Michel

Sand is sand don´t worry. Natsu kobayashi the visiting master at the
Swedish Bonsai Society´s meeting warned us about using to much sand
(grit). Water will stick at the pebbles due to the tension and hence
filling up the air pockes between the particles. He´s suggestion was to
use more substrates like pumice and akadama with pores that take up the
water and less grit, no more than 30% and in his case only 10-20%. He
also rekommeded adding charcoal to the mix. It will help the akadama not
to trn in to much so fast. And if you have lot´s of calcium in the soil
yoiu can use a lot. He lives in england now and use up to 30% charcoal.
If you don´t hva lots of calcium in the water 10% is enough.

As always with soil mixes everyones got the best idea ;-).

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden

Michel Bourgeois wrote:

Oups!

I have looked this morning in Bonsai Today no. 88 about river sans and I
understand than this is not river sand than I have but regular sand. So, it
is heavier. Is there a chance it will crush, because of the wait?

I hate being Canadian!!! I can't find any real river sand, pumice or haydite
in this big hole!!! (Sorry, I just took 2 coffees this morning... I think I
need 2 extras! Lol)

Example?: I will pay my cottonseed 18us$ and it will cost me 40us$
shipping!!!

Michel

-----Message d'origine-----
De*: Internet Bonsai Club ] De la part de
Michael Persiano
Envoyé*: 27 septembre 2005 13:23
À*:
Objet*: [IBC] Non organic Yamadori soil

Mon Ami:

If you want a source for haydite, contact http://www.youkoubonsai.com/
and tell Keith I sent you.

However, the mix that you are suggesting, Hard Akadama (double line brand),
Turface, River sand, and Virginia pine bark should be fine. Equal parts of
each should work well. If you are going to use this mix with fertilizer
cakes, be certain to lightly rake the surface of the root pad once every 2-3
weeks to ensure water penetration.

I would suggest that you not use lava stone or perlite for bonsai culture.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
members.aol.com/iasnob



-----Original Message-----
From: Michel Bourgeois
To:
Sent: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:50:06 -0400
Subject: [IBC] Non organic Yamadori soil

Hi,



I have 6 realy nice and huge yamadori I am going to make and I want to pot
them in fast growing soil.



For this I want to use a non-organic soil, using fertilizer cake and water
with fish emulsion. I don't mind watering 3 times a day. Like in this post:



http://internetbonsaiclub.org/compon...133/topic,5966
.0/



Here in Canada I can't find any pumice, haydite.



I have this:



- Hard Akadama (double line brand)

- Turface

- River sand

- Virginia pine bark (wich I won't use for my non-organic soil)





What do you suggest? I could get perlite. Maybe I could get black lava rock.
but with difficulties.



Thank you,



Michel

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