How to make bonsai soil
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- How to make bonsai soil:
In this video I have discussed about how to make bonsai soil at home.I have two recipes of bonsai soil - one with perlite and other without perlite.I have used broken brick chips,perlite,coco peat,sand,gravel etc.I have also discussed about alternatives of each and every ingredents. In this video I discuss the materials used to make bonsai soil mixes, and review the benefits of each of them. Lava rock, turface, fafard, red bonsai mix, basic bonsai mix also can be used. All bonsai soils are available on internet but making them at home is a great fun.In this video we are showing how we make or prepare our bonsai soil as previously requested by a viewer. Our bonsai soil is just sand from the river sieved to two sizes the coarser ones as drainage layer while the finer ones are made as middle and top layer. The middle and top layer are sometimes mix with organic fertilizers. Sometimes we use broken clay pots added to our drainage layer for moisture retaining property.
Bonsai (盆栽, "tray planting" About this sound pronunciation (help·info))[1] is a Japanese art form using trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penzai or penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years.
"Bonsai" is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai. The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.
The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower.[By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food or for medicine. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container.
A bonsai is created beginning with a specimen of source material. This may be a cutting, seedling, or small tree of a species suitable for bonsai development. Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species[3] that produces true branches and can be cultivated to remain small through pot confinement with crown and root pruning. Some species are popular as bonsai material because they have characteristics, such as small leaves or needles, that make them appropriate for the compact visual scope of bonsai.
Potting soil, also known as potting mix or potting compost, is a medium in which to grow plants, herbs and vegetables in a pot or other durable container. The first recorded use of the term is from an 1861 issue of the American Agriculturist.
Some common ingredients used in potting soil are peat, composted bark, sand, perlite and recycled mushroom compost, although many others are used and the proportions vary hugely. Most commercially available brands have their pH fine-tuned with ground limestone; some contain small amounts of fertilizer and slow-release nutrients. Despite its name, little or no soil is used in potting soil because it is considered too heavy for growing houseplants.check en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potting... for more.
Some plants require potting soil that is specific for their environment. For example, an African violet would grow better in potting soil containing extra peat moss, while a cactus requires sharp (i.e. plenty of) drainage, most commonly perlite or sand.But potting soil is not ideal for all contained gardening. Insectivorous plants, such as the Venus flytrap and the pitcher plant, prefer nutrient-poor soils common to bogs and fens, while water-based plants thrive in a heavier topsoil mix.
Commercially available potting soil is sterilized, in order to avoid the spread of weeds and plant-borne diseases. It is possible to reuse commercial potting soil, provided that the remnants of plant roots, fungus, weeds and insects are removed from the mixture through heating before new planting can take place. Packaged potting soil is sold in bags ranging from 5 to 50 pounds (2.3-22.7 kg).
As with garden soil, potting soil can attract insects. For example, the fungus gnat is often found around houseplants because it lays eggs in moist potting soil.
Infections due to potting mix have been reported in Australia,[New Zealand,[11] the Netherlands[12] and the United States.
On June 13, 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a woman in Washington was hospitalized with pneumonia that was triggered by Legionella longbeachae, the bacterium associated with Legionnaires' Disease. The CDC also confirmed the presence of Legionella longbeachae in soil in Australia and Japan.
you can check en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai for more.
Your videos are so helpful, thank you!
I might have found my bonsai guy! Well done video.
Hello Ayan. I enjoyed your video. Looking forward to more. Thank you
Bhai coco peat ER poriborte ami ki kather guro bebohar korte pari?
Any experience with vermiculite? I know it retains water but here in Canada that is helpful, not sure if it will decompose/compact too much though?
I really love your channel
Bless you young man for your dedication and knowledge explaining in soft voice is very impressive. Thanks for inspiration.I love jasmin and going to try it.
Thank you so much for your appreciation. That means a lot to me.
Your explanations are so clear and very easy to follow. Thankyou
Thanks for your appreciation..
You are verrry nice doing a great work 👍🏿🤘🏻
I use a yellow stone that I crush and mix with the pine bark of a jade plant, is that good, sir?
