wisteria's last chance

[paddles]

After due conversation, reading etc, I have set up a bucket with a drip line leading to my wisteria. so now, what/and how often should I fill it??? it's a standard 9 ltr bucket, with a 4 mm line with a tap to regulate flow. theory is, I'm going to fill daily?? with a mix of water/fert. so the question comes, what and how much? can you over fert a wisteria? over water??? suggestions, thoughts please. this is this wisteria's last year, if it doesn't flower next year, I'm putting it through the shredder.

[kcpoole]

Never worried about them much, they only get the same water and fert as everything else

Ken

[MoGanic]

Ill take it off your hands before you shred it!! Even without flowers I ADORE this particular species

[paddles]

Sorry Mo, but there is a queue for this tree IF i was prepared to give it away, however, if I gave it away and it flowered..... well, I'd be a tad upset... and the results would be messy.

[MoGanic]

meeehehehehe

In all seriousness though, I was under the assumption that Wisteria prefer to flower (attempt to reproduce) when the plant ISN'T being fertilised? I stopped fertilising my little wisteria (about 40-50cm tall with 2 branches and one massive possibly dead sucker) a year or so ago and it flowered this year! Beautiful little purple flowers .

I would love to see some pics of your tree if you don't mind!

EDIT:
I also used a soil with 30% (rough figure this is) diatomite, and a pot with smaller than normal drainage holes (was originally a plantar but my drill soon fixed that). I don't water it too often, and exposed some of the roots this Winter.
Not saying the cumulative efforts mentioned above have caused it to flower, just saying they possibly may have assisted because my tree is 7 and a half years old MAX. Still fairly young .

[paddles]

I'll post a photo tomorrow, I'll go take a fresh one, as to starving it, I tried that... I tried planting it out and letting it grow (for 4 yrs) never flowered, I've had it now 13 yrs, and it has never flowered or been interested. so now we are trying lots of fert/water

[Edward Scissorhand]

I'll post a photo tomorrow, I'll go take a fresh one, as to starving it, I tried that... I tried planting it out and letting it grow (for 4 yrs) never flowered, I've had it now 13 yrs, and it has never flowered or been interested. so now we are trying lots of fert/water

Paddles, try using high potassium fertilisers like azaela fertiliser instead of the high nitrogen ones. Feed it through the whole year and see if it flowers the following year.

[Hackimoto]

Can I ask where you keep it and do you know the variety? Can't understand why there are no flowers.

[paddles]

it's been kept in various places, mainly in full sun, variety unknown (I bought it before I knew anything about bonsai.) I walked into collectors corner, they had a big one in flower, surrounded by little starters... of course I bought one, along with a tiny pot, (sound familiar) over the years, I've watched it grow, and change... but never flower. When it comes into leaf I will try to figure it out which one it is.. I tell you something tho, if it flowers and it's not white.. I want my money back!

[Guy]

as an aside and possibly irrelevent---walnut tree a few years old--no flowers no nuts --inlaw said bruise trunk with a stick ------bashed the sh*t out of it with a stick--viola, buckets of nuts next season .not sure how solid this theory is

[Hackimoto]

Were the young ones supposed to be the same as the older flowering white one? When it leafs out post a pic and I should be able to see which species it is.

[paddles]

as an aside and possibly irrelevent---walnut tree a few years old--no flowers no nuts --inlaw said bruise trunk with a stick ------bashed the sh*t out of it with a stick--viola, buckets of nuts next season .not sure how solid this theory is

I've heard the same about wisteria, never been game tho

[cre8ivbonsai]

Good luck Paddles I had one for six years, never flowered, last year was its last chance ... It has now moved on to a new home my trees all know if they don't perform, they get relegated off the bench to have a long hard think about what they can acheive on the ground, if they don't lift they're game for the rest of the season they get traded, and if they perform better elsewhere good luck to them and they're new owner, cause they were too much hassle under my guidance

[paddles]

here are some photos... the one of it in the black pot is from last year. the others taken this morning

[MoGanic]

Would love an updated pic!! Full leaf! I love wisteria haha

Mo