What can i use to replace Spagnum Moss for mixing with soil for a bonsai plant?
Posted by Bonsai Care on Dec 9, 2008
I have vermiculite as well as perlite could i brew possibly of those with a soil?
Think a usually combined to keep moisture, thus vermiculte 50% with dirt 50% what do we think?
Does which meant i won’t have a moss look? (algae instead)
can i get moss which grows rocks during a internal pond/fountain? is which a same moss?
Both pearlite as well as vermiculite have been befitting in a bonsai dirt mix, yet not to reinstate an organic component.
For a great bonsai mix, we need to begin with about a 50/50 brew of organic as well as fake element as well as afterwards regulate a ratios to a specific plant we have been growing.
The most appropriate organic member is composted hunger bellow (sifted) it lasts a longest as well as provides a most appropriate drainage.
The most appropriate dirt brew is a rarely debated subject amongst bonsai enthusiasts. Everyone seems to have their own “secret” recipe.
If we go to a bonsai forums upon http://www.gardenweb.com , we can poke for “soil mix” as well as see what alternative people have been doing.
My “basic” recipe is –
2 tools hunger bark
1 partial peat moss
2 tools calcined clay
1 partial builders sand
Then we regulate as necessary.
I’m not certain what we meant by a “moss look”, yet spagnum/peat moss is not a same things which grows upon soppy rocks, etc. That moss might be transplanted onto your dirt as a belligerent cover in a pot though.
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vermiculite is good to mix with soil for bonsai.
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Here’s a bonsai grower’s own soil. You can see the ingredients in the composition.
http://www.american-bonsai.com/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=S01&osCsid=70oki4dh2uf6624p3bgbrhve86
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Both pearlite and vermiculite are suitable in a bonsai soil mix, but not to replace an organic component.
For a good bonsai mix, you need to start with about a 50/50 mix of organic and inorganic material and then adjust the ratios to the specific plant you are growing.
The best organic component is composted pine bark (sifted) it lasts the longest and provides the best drainage.
The best soil mix is a highly debated topic amongst bonsai enthusiasts. Everyone seems to have their own “secret” recipe.
If you go to the bonsai forums on http://www.gardenweb.com , you can search for “soil mix” and see what other people are doing.
My “basic” recipe is –
2 parts pine bark
1 part peat moss
2 parts calcined clay
1 part builders sand
Then I adjust as necessary.
I’m not sure what you mean by the “moss look”, but spagnum/peat moss is not the same stuff that grows on wet rocks, etc. That moss may be transplanted onto your soil as a ground cover in the pot though.
References :
Bonsai grower 15+ yrs