Thank you❣
You are most welcome
I love bonsai bro😍😍😍😍
I find your videos very helpful and informative. I recently purchased a bougainvillea that's about 30 years old. I was wondering how late in the growing season can you prune it back and is best to prune hard or fleshy branches.
+Beatle Phillips, hard prune the plant when the plant is growing like crazy. The best time is the middle of growing season,that the plant gets enough time to recover from pruning stress.You can prune soft new growth anytime you wish.Just don't over prune your plant.keep a long gap between two successive pruning.Thank you my friend for watching my videos.lots of new uploads are coming.So stay tuned and subscribe.
Bro which sand are you using in bonsai soul
Excellent bonsai master!!
Thanks for your appreciation
Thank you very much
Enjoy your videos
Am inspired
Thanks for your appreciation
Thanks for this valuable information. Please tell me from where to get perelite and gravel?
Mera pass compost nehi hain keys main uske jaga tea weast istamal kar sakta hu soil banane k lia
Hi Ayan, Thanks a lot for inspiring me to start gardening, I have just started watching your channel & subscribed it. The info. you give is easy to understand, Request you to suggest some good brands online for buying perlite & vericompost. You are doing great job bro. Thanks again.
Thank you so much 🙏🍫🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏👍
As this bonsai soil is very beneficial , can we use it for other plants too ?
Brick chips er poriborte cinder byabohar kora jabe ?
Nice
Awesome video.. you are a very good teacher
Thank you so much my friend
bro garvel kya he plz reply??
mere pas perlite, brick chips compost, sand, n vermicompost he but garvel nahi he,
I have some cactus soil. I'm planning to add perlite, vermicompost and gravel to it. Thoughts?
Good evening Ayan da. You soil mix is amazing. Potted 16 adeniums and 4 types of bonsai plants on that
Anyway since the soil is very well drained hence unable to figure out how offen shall I give water to my adeniums. All my adeniums are under transparent poly shade. Please advise watering frequency.
Could you please provide us the link, from where did you buy all these ingredients?
Thank you my friend
You are most welcome
Thanks
Beat information about bonsai soil mixture God bless you always
Pls.pls advise me can I use rice husk against cocopit 🙏🙏
can we use bonsai soil in any indoor plants potting.
nice and good informative videos, keep going
Ayan, can I use cinder in place of small brick pieces?
You really tell excellent ideas
But can we use to for planting tulsi plant
Hi what is the other compost made up of besides vermicompost
Can I use rice husk against cocopit pls advise me
Nice video Bhai. Where can I get perlite? I have managed to grow adenium from seeds of mother plant. Now planning to making it a bonsai and also experiment a graft of different colour on it.
Sir the video was awsome i m going to try bonsai of lemon , thank u very much.
Thanks for your valuable information.
Can We use 3 part of vermi-compost instead of (2 part compost and 1 part vermi-compost)???
Welcome..no it will be better to collect ot.. thanks
I don't have cocopit..what can I use?
In your mix without perlite, your chart shows 2 parts compost,. yet when you point them out you indicate 2 different kinds of compost and a total of 3 parts instead of 2. Can you explain this discrepancy?
I want to try water jasmine bonsai so is this composition is okie
Kindly inform if you have made video on fertilizer for bonsai and process of fertilizing bonsai
Can I get readymade .Please suggest.
hello what can i add instead of vermicompost
brick pieces, sand and varmikompost I can mannage but where can I ger perlite and compost??please help me.
You can follow my recipe on bonsai soil without perlite
Hello sir and doing a lots of efforts for video I appreciate it keep doing
Thanks for your appreciation
I got a, ficus bonsai recently n this video is very useful. Thanks young man. But why my ficus leaves are falling very fast, at the same time new growth is also visible. Too many tips tks
Sir can we add bone meal and neem cake?
Can we use bonsai soil for all kind of plants?
good video again, what is the substitute of Perlite in India ?
Broken brick chips works same as perlite.
Can I use it for banyan tree bonsai
Compost r vermicompost er parthokko ta ki ektu bolben please
What is that white one
Your video is quite informative....I'm also thinking about planting a pipal bonsai...wish I can do....
