AusBonsai

Hi guys...

herewith i have attached couple of bougainvillea bonsai pics. could you please let me know what has happened to this leaves ? its bit weird. yellowish color...ect
your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

If it is in a pot have you been feeding and watering ? I find with bougies that they dry out quickly when in a pot (even though they flourish in the ground with no watering) and they need an organic fertiliser like chook poo regularly.

I find this problem is common this time of year in a lot of different things like citrus, gardenia, even Chinese quince to some extent. Especially this year! Trouble is that here at least it's still too cold for organic fertilizers to work and these plants just can't take up nutrients fast enough when the temps are below 20C. Use a weak soluble non-organic fertilizer once or twice a week this time of year to slowly get them going and then switch to organic when we finally get some heat.
You will definitely see the leaves green up with some warmth.
This is also a good instance where foliar feeding might be helpful. It might take many applications.

Mine went semi deciduous late winter but has shoots on every square centimetre now.

Bougy Fan wrote:If it is in a pot have you been feeding and watering ? I find with bougies that they dry out quickly when in a pot (even though they flourish in the ground with no watering) and they need an organic fertiliser like chook poo regularly.

Thanks ! Appreciated

treeman wrote:I find this problem is common this time of year in a lot of different things like citrus, gardenia, even Chinese quince to some extent. Especially this year! Trouble is that here at least it's still too cold for organic fertilizers to work and these plants just can't take up nutrients fast enough when the temps are below 20C. Use a weak soluble non-organic fertilizer once or twice a week this time of year to slowly get them going and then switch to organic when we finally get some heat.
You will definitely see the leaves green up with some warmth.
This is also a good instance where foliar feeding might be helpful. It might take many applications.

Thanks mate! I sprayed white oil . Seems ok

Bougy Fan wrote:If it is in a pot have you been feeding and watering ? I find with bougies that they dry out quickly when in a pot (even though they flourish in the ground with no watering) and they need an organic fertiliser like chook poo regularly.

I put enough fertilisers already mate. You mean dynamic lifter?

Yes - they seem to need a lot more when in a pot. I use Rooster Booster myself, but Dynamic Lifter is the same.

Bougy Fan wrote:Yes - they seem to need a lot more when in a pot. I use Rooster Booster myself, but Dynamic Lifter is the same.

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