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  • What it a bonsai mica pot?

    6:04 PM PST, 4/7/2009

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    A bonsai mica pot is a type of training pot developed about 15 years ago by some bonsaiists in Hawaii. They were looking for a strong, durable, good looking bonsai training pot that was better than plastic, but not as expensive as the pottery type. They experimented with plastics, and earth products and came up with a formula that was 85% mineral mica mixed with 10% recycled polyethelene and 5% graphite. The graphite worked to add color and also acted as a mold releasing agent. The had to shop around to find someone to manufacture them to their specifications and went to Korea. There are about 30 styles available in various sizes. The idea caught on here in the U.S. with bonsai artists and now many thousands are sold each year, usually by mail order. We sell many of the most commonly used ones in our mailorder store.
  • Super Restore Fertilizer

    3:56 PM PST, 11/2/2006

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    What would be the reasons for using super restore organic bonsai tree fertilizer? Simple to feed your bonsai tree at the roots with micro nutrients necessary for health and vitality. Example: Your tree is suffering, it is growing slow and scraggly. This is usually due to poor soil conditions lacking nutrients for new root growth and consequently top growth. This of course implies that the tree is getting regular watering and sunlight. So when super restore bonsai fertilizer is added, micro nutrients are fed slowly into the soil as it breaks down. The roots start to take in the material and grow, and the tops start to grow at the same time. This begins to speed up as the material continues to break down. Breakdown time is about 30 to 45 days. Why is this bonsai fertilizer different than regular fertilizer. Regular fertilizer is generally NPK, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus in high percentages. Super restore organic bonsai fertilizer is low on npk, but full of micro nutrients. The micro nutrients are usually types of metals that are the building blocks for a quality looking green healthy tree. The npk is low and is non burning, so that you can add quite a bit of the fertilizer to the top of the soil without potential root burn, particularly a sick tree with limited health at the what remains of healthy root activity. This organic bonsai fertilizer is aggressive in health restoration to sick and ailing trees. Try some to see for yourself. Excellent for heavy feeding a tree in the fall for a strong jump start to coast through the harshness of the winter. Featured and used at Bonsai-Mart.com