Thanks for your appreciation..you can watch this..th-cam.com/video/w_UDfLRV3dU/w-d-xo.html
How to get Sand and garvel in Sangamner please reply
From where we can get these materials? Please suggest
When and which fartiliser I will use in Bonsi plant
Where I purchase perlite?
What do you mean by "one part" or "two part" ? one part = one cup? please explain
খুব সহজ ভাবে আপনি বলেন।👏👏👏👍
Thank you for your videos! I love them. Keep them coming please.
You are most welcome my friend. Tremendously busy now for my greenhouse project. I am uploading some interesting videos soon
Bonsai Tricks And a Lot More I'm sure your greenhouse project will also be a huge success. Good luck!
Hi Ayan, Thanks a lot. You have inspired me. Great feeling for your knowledge
Thanks for your appreciation..it means a lot.. keep supporting
Is gravel also called bajri or badarpur?
khub sundar presentation hoechhe bhai Ayan, looking forward for more....once again Wonderful job !!! :)
Thanks.Banglai comments Pete khub i valo lagalo.Bari kothai Tomar?ar Amar title o Ghosh.
ami Kolkatay thaki bhai, tumi Birbhum e , tai to .....
Where to get gravel
Good
Thanks for your appreciation.. stay connected
From where can I buy perlite??
Wat is perlite
I truly appreciate the extreme effort you put forward in each and every video of yours. I Would have given you a 1000 likes if i could, for all your efforts and the knowledge added video you make. learned a lot from you! 🙌
Thank you so much for your inspiring comment my friend.
Bonsai Tricks And a Lot More not all youtubers are courteous enough to do reply to each comment.
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btw, can you suggest me an easy plant to start with in Delhi? i was thinking to get started with a ficus plant, should i do proceed with it or you suggest any other easy-to-handle one?
The most suitable plant for beginners is Peepal tree (Ficus relegiosa) .It is the hardiest plant I have ever seen.But if you can't find Peepal seeding then you can start with any Ficus plants. Thank you so much my friend.
Bonsai Tricks And a Lot More thanks for your suggestion, i will get to begin with peepal.
Hi I tried the same proportion which you have suggested in the video and did the potting but seeing no result. What must be the problem?
your plant is dead
which two compost you use in video?
Kitchen waste compost and vermicompost. Please watch this video for details
th-cam.com/video/SxiIdlYT-Qo/w-d-xo.html
Brother I want to make a bonsi of Arethrenia christagalli .
Please guide me 🙏🙏🙏
perlite and cocopeat have totally different functions. Cocopeat retains water and it is light. while perlite does not hold water and it provides aeration to the roots and also helps in spread out of roots
Can I use pebbles?
No. Very small pebbles like crushed concrete could be used at the base of pot to drain out excess water. Otherwise it serves no purpose. So dont use it.
Hello Ayan,
You are my inspiration to start bonsai tree of Banyan tree...I was watching your 3 year video..and I have decided to grow my own.. while I was watching it.. I landed to this video.. could you please explain which gravels are you referring to?
Desperately waiting for your response.
Thanks for your appreciation..it means a lot..i was saying about reverside gravels .. but if you can't manage it you can easily buy it from Aquarium shop
Hello mayur, i want to start making bonsai from now
I search a lot but the personal talk is best for doubts clear
So can i get your contact no. Or instagram id
I want to talk with you
@@ToNy-mi9xg Sure!!
Share me your contact details I'll catch you there
@@mayursarode6218 8716085909 whatsapp 😊
Dear friend, your methods are superb and cost effective. The best part is whatever you discuss is feasible and the materials are available. Please keep going. Waiting to learn more from you.
I am going to make my first bonsai today from Pipal, inspired by your demonstration.
Thanks for your appreciation.. It means alot..and of course start it and don't forget to share your experiences with me..
My question is in bonsai mix can we use bio-fertilizer instead of compost..?
Definitely but in small amount
Thankyou so much for the video brother 🙏.
You do a great job.
