If you would like the following then BonsaiBoost is for you:
Time saver - every time you water you are fertilizing at the same time.
Organic fertilizer which cannot burn your trees.
Sustained, slow release of nutrients to your trees.
Promotes healthy, strong growth.
No additional foliar feeds or other fertilizers typically required.
Easy to use and will not harm pets if accidentally ingested.
The above claims are guaranteed. If you are not 100% satisfied we will refund you in full. See our Money-back guarantee.
What is it?
BonsaiBoost is made from the Canola bean which is related to the bean used to produce cottonseed, which has been used for centuries in Japan as an all round bonsai fertilizer.
Canola oil is extracted from the ground beans. The dry meal which remains is ground and packaged into tea bags which keeps the meal together and from disappearing into the soil.
Easy to use
BonsaiBoost is packaged in high quality tea bags to ensure water penetrates easily but without allowing the ground fertilizer to disappear into the soil mix.
To use simply place the BonsaiBoost bag onto the soil and secure in place with wire or a toothpick. For shohin (small trees below 30cm) you should use about 1 bag. Medium sized trees can take 2 bags and larger trees as required. For maintenance of developed trees you will not need as much fertilizer as trees which are still being developed.
Replace the bags every 2 months or so. When you first start using them they will omit an odour. This odour diminishes with time till eventually no smell is experienced. The ground canola cake will become a solid lump. At this time you should consider replacing the bag.
While using BonsaiBoost it is highly likely that no other additional fertilizer is needed. For many years, Japanese bonsai professionals have been using exclusively these cakes to fertilize their trees.
What it contains
BonsaiBoost Analysis Report - Bemlab
| N g/kg | P g/kg | K g/kg | Ca g/kg | Mg mg/kg | Mn mg/kg | Fe mg/kg | Cu mg/kg | Zn mg/kg | B mg/kg |
| 53 | 12 | 14 | 7.9 | 0.62 | 62 | 195 | 5 | 58 | 40 |
Date tested: 31/01/2014
How does it compare to other popular fertilizers?
Seagro
| N g/kg | P g/kg | K g/kg | Ca g/kg | Mg mg/kg | Mn mg/kg | Fe mg/kg | Cu mg/kg | Zn mg/kg | B mg/kg |
| 53 | 7 | 17 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 170 | 1 | 37 | 17 |
Source: Seagro container
Nitrosol
| N g/kg | P g/kg | K g/kg | Ca g/kg | Mg mg/kg | Mn mg/kg | Fe mg/kg | Cu mg/kg | Zn mg/kg | B mg/kg |
| 80 | 20 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Source: Nitrosol container
Examples of enhanced growth
Image above was taken of the roots of a Trident maple. The bag of Canola cake was lifted away exposing these healthy roots which had begun growing into the bag
The above photo was taken of the underside of a canola cake bag. As you can see, the roots of the tree has grown into the bags seeking the nourishment it contains.
The photograph above shows the roots of an elm bonsai tree and how they have risen to the surface seeking the source of the fertilizer above, the canola cake.
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