. High levels of salts in the soil (e.g. from fertiliser) could lead to the plant being dehydrated.

Was thinking the same thing...
I believe this has to do mostly with over fertilizer. These trees need pretty much nothing to grow. Hence why it sat on a shelf at Walmart for how long?

I would remove it from the soil now... will do little to the plant. Wash off the roots and repot it in a soil without the fertilizer.

Also, if you have this inside... stop watering it. This tree can easily go almost a week without water.

 

[koda659]

Hows 3 parts akamada
2 parts coir fibre
1part perlite or should I add more perlite

 

[koda659]

 

[koda659]

Im repoting her into it now so she can hopefully get better.

 

[rockm]

Jeeez, if that is salt build up on that pot, your problem is mostly likely fertilizer burn. That kind of build up takes literally YEARS to build up on properly fertilized bonsai, if it builds up at all. How much Osmocote did you put in there?

 

[koda659]

After repoting her.
And I followed the directions on the bag .5 kg per 32 litres of mix but probably bad fertilizer. Hopefully she gets gets better now

 

[koda659]

Hows 3 parts akamada
2 parts coir fibre
1part perlite or should I add more perlite

2 parts perlite*

 

[Jeremy]

When repotting, I sprinkle osmocote slow release 'spheres' around the rootball before filling and working in soil. Its a 6 month slow release but activates when temperatures reach 30C. In reality it probably only feeds the tree for 1-2 months. If I put it on the soil surface, they all activate immediately in my summer. If its this type of fert I wouldn't think it would be an issue, but that is an awful lot of build up on your pot.

 

[KennedyMarx]

I would have used only akadama rather than mixing it with the other stuff. At this point, just leave it alone to recover.

 

[koda659]

Ok so you guys think it will recover? And should I defoliate it or no.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Do not defoliate. The tree is weak enough as is. Repotting and defoliating a weak tree is asking for trouble.