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Omono
Because of how easily I can come-by ~1' wide Bougie stock, and how I can propagate 4"+ thick hardwood sections, when I began bonsai in-earnest half a decade ago I had really "stocked up" on Bougainvilleas.
Sadly, I have had chlorosis issues that I cannot figure-out, they blow my mind because they don't affect all my bougies and I've tried everything I could think of:
- pond-baskets to eliminate "wet feet" (even doing "intentional dry-outs" on such specimen)
- nutes: They've seen everything from "slow&steady", to force-feeding, of nitrogen...no difference. I've done supplemental Iron/Fe, and Magnesium/Mg+, both in-combination and, usually, alternating (ie a couple weeks of 2x/week magnesium, then couple weeks of iron, repeatedly)
- pH: I know this can be problematic, and Bougies like things especially acidic....so I've gone and made some very acidic mixtures, to no avail (and, of course, "regular acidic" and "regular just-below-neutral" mixtures)
- Pruning: I've let trees grow 6mo+ untouched, others I've got in a "hedge-prune" setup wherein anytime they grow-out-from their silhouette, such shoots are trimmed
I've been able to find zero rhyme or reason for the chlorosis, and - when taking a specific affected bougie - cannot reverse/slow it. I've got some bougies going on their 3rd year of highly chloritic:
(yup, the wood-mulches are strictly for upping the acidity!)
Have also laid iron granules for "longer term uptake", still to no avail....can't figure out WTH I'm missing!! As mentioned I have more bougies than anything else, and have tried so many "a/b" tests trying to figure this out but am no further-along in resolving it, so here I am hoping for some help
Sadly, I have had chlorosis issues that I cannot figure-out, they blow my mind because they don't affect all my bougies and I've tried everything I could think of:
- pond-baskets to eliminate "wet feet" (even doing "intentional dry-outs" on such specimen)
- nutes: They've seen everything from "slow&steady", to force-feeding, of nitrogen...no difference. I've done supplemental Iron/Fe, and Magnesium/Mg+, both in-combination and, usually, alternating (ie a couple weeks of 2x/week magnesium, then couple weeks of iron, repeatedly)
- pH: I know this can be problematic, and Bougies like things especially acidic....so I've gone and made some very acidic mixtures, to no avail (and, of course, "regular acidic" and "regular just-below-neutral" mixtures)
- Pruning: I've let trees grow 6mo+ untouched, others I've got in a "hedge-prune" setup wherein anytime they grow-out-from their silhouette, such shoots are trimmed
I've been able to find zero rhyme or reason for the chlorosis, and - when taking a specific affected bougie - cannot reverse/slow it. I've got some bougies going on their 3rd year of highly chloritic:
(yup, the wood-mulches are strictly for upping the acidity!)
Have also laid iron granules for "longer term uptake", still to no avail....can't figure out WTH I'm missing!! As mentioned I have more bougies than anything else, and have tried so many "a/b" tests trying to figure this out but am no further-along in resolving it, so here I am hoping for some help
Looks like it did wonders for you! Quick question as I am searching up mir acid its giving me results of something called mirAcid itself by miracle grow and its giving my miracle grow fertilizer for acid loving plants. Is this the same thing because stores near me dont seem to stock the "MirAcid"
