tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post2569106684549351345..comments2023-06-20T03:38:10.473-07:00Comments on Walter Pall Bonsai Articles: Feeding, Substrate and Watering - EnglishWalter Pallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-31658320029988377302017-11-25T10:55:10.206-08:002017-11-25T10:55:10.206-08:00Miklos, sure go ahead. I wrote more about this lat...Miklos, sure go ahead. I wrote more about this later with better insights.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-66142516500317758022017-11-25T10:09:38.027-08:002017-11-25T10:09:38.027-08:00Dear Mr. Walter,
I am Miklós Fucskó from Hungary,...Dear Mr. Walter,<br /><br />I am Miklós Fucskó from Hungary, and I am writing my thesis at the Szent István University (Hungary --> Budapest) in the theme of "The use of superabsorbent polymers in the soil, during the bonsai growing."<br /><br />and I would like to ask You, to let me use this, and maybe later some other of your Articles in my thesis.<br /><br />If your answer is "Yes", at the references in wich form may I mention this Article?<br /><br />For example: Pall W. 2010. Feeding, Substrate and Watering. In.: Walter Pall Bonsai Articles <br /> <br />Or something else? Or Had You written this Article in any printed newspaper, Article, book or something?<br /><br />Thank you in anticipation for your answer!<br /><br />Best Regards:<br />Miklós FucskóMiklós Fucskónoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-37988805844762698652016-07-23T03:11:47.161-07:002016-07-23T03:11:47.161-07:00Frank, I use more peat than normally,like 30%. I w...Frank, I use more peat than normally,like 30%. I water with tap water which is VERY hard and have no problems with a few varieties. But some hate it. I do not really care much for azaleas anyway.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-54890623290919535102016-07-23T02:42:08.048-07:002016-07-23T02:42:08.048-07:00hi walter.
if i am correct you use the same techni...hi walter.<br />if i am correct you use the same techniek with azalea. can you tel me how much baked clay en how much peat you use in your soil. Will the use of tapwater not be a problem because of its high ph. franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-7723066831421301172013-09-18T20:12:29.867-07:002013-09-18T20:12:29.867-07:00Just an additional input.
Here where I live, Coco...Just an additional input.<br /><br />Here where I live, Coco chip is cheaper than pine bark (S$18 for 100 ltr vs. S$20 for 25 ltr).Vinmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723829405514320223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-14279199852068281032013-09-18T20:09:40.452-07:002013-09-18T20:09:40.452-07:00Hi Walter,
Thanks very much for your quick respon...Hi Walter,<br /><br />Thanks very much for your quick response!<br /><br />I did a research and found a couple of articles saying coco chip absorbs more water than pine bark. Here's an article:<br />http://www.glenorchids.com.au/culture.html<br /><br />It might be useful to some people.<br /><br />Also, from what I see, they come in smaller size than pine bark (although it is not hard to reduce them)<br /><br />CheersVinmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723829405514320223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-69911265707685908612013-09-18T10:04:57.440-07:002013-09-18T10:04:57.440-07:00Vinement,
I would choose the cheaper one.Vinement,<br /><br />I would choose the cheaper one.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-72844990824288584102013-09-18T09:30:43.791-07:002013-09-18T09:30:43.791-07:00Hi Walter,
I live in a tropical country and have ...Hi Walter,<br /><br />I live in a tropical country and have access to Indonesian lava.<br />I plan to use 15-20% organic materials just to make sure my bonsais do not dry out easily. What would you choose between these two:<br />1. Coconut Chip (2-3 cm) - http://www.huahng.com.sg/catalog/images/p/l/MVC-502F.jpg<br />2. Pine Bark (usually used in orchids) - http://www.huahng.com.sg/catalog/images/p/l/CIMG8356.jpgVinmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723829405514320223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-39536448905882920262011-06-07T21:33:20.529-07:002011-06-07T21:33:20.529-07:00bonsasuguru,
