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[IBC] soil
Does anyone have a reference to the right soil type for specific bonsai
species? Any help will be welcome. Thanks. Claudio Fierro Neudörfer, Chile (Zone 9). ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] soil
And what about soil pH and species. What about peat moss? Does every
specie tolerate it? ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] soil
Does anyone have a reference to the right soil type for specific
bonsai species? =========== I'm afraid there is no such thing. There are too many variables. Almost all bonsai will grow in the standard bonsai mix described in our FAQ or in every bonsai book ever written. For some trees you will learn from experience that in your environment and with your watering regime and with the light your bonsai get, etc. that this tree needs a little more organic material, that tree needs less. This, however, can't be put into a book because everyone's growing conditions are different. It ALWAYS helps if you know the native habitat of the tree you are growing. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] soil
And what about soil pH and species. What about peat moss? Does
every specie tolerate it? Different plants _prefer_ different soil pH. Virtually ALL plants will grow in soil that has a neutral pH. The major exceptions in the bonsai world are the Rhododendron and Vaccinium, both of which prefer quite acid soils (and would like a little peat in their soil), and (most) juniper which will do best with a slightly alkaline soil. (HOWEVER, both of these Genera will do just about as well in a neutral pH soil.) So, discussion of pH in bonsai pots is much ado about not much and I would not lose ANY sleep worrying over it. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] soil
So, discussion of pH in bonsai pots is much ado about not much and I would not lose ANY sleep worrying over it. Particulary if you use a full-spectrum (micronutrients included) fertilizer with chelated iron. The pH of soil influences the solubility of ions (which is to say, nutrients). At neutral pH, calcium and magnesium are very soluble, and iron, aluminum, manganese and other heavy metals aren't. This is ideal for most plants. The reason ericaceous plants can grow in acidic soil is that they have developed mechanisms to withstand heavy metal toxicity, and require little magnesium. In a bonsai pot, pH isn't important; every week you are pouring solubilized nutrients onto the soil. Chelated iron is soluble at much higher pH than iron ions, so even that is available. This is why we can grow bonsai in soil-less media like turface or akadama, and why bonsai don't necessarily need mycorrhizal fungi. They are at a all-you-can-eat buffet of nutrients. -- Nina Shishkoff Frederick, MD ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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