Fantastic study. In terms of Bonsai, this is really informative and can be implemented into SA soil mixes easily. Would nice to see a study on structural integrity of perlite over time. Thanks. Love the chanel.
Hi, this was a cool video and a great effort, thank you. I enjoyed this experiment and I'm also surprised at the result of perlite. I use perlite in my mix. I've noticed that perlite shrinks, even after a short period of time. So, when I start off with a soil mix that includes perlite it's nice and coarse, then after a few months the perlite shrinks and i end up with a finer soil mix, have you found the same?
Thank you for sharing your experience with Perlite! It's insightful to hear about your initial impressions. It's true that Perlite's water retention capabilities can be beneficial, but it's important to consider potential drawbacks, such as its tendency to promote algae growth in shaded, damp areas. Use Perlite sparingly , as its lightweight nature may cause it to spill out of pots easily. I appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing more about your journey with Perlite in the future!
What about akadama, pumice, scoria, molar clay ? The more known components for bonsai soil, or more common for professionals ? I'm sure your trees are fine, they will grow in anything but for bonsai you need specific things that have been found out through hundreds and hundreds of years.....
You are 100% correct, there are loads of more known soil components available. I did the experiment on these six soil components as they are more commonly found and available to me plus they don’t cost a arm and a leg. Pumice, akadama and the rest all need to be imported and are limited. When you are starting out and not ready to spend loads of money on soil these six soils will be you best option. I always test all my own growing media and fertilizers as the species that we use as bonsai are not all Japanese species and there has not been hundreds of years of trials run on these region specific species. Climate also has a huge rol to play, in my home town we get temperatures up to 40 degree celsius in our long summers (very hot and dry) and our winters are cold and wet. It all boils down to basic horticultural practices and how you choose to apply them to your bonsai trees based on your regional and local enviroment.
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Fantastic study. In terms of Bonsai, this is really informative and can be implemented into SA soil mixes easily. Would nice to see a study on structural integrity of perlite over time. Thanks. Love the chanel.
Great suggestion! I will look into that.
Very very nice and appreciate your effort and also sharing your thoughts/experience!!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Hi, this was a cool video and a great effort, thank you.
I enjoyed this experiment and I'm also surprised at the result of perlite.
I use perlite in my mix. I've noticed that perlite shrinks, even after a short period of time.
So, when I start off with a soil mix that includes perlite it's nice and coarse, then after a few months the perlite shrinks and i end up with a finer soil mix, have you found the same?
Thank you for sharing your experience with Perlite! It's insightful to hear about your initial impressions. It's true that Perlite's water retention capabilities can be beneficial, but it's important to consider potential drawbacks, such as its tendency to promote algae growth in shaded, damp areas. Use Perlite sparingly , as its lightweight nature may cause it to spill out of pots easily. I appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing more about your journey with Perlite in the future!
Very interesting!!
Thank you for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it!
Baie dankie. Eks in Paarl en gee baie water want ek is bank my bonsai droog uit. Baie mooi uit een gesit!
Dankie vir jou terugvoer! Ek waardeer dit opreg. Ek is bly jy het die inligting nuttig gevind. Groete!
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Great!
Interesting
Glad you found it interesting!
What about akadama, pumice, scoria, molar clay ? The more known components for bonsai soil, or more common for professionals ? I'm sure your trees are fine, they will grow in anything but for bonsai you need specific things that have been found out through hundreds and hundreds of years.....
You are 100% correct, there are loads of more known soil components available. I did the experiment on these six soil components as they are more commonly found and available to me plus they don’t cost a arm and a leg. Pumice, akadama and the rest all need to be imported and are limited. When you are starting out and not ready to spend loads of money on soil these six soils will be you best option. I always test all my own growing media and fertilizers as the species that we use as bonsai are not all Japanese species and there has not been hundreds of years of trials run on these region specific species. Climate also has a huge rol to play, in my home town we get temperatures up to 40 degree celsius in our long summers (very hot and dry) and our winters are cold and wet. It all boils down to basic horticultural practices and how you choose to apply them to your bonsai trees based on your regional and local enviroment.