AusBonsai

Hi I'm new to the forum, I just purchased these bonsai from a garage sale, from a nice lady moving back to England, juniper, desert rose, bougainvillea Hawaiian torch. I think they need some emergency TLC, , eg. Should some of them be repotted, straight away, or maybe some seasol to help them, I have taken off the training wire on the juniper , it was left on far too long and some branches have totally grown over wire. Is it a good idea to give them some liquid fertilizer and bring them back to life a bit before thinking of repotting them.
I would appreciate any advice please.


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At first glance repot all into suitable fresh mix. Check for any infestation of pests. Give 'em a good drink of seasol. Avoid fert until new growth is seen uniformly over the plants. Position in a sheltered spot with early or late sun but not full midday sun. Apply a suitable watering regime( appropiate to the species) and do nothing more until you see signs of recovery.

Good advice, I second.

Agree with the advice given. Please also advise what state/ location you are in. There are things you can do in Melbourne for instance that you would not do in QLD at this time of year. It all helps when requesting advice.
Cheers
Kirky

KIRKY wrote:Agree with the advice given. Please also advise what state/ location you are in. There are things you can do in Melbourne for instance that you would not do in QLD at this time of year. It all helps when requesting advice.
Cheers
Kirky

ok thanks, I'm in Brisbane Qld


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With the heat we have been having I would just water them daily with seasol to get them back to health. If you have no experience with repotting bonsai I would leave it until autumn - less aftercare is required.

Good luck with the Juniper, it looks on its way out.