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it is for for deciduous trees

it is for for deciduous trees

Hi everyone,

thanks for ur reply. I am giving the recipe what I am using from my bonsai soil mix. There are follows…
1. brick prices
2. Crushed granite
3. course sand
4. cow dung manure
5. Vermicompost
6. Cocopeat
7. Bonedust
8. neem khali
9. And very little amount of super fospet

Basically I mixed these items in different percentages for different tree species. Is that ok or do I need to change the recipe somewhat?

In the list there is no garden soil or the ordinary soil listed and I am not using it. However, I am a little confused about this. Do I need to use garden or ordinary soil or not?

And when I prepare the mix, it becomes a little wet. Should I use the mix directly when it is still wet after or do I need to keep the mix for 4 to 5 days, then dry the mix out by keeping it in the sunlight before using it?

Hi there Nikola,

One of the first things we need to know as a beginner is that there is NO standard or best soil recipe. The soil mix we would use it will depend on a lot of variables: Tree species, watering regimes, geographic zone, current climate, price and list goes on and on. So, eventually enthusiasts end up preparing their own soil mixes accordingly... Reading between the lines the conclusion is straightforward: There is NO recipe that is a better than the other, there are just soil mixes that adjust better to one situation than the other.

Now, that said, there are a few requirements that every soil mix MUST accomplished and those are: It must have a good water retention capability, the soil must provide a good drainage (water shouldn?t be retained for too long as it will promote root rot) and the soil must be able to permit adequate oxygenation of the roots.

Usually, all these three parameters are achieved by using mostly inorganic materials within the soil mix, however enthusiasts also add some organic matter to the mix, but this amount is rather limited and in few cases go all the way up to 50%. As a personal experience I live in a very hot and dry weather when the summer comes.I have an Acer Palmatum tree (which is a species that won?t mind having their feet wet) and I use only a 25-30% of organic matter and I can tell you that is going just fine.

I hope that can help you Nikola to make up your mind and if not here is a link that might give you something to think about:



Alain

Nikola990 wrote: I copied an article as and advice to a felow beginner

That is not what I was referring to. You are hijacking the original poster's topic.
This is now creating a mess, as we now cannot see to whom Alain responded.

Please start your own topics.

Looks like a complicated recipe to me.

You use inorganic material:

1. brick prices
2. Crushed granite
3. course sand

Organic material:
5. Vermicompost
6. Cocopeat

And then lots of different fertilizers:

4. cow dung manure
7. Bonedust
8. neem khali
9. And very little amount of super fospet

Seems a bit much. Personally, I never mix fertilizer with my bonsai-substrate. Seems it makes it hard to control how much they are actually getting and how much gets flushed out. I prefer to place fertilizer on top of the soil using fertlizer containers.

In the list there is no garden soil or the ordinary soil listed and I am not using it. However, I am a little confused about this. Do I need to use garden or ordinary soil or not?

No, you don't need to use it.

And when I prepare the mix, it becomes a little wet. Should I use the mix directly when it is still wet after or do I need to keep the mix for 4 to 5 days, then dry the mix out by keeping it in the sunlight before using it?

I thik It should be dry if you are repotting and removing old soil, as else you won't get it in between the roots easily.

Nikola990 wrote: I would appreciate comments on this: 50% grit - 50% humus for deciduous trees?

It is a bad mix. The tree will die.

Copying without referencing is called plagiarism. You can go to jail for plagiarism. It is not OK, and "what is on the internet" is NOT public property. It is covered under international copyright laws. Also where you live.