Cheap Bonsai Soil Mix?
2020年6月20日 · The most popular Bonsai Community in the WORLD! A turface like material as suggested above is a cheap alternative if it is mixed with another product to keep it for forming layers that both retain too much water and at the same time reduce the water flow through it.
Bonsai Soil Mix for Maple
2024年11月2日 · Be very careful when mentioning soil mixes amongst bonsai growers. Everyone has their own favorite mix they swear by and physical fights have resulted from growers disputing that theirs is not the best. Different mixes work in different areas under different care regime so no wonder there's so many conflicting opinions.
Bonsai soil | Bonsai Nut
2024年2月4日 · I asked a while ago about bonsai tips and you guys gave me great tips and tricks. Thanks again! But I also started reading about bonsai (I got myself a book, "The bonsai handbook"). But I was reading about bonsai soil and there was a lot of useful information but also a very easy "recipe" to make your own bonsai soil.
Growing Out: Potting Soil vs. Bonsai Soil | Bonsai Nut
2014年5月23日 · Many people use mixtures that are very much unlike bonsai soil for this stage. Or, they plant in the ground which is definitely unlike bonsai mix. If anyone reads this thread and comes away with the belief that they should plant their prized, show ready bonsai in potting soil, they need to work on their reading comprehension.
Recipe for DIY Bonsai soil
2023年1月2日 · Bonsai soil needs to supply and hold nutrients and have some water retention and retain particle size so as not to break down and clog drainage . I use crushed granite slightly smaller in size than other components .
Cheap premixed bonsai soil
2022年1月16日 · One of the most important component in bonsai is soil. There are so many posts and arguments related to this topic. Here is my contribution to newbies on cheap premixed that I found. If you know of others please post them here. I just bought another 28 gallons of Bonsai Jack universal organic bonsai soil for 200. That makes the per gallon to be ...
Suitable bonsai soil on a budget
2016年4月6日 · The experienced bonsai hobbyists and the pros use what they use for a reason. As Brian Van Fleet has said on numerous occasions, usually when something goes wrong with a tree, 90% of the time its the roots and the soil. Yes good bonsai soil isn't cheap, but you have a huge advantage being on the west coast. My solution to expensive soil ...
Any recommendations for a 'good' moisture meter? - Bonsai Nut
2023年4月6日 · Bonsai soil, by design, has HUGE voids between soil particles comparatively. That means moisture meters will mostly always say the soil is dry, since the meter can't compensate for the distance between soil particles. It senses "dry" because the electrical activity is less between the larger particles.
Where do you store unused bonsai soil?
2021年11月21日 · I frequently load up on soil components from shows or when there are sales. I've been storing them in the original bags or in 5 gallon paint containers once sifted in my shed. They take up a decent amount of space though and I was thinking of keeping them sealed in the 5 gallon containers under my bonsai benches.
diatomaceous earth - Bonsai Nut
2017年11月20日 · The only soil component I've used "straight" is pumice. A collected spruce I purchased was already planted in 100% pumice, and I was advised to leave it that way for a couple of years at least. It is now being transitioned to a more typical mix, but it developed great roots while in the pumice.