Hello..
Some may remember the previous topic on this maple, it was quite long so I thought best to start a new.
http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/sun-shade-requirements-of-acers.23886/
It's pretty much completely bare now, due to all the leaves dying and not even new growth, as shown in the pics is dying off nearly immediately.
It's currently kept in a spot that gets some sun for few hours in the morning then rest of the day it's shaded.
Our weather currently hasn't been hot, it's rather chilly. Not much rain, around 15-20 Celsius. We had a heat wave but it was a good 3-4 weeks ago now.
It's fertilised every 2 weeks with miracle grow, 24-6-18 (I think, roughly).
At the moment, due to weather, this and my Chinese elm haven't required watering for days.. like it could be a week before needing water.
Only other things to note is that is has a lot of surface roots, getting quite messy and the soil definitely feels more condensed and solid, if it were the right time, I'd repot it, it feels like it needs it. However, with the tiny amount of leaves it has on it, I'm not sure repotting would be good if I could.
I thought of using some sphag moss over the top of the soil to promote surface root growth but I don't know enough about it to know if it's useful or not at my current stage.
Anyone have any ideas as to what it needs to help it grow and live?!
Some may remember the previous topic on this maple, it was quite long so I thought best to start a new.
http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/sun-shade-requirements-of-acers.23886/
It's pretty much completely bare now, due to all the leaves dying and not even new growth, as shown in the pics is dying off nearly immediately.
It's currently kept in a spot that gets some sun for few hours in the morning then rest of the day it's shaded.
Our weather currently hasn't been hot, it's rather chilly. Not much rain, around 15-20 Celsius. We had a heat wave but it was a good 3-4 weeks ago now.
It's fertilised every 2 weeks with miracle grow, 24-6-18 (I think, roughly).
At the moment, due to weather, this and my Chinese elm haven't required watering for days.. like it could be a week before needing water.
Only other things to note is that is has a lot of surface roots, getting quite messy and the soil definitely feels more condensed and solid, if it were the right time, I'd repot it, it feels like it needs it. However, with the tiny amount of leaves it has on it, I'm not sure repotting would be good if I could.
I thought of using some sphag moss over the top of the soil to promote surface root growth but I don't know enough about it to know if it's useful or not at my current stage.
Anyone have any ideas as to what it needs to help it grow and live?!