Leaves turning yellow and falling after using fertilizer
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Posted 5 years 4 months ago #52647
Dear 名媛直播 Empire forums,
I have bought my first bonsai almost two months ago at a local hardware store (Yes, I know, not the best place to get one). Sadly the one I've got didn't have a name tag attached to it, so I don't really know what species is mine. After doing some reasearch I believe its ficus retusa, which is supposedly a pretty common one. I'd like to get a confirmation on it please. For the first two months it was doing fine, watered it every few days, but:
Last week my leaves were turning a little bit brown and some of them started falling. I have read that ficus retusa should be fertilized once every month, so I went into a flower speciality store, which also had a decent bonsai department. Bought a specialized fertilizer for it, diluted as written, and applied 3-4 presses with with the 'triggery watering can', (don't know its name in English) to the soil.
After two days, the leaves turned yellow, and started falling. Please see the attached pictures, including the back of the fertilizer for it's ingreditients.
I am really worried about it, can anyone help me please?
Thanks,
Pherin
I have bought my first bonsai almost two months ago at a local hardware store (Yes, I know, not the best place to get one). Sadly the one I've got didn't have a name tag attached to it, so I don't really know what species is mine. After doing some reasearch I believe its ficus retusa, which is supposedly a pretty common one. I'd like to get a confirmation on it please. For the first two months it was doing fine, watered it every few days, but:
Last week my leaves were turning a little bit brown and some of them started falling. I have read that ficus retusa should be fertilized once every month, so I went into a flower speciality store, which also had a decent bonsai department. Bought a specialized fertilizer for it, diluted as written, and applied 3-4 presses with with the 'triggery watering can', (don't know its name in English) to the soil.
After two days, the leaves turned yellow, and started falling. Please see the attached pictures, including the back of the fertilizer for it's ingreditients.
I am really worried about it, can anyone help me please?
Thanks,
Pherin
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Replied by m5eaygeoff on topic Leaves turning yellow and falling after using fertilizer
Posted 5 years 4 months ago #52652
The plant looks dry, the fertiliser would not have caused a problem so it is not that. If you mixed the fertiliser as the instructions it will not do any damage. What do you mean presses of the trigger? you should be watering the solution into the pot.
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