Good video with awesome info. I had to put it on pause and look at the graphs o really absorb all the info. And about the other person that spoke about the vermiculite. I bought a dwarf Kiyohime maple this year and put it into the ground to allow it to grow and it was crushed by my son playing with my grandson. I made several cuttings and put it into vermiculite and so far they all are doing well with at least one showing signs of growth. It’s still too soon to tell how many cuttings will survive and how many won’t. It’s only been 2 1/2 weeks. It’s all I had at the time to try to keep the cuttings alive. I still have to watch more of your videos since I just found your channel.
Thanks! I appreciate your comment! I’ve had reliable success in with cuttings from Kiyohime and Murasaki Kiyohime. If you take a look at my videos using plastic storage bins, you can see the method I use. This year I had over 80% rooting of a number of different cultivars. I hope your cuttings take! I’m sure vermiculite will work.🤞😀
I’m in Tacoma area and use mainly sifted bark fines and pumice (1:1) in my bonsai pots. For trees in containers growing I use half and half unsifted. Works great in general for me here. Thanks for the content! 🤘
Good experiment.. This is why you have to work out what works for you in your part of the world and one soil mix doesn't work for everyone. The one question I hate is.. what soil mix should I use ... There is no right answer. It's what works for you 👍🏻 good video.
I’m not an expert at succulents and it probably depends a lot on your temperatures and how much sun your plants get. Mixes of regular potting soil, coarse sand, and perlite/pumice seem to be a good starting point. Be careful to not overwater and make sure you have good drainage. Good luck!🌵
You know I was sure I had a bag of vermiculite and was going to include it but I couldn’t find it when I started. People seem to say that it has better water retention properties than Perlite which I think I agree with from what I remember when using it. So I’d pencil in a line a little above the Perlite line and below the peat moss line if I had to make an educated guess.
Great video thanks for sharing!!
Thanks!👍
Woah, I love seeing a scientist approach to bonsai subjects. Fantastic job! Subscribing for sure 😊💚
Thanks for the nice words and for subscribing! 😀🍁
Good video with awesome info. I had to put it on pause and look at the graphs o really absorb all the info. And about the other person that spoke about the vermiculite. I bought a dwarf Kiyohime maple this year and put it into the ground to allow it to grow and it was crushed by my son playing with my grandson. I made several cuttings and put it into vermiculite and so far they all are doing well with at least one showing signs of growth. It’s still too soon to tell how many cuttings will survive and how many won’t. It’s only been 2 1/2 weeks. It’s all I had at the time to try to keep the cuttings alive. I still have to watch more of your videos since I just found your channel.
Thanks! I appreciate your comment! I’ve had reliable success in with cuttings from Kiyohime and Murasaki Kiyohime. If you take a look at my videos using plastic storage bins, you can see the method I use. This year I had over 80% rooting of a number of different cultivars. I hope your cuttings take! I’m sure vermiculite will work.🤞😀
I’m in Tacoma area and use mainly sifted bark fines and pumice (1:1) in my bonsai pots. For trees in containers growing I use half and half unsifted. Works great in general for me here. Thanks for the content! 🤘
Thanks for the tip on bark and pumice. I think that combo will work well in this area. Will give that a try in the next growing season.👍
bottom watering is good
Good experiment.. This is why you have to work out what works for you in your part of the world and one soil mix doesn't work for everyone.
The one question I hate is.. what soil mix should I use ... There is no right answer. It's what works for you 👍🏻 good video.
Thanks! I agree that the right choice depends on many factors. Lots of options for me to try out in the next growing season to see what works best. 🍁
Great video. Very interesting and useful mate. Thank you
Glad you liked it!👍
Interesting, what do you think the best potting medium for succulents?
I’m not an expert at succulents and it probably depends a lot on your temperatures and how much sun your plants get. Mixes of regular potting soil, coarse sand, and perlite/pumice seem to be a good starting point. Be careful to not overwater and make sure you have good drainage. Good luck!🌵
I wonder how vermiculite would have performed here. 😏😏😏
You know I was sure I had a bag of vermiculite and was going to include it but I couldn’t find it when I started. People seem to say that it has better water retention properties than Perlite which I think I agree with from what I remember when using it. So I’d pencil in a line a little above the Perlite line and below the peat moss line if I had to make an educated guess.
@@NWMapleBonsai That rings true. :)