0-10-10 Bonsai Fertilizer for Dormant Bonsai Trees

0-10-10 Bonsai Fertilizer

Using 0-10-10 bonsai fertilizer on your bonsai tree is critical for dormant periods. Since your bonsai plant lives in a pot, it cannot draw the food and nutrients that it needs to survive and thrive from the ground. It is, therefore, critical that you fertilize your bonsai trees on a regular schedule. For most bonsai trees, there are two types of fertilizer that should be used. During the growing season, you should use a 10-10-10 formula. But in the winter you will need a 0-10-10 formula so your plant’s roots are not destroyed by too much nitrogen.

A state of North Carolina site says that all fertilizers have three bold numbers on the label. This label, known as the fertilizer grade, is a national standard.  The first is the amount of nitrogen (N), the second is the amount of phosphate (P₂O₅) and the third number is the amount of potash (K₂O). A 0-10-10 fetilizer has no nitrogen, 10 percent phosphorus, and 10 percent potassium or potash. A bag of 10-10-10 fertilizer contains 10 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphate and 10 percent potash.

https://www.ncagr.gov/cyber/kidswrld/plant/label.htm

See a video on how to fertilize a bonsai tree.

Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom, 1 gallon

The 1 gallon bottle of Liquinox 0-10-10 Bloom is a good value.

• For flowers, fruits, and vegetables
• A high acid, no nitrogen fertilizer especially blended for flowering and fruiting plants and trees
• Active Ingredients: Phosphate, Soluble Potash

A mid- to a late-Summer use of 0-10-10 will help flower bud grow on spring-flowering species such as Azalea, Crab Apple, Cherry, and Wisteria.

Using 0-10-10 bonsai fertilizer in the Fall will help to prevent unseasonal soft growth that will not die back during Winter, and will increase your plant’s cold hardiness and root strength.

Product Information

• Shipping Weight – 10.6 pounds
• Manufacturer – Liquinox
• ASIN – B00FGIIZHQ
• UNSPSC Code – 100047064

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