Comments on: Ficus Bonsai http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 19:39:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peter http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5351 peter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:43:13 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-5351 Hi, You all missed a very important step in bonsai cultivation. It won't stay alive in that soil it comes in. You must change to a free draining bonsai mix, starting with 50% of bonsai soil mix (research online) at the 1st re pot and change all of it 2 years later. The ficus is considered the easiest species for bonsai to keep alive. Once it's healthy, prune it in spring to stimulate more back budding and branch ramification. Hi, You all missed a very important step in bonsai cultivation. It won’t stay alive in that soil it comes in. You must change to a free draining bonsai mix, starting with 50% of bonsai soil mix (research online) at the 1st re pot and change all of it 2 years later. The ficus is considered the easiest species for bonsai to keep alive. Once it’s healthy, prune it in spring to stimulate more back budding and branch ramification.

]]> By: Mark http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4505 Mark Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:55:31 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-4505 Bonsais are tough....I will have to gather all my mental strength to try a new one :-) .-= Mark´s last blog ..<a href="http://pokerbankrollblog.com/the-pokerbrb-league-is-taking-a-break-in-february.htm" rel="nofollow">The PokerBRB league is taking a break in February</a> =-. Bonsais are tough….I will have to gather all my mental strength to try a new one :-)
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]]> By: Bonsai http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4474 Bonsai Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:47:47 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-4474 Didn't expect to find Bonsai on a poker site, but clearly you have other hobbies. Good advise throughout, you mention that they do not like over watering this is very much the case, over watering is probably the biggest killer of Ficus bonsai .-= Bonsai´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.grow-bonsai-trees.com/2009/10/hello-world/" rel="nofollow">Hello world!</a> =-. Didn’t expect to find Bonsai on a poker site, but clearly you have other hobbies. Good advise throughout, you mention that they do not like over watering this is very much the case, over watering is probably the biggest killer of Ficus bonsai
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]]> By: Mark http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2425 Mark Thu, 21 May 2009 07:57:26 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-2425 Hi Kaitlyn Thanks for your advice! I think I will now have a better chance of keeping my next Ficus Bonsai alive :-) Mark <abbr><em>Mark’s last blog post..<a href="http://pokerbankrollblog.com/personality-deficient.htm">Personality Deficient</a></abbr></em> Hi Kaitlyn

Thanks for your advice! I think I will now have a better chance of keeping my next Ficus Bonsai alive :-)

Mark

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]]> By: Kaitlyn http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2378 Kaitlyn Wed, 13 May 2009 06:15:47 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-2378 Hey guys, I have had my ficus bonsai for like 8 months now and i have been following almost the same tips like you mark....the only thing different is if it is an indoor plant DO NOT water the leaves because it can cause suffocation and leaves will die. I also use indoor miracle grow in filtered water once a week. Also for the ficus brand you want to water the bark and have running water on it for 5 minutes. I use a sunlamp for about 4-6 hours. The only thing i haven't done and am very confused is the pruning(mostly cause im scared im gonna cut to much off and kill it) But....bonsaisite.com is the best site to check on which plant you're growing and care. Much luck! Kaitlyn Hey guys,
I have had my ficus bonsai for like 8 months now and i have been following almost the same tips like you mark….the only thing different is if it is an indoor plant DO NOT water the leaves because it can cause suffocation and leaves will die. I also use indoor miracle grow in filtered water once a week. Also for the ficus brand you want to water the bark and have running water on it for 5 minutes. I use a sunlamp for about 4-6 hours. The only thing i haven’t done and am very confused is the pruning(mostly cause im scared im gonna cut to much off and kill it) But….bonsaisite.com is the best site to check on which plant you’re growing and care.

Much luck!
Kaitlyn

]]> By: Mark http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1507 Mark Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:06:07 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-1507 Hi Sara Thanks for your comment. I think the death of my Ficus Bonsai was due to a combination of factors, and the one you mention could very well be a key factor. Best Regards Mark <abbr><em>Mark’s last blog post..<a href="http://pokerbankrollblog.com/putting-the-concept-of-poker-levels-into-practise.htm">Putting the concept of poker levels into practise</a></abbr></em> Hi Sara

Thanks for your comment. I think the death of my Ficus Bonsai was due to a combination of factors, and the one you mention could very well be a key factor.