Superb bro. Keep it up.
Thanks
Hi ayan, I think you are a Bengali and I am from West Bengal Nadia district. Can you please guide me when I can able to get perlite. Actually I want to know what kind of a shop I have to search for perlite.
You have to buy online. 600g package will be sufficient
Can we use bio fertilizer instead of compost...?
Definitely you can my friend.
What is gravel??
Sir make video on from where to purchase perlite
Thank you Ayan for ask the wonderful videos. You are amazing.
I live in the U.S. and am trying to get my first bonsai this summer. Can you suggest if there is any cheap replacement for the vermi compost. (Or can it be replaced with plain compost) The place where I am living it’s quite expensive.
Thanks for your appreciation..it means a lot.. Yes yoy can easily make compost at home .it will be a good alternative.. compost making video tutorial-th-cam.com/video/SxiIdlYT-Qo/w-d-xo.html
Dear young man..
This is karthikk from Tamil Nadu..
Kudos to your video.
There are lot of king of tree in and around my house.till now I did not know what to do..
Your video had thrown lot of information and interest on me.
I am set out to create our first bonsai tree now.thank you.
Yes, certainly, you can make bonsai. Watch my other bonsai videos
th-cam.com/play/PLizTrkjpJ5iU5oOIYDJiCfoYu4Kah1Gnu.html
Ayan nice effort from your part. I'm a bonsai enthusiast and have subscribed your channel. I too am a follower of Nigel Saunders. I have been trying to get a sieve for making bonsai soil but all the sieves I find are too expensive. Can you tell me from where you purchased the sieve you use and where to find it.
It is about ₹ 20.You can buy it in any hardware store which sells cement.
Thank you so much.
Kartin soil means
Hi. Just came across ur channel yesterday and have already seen more than a dozen of ur videos. I want to make a vertical garden with the plastic pots (eg. available online). Can u please advise how to prepare the soil?
Thank you in advance for ur reply.
Thanks for your appreciation bro..it means a lot for me..any kind of well draining soil you can use.
Root pruning ke bad bougainvillea plant Ko Keya hum direct sunlight me rakh sakete hai yea usko hum sheddy area me rakhenge
1st week in semi shade after that in full sun
❤
Can't I use normal soil
Hello first of all I would like to let you know that I really love your videos and your tips and tricks are very useful especially with limited resources and on a budget! You are very creative and inspirational. I am thinking of getting into bonsai planting and only live in an apartment where I can only get part sun through the day. I live in Australia so the climate is dry and can range from extreme dry heat to very cold wet weather. What bonsai plant would you recommend for this climate and limited sunlight? Thank you :)
If you are bigenner then my suggestion is that to make bonsai use the plants that are Hardy and easily grows in your locality.Use your native plants at first.But make bonsai soil first , check out my channel for that.Ficus can be a great choice for bigenner because it is very hardy.The plants that are native to your locality and grow underneath the shades of large trees can be a good material to start bonsai project.Can I know how many hours of sunlight do you get?Let me know my friend.
hey Aryan great initiative keep it up
Hi .. thanks for your appreciation
Hi, for preparation of Bonsail Soil, how parts can be divided??? How can I done in Kgs ???
What is white powder ( parlite) what can we use instead of it please reply
Perlite is volcanic ash used to increase air flow in soil. But if you don't have perlite you can use broken brick chips instead of it.
@@BonsaiTricksAndaLotMore_ayan when the bricks are heat up in the furnace ,the coal becomes in the white powder and sticks to the bricks, than can we use the powder? Instead of perlite
Does it dissolve in water? If not then you can use
@@BonsaiTricksAndaLotMore_ayan yes it dissolve in water turn into white paste like chalkstone
Are you using this soil for the Bougainvillea?
Yeah. Same.
Never seen such explanation ..
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Hello sir jee
plz guide me for bonsai of ashoke tree
and how I connect with you for more information or knowledge
regards
Can Surki will be alternative of brick chips?
No friend. Surki can be used it is great for draining and bonsai. But it can't hold water like brick. If you use surki add more coco peat or wood dust
Thanks