# What Actually Makes Water "Good" or "Bad" for Bonsai? w/ Eric Schrader and Jonas Dupuich - Ep 48 Part 2

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Podcast: [Bonsai Builders Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806)
Published: 2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Continuing the conversation with Jonas and Eric, we move on to discussing Water and Fertilizer from the lens of two veteran bonsai growers. We discuss what we got right and what we got wrong in previous water episodes of the Bonsai Builders Podcast and give a simple prescription for how to approach watering and fertilization.

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