Best Regards

Mark

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]]> By: sara http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1506 sara Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:55:10 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-1506 Hi! I own dozens of plants, all possible kinds. My two cents: from your photos I think your tree probably did not have enough light. A "bright and slightly shaded place" for a commom person might mean somewhere in a room with a window. For a gardener in the northern hemisphere this translates into: not more than 50 cm away from a west/east facing window, not more than 20 cm away from a north facing window, between 50cm and 100 cm away from a south facing window. This recomendations hold true for almost all plants (succulent plants must receive even more light). Hi!
I own dozens of plants, all possible kinds. My two cents: from your photos I think your tree probably did not have enough light.
A “bright and slightly shaded place” for a commom person might mean somewhere in a room with a window. For a gardener in the northern hemisphere this translates into: not more than 50 cm away from a west/east facing window, not more than 20 cm away from a north facing window, between 50cm and 100 cm away from a south facing window. This recomendations hold true for almost all plants (succulent plants must receive even more light).

]]> By: Mark http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1424 Mark Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:04:10 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-1424 Hi Beth As far as I recall the instructions for the Ficus bonsai said to fertilize the plant with half the amount of fertilizer you would use for a normal green plant. Usually there are instructions on how much fertilizer to give your plants on the actual bottles with liquid fertilizer. My Ficus Bonsai actually ended up dying after roughly 5 months. The post mortem investigation revealed it to be a combination of too big a pot, and not enough water going up to the actual root ball. We got some good advice from a flower shop on how to keep Ficus Bonsai trees alive, but at that point it was too late....the tree was already dying. My advice: ask your local flower shop! Regards Mark <abbr><em>Mark’s last blog post..<a href="http://pokerbankrollblog.com/poker-new-years-resolution.htm">Poker New years resolution</a></abbr></em> Hi Beth

As far as I recall the instructions for the Ficus bonsai said to fertilize the plant with half the amount of fertilizer you would use for a normal green plant. Usually there are instructions on how much fertilizer to give your plants on the actual bottles with liquid fertilizer.
My Ficus Bonsai actually ended up dying after roughly 5 months. The post mortem investigation revealed it to be a combination of too big a pot, and not enough water going up to the actual root ball.
We got some good advice from a flower shop on how to keep Ficus Bonsai trees alive, but at that point it was too late….the tree was already dying.
My advice: ask your local flower shop!

Regards

Mark

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]]> By: Beth http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1423 Beth Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:29:12 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-1423 Hi, a relative gave my me and my parents each a bonsai for Christmas (theirs is a Ficus, mine is a Jade). I haven't been able to find anything definitive yet as to how much fertilizer to give the plants, like how much of the stuff do you add to water, and then how much do you actually put on the plant / at what frequency? Any help for either plant would be greatly appreciated! Hi, a relative gave my me and my parents each a bonsai for Christmas (theirs is a Ficus, mine is a Jade). I haven’t been able to find anything definitive yet as to how much fertilizer to give the plants, like how much of the stuff do you add to water, and then how much do you actually put on the plant / at what frequency? Any help for either plant would be greatly appreciated!

]]> By: Mark http://pokerbankrollblog.com/ficus-bonsai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-407 Mark Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:59:16 +0000 http://pokerbankrollblog.com/?p=95#comment-407 Hi Amelia I water about once every 3 weeks, but I am having serious doubts as to whether I am watering my tree correctly. Since my Ficus Bonsai post my tree has lost almost all its leaves. The positive effects of watering with a spray bottle once a day were only temporary. I now only give my tree a spray of water once a week or so. My only hope these days is that the massive loss of leaves is due to the fact that we have entered the Fall/Winter season in Denmark and that it is somehow natural for the tree to lose all its leaves. If it dies all together I will plant some green climbing plants in the pot and make them grow up the trunk of the tree which is decorative in itself. Hi Amelia

I water about once every 3 weeks, but I am having serious doubts as to whether I am watering my tree correctly. Since my Ficus Bonsai post my tree has lost almost all its leaves. The positive effects of watering with a spray bottle once a day were only temporary. I now only give my tree a spray of water once a week or so. My only hope these days is that the massive loss of leaves is due to the fact that we have entered the Fall/Winter season in Denmark and that it is somehow natural for the tree to lose all its leaves. If it dies all together I will plant some green climbing plants in the pot and make them grow up the trunk of the tree which is decorative in itself.

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