TimberLakers
Mame
This will be my first winter with most of my trees in bonsai pots with inorganic mixes.
Curious if anyone had suggestions for winter care, particularly regarding fertilizer. During growing season, I've been using miracle grow (both original and miracid; species dependent) paired with organic pellets.
For the Winter months, I believe Nitrogen needs wound back - but that some folks in northern California have found success with 5-3-1 (link).
I picked up some organic fish/kelp blend (2-3-1) that I wanted to start using in Spring. Would this be beneficial for trees throughout winter months or best saved for growing season?
I'm also doing winter dormancy spraying for the first time - mainly horticultural oil, but also have some antifungal for a few trees later in winter (ume, JMs).
Curious if anyone had suggestions for winter care, particularly regarding fertilizer. During growing season, I've been using miracle grow (both original and miracid; species dependent) paired with organic pellets.
For the Winter months, I believe Nitrogen needs wound back - but that some folks in northern California have found success with 5-3-1 (link).
I picked up some organic fish/kelp blend (2-3-1) that I wanted to start using in Spring. Would this be beneficial for trees throughout winter months or best saved for growing season?
I'm also doing winter dormancy spraying for the first time - mainly horticultural oil, but also have some antifungal for a few trees later in winter (ume, JMs).