I see Apical is selling some clearance bags of pellet fertilizer that I believe are actually made by Apical. I am looking into that as I write this.
Anyway they are having a sale so I thought I would pass it on to those of you not yet on their mailing list.
I have not used this product!!
Apical said it would be good for bonsai.
Up to you to decide for yourself.
I will say shipping any fertilizer is very expensive due to the weight.
I paid more for shipping to the East Coast than the cost of the fertilizer.
In order to buy these sale items you must contact them with the email in the picture I posted here. Then you can arrange an invoice to pay with a credit card or you can call them. I don’t think they are open on the weekends.
Thank you for helping me get this fertilizer. Excited to see how it performs. What are your plans for application? I was thinking about alternating between biogold and this.
I spoke to someone at Mirai and they haven’t used it yet.
I will try it in my garden first, toss some on a mugo pine in the lawn and throw some in my wife’s houseplants. ( she depends on me to keep them alive)
As far as application rates on a houseplant or a bonsai I would just follow Mirai’s recommendations for pellet fertilizer which is available in their videos.
The majority of my trees will stay 100% Eden products because I am building a foundation of knowledge about application rates and how to apply without a lot of testing. As you know we are sharing what we are doing and over time that will help to establish a baseline of how to apply without a excessive amount of testing.
I think your idea of rotating is fine, I would recommend one tree going 100% Apical pellets so you can monitor how the tree reacts. I believe in order to validate the fertilizer as a positive product you would need to be able to observe at least one tree that is only being fed that. But since it lacks potassium they may be a bad idea???
Being in Northern Vermont my trees are all dormant.I may toss some Apical pellets in one of my cheap tropicals to observe it this winter.
But that is just my two cents.
I have not opened the bag yet so I don’t know the consistency of the pellets yet. Sometimes in the past with Bio Gold I would toss a cup of pellets in 4 gallons of water and let them break down and steep for a few days and then water the plants with that “ fert juice”.
Could be a good way to jump start nutrition and microbial activity once temps are above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Just an idea….
I thought I remember Ryan saying that because of the akadama that our bonsai have an over abundance of potassium in the soil already. Which may be why they developed the fertilizer this way.
I just don’t want to lead someone down the wrong path as I am not an expert.
My take based on my conversations with Eden is that K is only needed in small amounts for trees, shrubs,etc
K is more important in plants that fruit or flowers as it helps with yield, flower size, etc.
The Bio Gold you have been applying has K in it, so you probably have enough in the soil to accommodate a season or so without additional amounts.
I have been working on venting my shed for my trees in cold storage but I am almost done. So this weekend I will open a bag and start applying it to house plants and a tropical bonsai.
I always believe on testing on a cheaper, lower value plant or tree.
Houseplants, the lawn, or flowers respond much faster than a hard woody tree.
Ok and don’t worry about leading me anywhere. It’s a great find I plan on my testing with it. I have utilized many different fertilizers over my 25+ years of bonsai practicing. I will report back on my results.
