In a message dated 9/2/05 12:03:20 AM, Martha writes:
> Does anyone know how much ammonium sulfate I should use for my acid loving
> bonsai?
>
Don't, except very large ones. It is toxic to some small bonsai, as I
discovered to my chagrin. Use very very sparingly. Better to use less drastic
measures. Unless you have chlorosis, don't worry about it.
Iris

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IrisCohen [at] AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 9/2/05 12:03:20 AM, Martha writes:
>
>>Does anyone know how much ammonium sulfate I should use for my acid loving
>>bonsai?
>>
>
> Don't, except very large ones. It is toxic to some small bonsai, as I
> discovered to my chagrin. Use very very sparingly. Better to use less drastic
> measures. Unless you have chlorosis, don't worry about it.

And even then there are better things to do to resolve the
problem.

As Nina said, use of a balanced fertilizer with chelated
iron and other micronutrients certainly will help. You
also can buy a bottle of the basic micronutrients, that
includes all the needed chelated forms and add his to your
fertilizer or if you water with a watering can your water
solution to boost the micronutrients since those present in
many fertilizers are available in just barely adequate amounts.

I add micros to all of my bottles of fish emulsion
fertilizers and have eliminated chlorosis problems in my
azaleas -- grown in 90% turface.

Jim Lewis - jklewis [at] nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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