Help whats going on it my bonsai.
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I got a bonsai brought from Portugal saying on the label Indoor/outdoor bonsai. As not possible to keep it outdoor as I live in a flat I have to keep it inside. It started to get curling leaves and drying up. I thought was just dry so I tried to keep it moist enough. The problem kept going. Then I thought the air was too dry and I try to move him around the house always next to a window. I tried the bathroom because of the moist air, the kitchen because of the cold air and nothing worked. Then I searched online and I found that spider mites could make that happen. I looked with more attention and I saw some little guys. I looked online and I found "SB Plant Invigorator and Bug Killer" and looks like did the job. New branches are starting but they don't last long. The tree is in a bit of poor state and I am trying everything to keep it alive, I actually feel a little shame... Can I have some more ideas of what is going on and what else can I do. I attached some pictures....
I got a bonsai brought from Portugal saying on the label Indoor/outdoor bonsai. As not possible to keep it outdoor as I live in a flat I have to keep it inside. It started to get curling leaves and drying up. I thought was just dry so I tried to keep it moist enough. The problem kept going. Then I thought the air was too dry and I try to move him around the house always next to a window. I tried the bathroom because of the moist air, the kitchen because of the cold air and nothing worked. Then I searched online and I found that spider mites could make that happen. I looked with more attention and I saw some little guys. I looked online and I found "SB Plant Invigorator and Bug Killer" and looks like did the job. New branches are starting but they don't last long. The tree is in a bit of poor state and I am trying everything to keep it alive, I actually feel a little shame... Can I have some more ideas of what is going on and what else can I do. I attached some pictures....
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dynos wrote:
I try to move him around the house always next to a window.
I tried the bathroom because of the moist air,
the kitchen because of the cold air and nothing worked
I looked with more attention and I saw some little guys
Two, maybe three things are going on:
- An infection with... some kind of bug. Impossible to see on the photo.
- You've been tampering with it too much, changing it's environment - and thus its climate - several times.
Make sure the bugs are gone.
Keep it in one place - make sure that's the correct place (look up the guidelines for this species to find out where it should be)
Water it properly. Don't keep it moist just for the sake of it, water it when it needs it. Again, see the guidelines.
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