Sparrow plum bonsai fertilization is fastidious

Sparrow plum is one of the seven sages of bonsai and is very favored by bonsai friends. Sparrow plum bonsai fertilization should be fastidious, too much fertilizer, branches and leaves grow, lack of fertilizer, the branches are thin and weak, the leaves turn yellow, and are vulnerable to diseases and insect pests. Therefore, fertilization should have principles: newly planted, first pot, just changed pot, root damage within a month can not be fertilized. In spring and summer, when potted trees grow in peak season, more fertilizer must be applied. After autumn, potted trees should be applied less if they grow slowly. In winter, potted trees can stop fertilizing when they go dormant. It is not suitable to apply fertilizer around noon in rainy days or midsummer. The application of fertilizer solution is best in cloudy days or in the evening, when the basin soil is slightly dry, it is necessary to loosen the soil to facilitate the infiltration of fertilizer and water into the soil. In order to speed up the decomposition of fertilizer, it must be drenched the next morning.

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