one has to understand that akadama ...bonsasuguru,<br /> <br />one has to understand that akadama IS modern substrate. It is the mother of all modern substrates. We only found that it has bad effects when used for too long and especially in climates with long frosts. It will decompose and become dangerous. For white pines this is very bad. In Japan just about everything is planted into pure akadama and they are doing well - there. Because in the parts of Japan which have the most bonsai the climate is quite mild in winter. And they plant their good conifers in hard akadama. Hard akadama is just about baked loam. So it was discovered that you can use baked loam as well, which is so much cheaper.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-12691516089259590282011-06-07T21:32:43.541-07:002011-06-07T21:32:43.541-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-12018100947574322232011-06-07T19:06:23.343-07:002011-06-07T19:06:23.343-07:00It totally makes since Walter. I have been guilty ...It totally makes since Walter. I have been guilty of listening the "old ways", but I am changing. Some of my trees are still in akadama, so I have to wait, but little by little I am moving into your system of Watering, Substrate, and fertilizing....<br /><br />Just have one question, my collection is mostly conifers, Japanese White Pine are the ones that I need to be careful with watering as they are the ones still in akadama. My question is how big should be the particle sizes or that does not matter aslso?Bonsaigurunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-31237094441058194102010-10-17T03:00:02.058-07:002010-10-17T03:00:02.058-07:00Walter,
Tropics - I have been using for years - s...Walter,<br /><br />Tropics - I have been using for years - say 1987 to present a mix of Sifted All - crushed porous red brick [ from smashed building hollow clay blocks ] - crushed building silica based sand, and home made compost with cocopeat [ was peatmoss]<br /><br />Blends can be 50 % organic to 50% inorganic to<br />30% organic to 70% inorganic.<br /><br />Watering is by hand and is done twice in the morning,20 to 30 minutes apart. Happens naturally as I go around.Once in the evening, with enough time for the leaves to go into the night dry. <br />This leaves the soil moist for the next day.<br /><br />Placement is full sun for those that need it. Slight shade for the tender trees.<br /><br />Fertilizer is lawn fertilizer 1/3 strength for our dry season and nutricote [ similar to osmocote] for the wet season.<br /><br />Soil remains permanently able to retain water in the brick particles and is freely draining.<br /><br />The core - zone around the root/trunk remains open and can allow for compost to filter down with time.<br /><br />Everything grows well in this mix.<br /><br />In fact in our climate, the red brick particles in mass will support life as well.<br />KhaimrajAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-63435968137875037322010-06-27T13:32:20.681-07:002010-06-27T13:32:20.681-07:00It should be obvious that I have learned a lot fro...It should be obvious that I have learned a lot from 1995 to now. So forget everything that was written then and take my most recent article for my present opinion: No akadama, no sand, no bark humus. Just modern substrate.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-64183465419167486792010-06-27T12:51:56.305-07:002010-06-27T12:51:56.305-07:00I might have a question regarding corelation betwe...I might have a question regarding corelation between this article and one You have written in 1995, about collecting trees from nature.<br /><br />In the second article you mentioned:<br /><br />"As has been said, the mix that you use now will be more permeable than the soil that will be use subsequently as bonsai soil.<br />Good results have been obtained with a mixture of 40% coarse sand, 30% akadama and 30% composted bark humus. [...]"<br />'Collecting Trees from the Wild' <br />Tuesday, October 20, 2009 <br /><br />,yet now you state:<br /><br />"Substrate, watering and feeding cannot be seen as separate. Each is connected to the other and so it becomes quite complex. Be it a deciduous tree, conifer, young, old, recently potted, or even collected, there are so many variables inside a bonsai garden. Can there be a clear answer?<br /><br />Well, yes. But one has to read quite carefully and then do EVERYTHING."<br /><br />"Normal akadama is questionable as a good substrate as it inevitably decomposes, especially when exposed to winter frost. It can become deadly loam in the pot, choking the flow of water and air into the soil. This is especially true for trees which are only rarely repotted, like collected conifers and old bonsai in general."<br /><br /><br />Now I am confused about what soil/substrate one shall use for collected trees. Can you clarify this?Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852387584930010702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-3655919813923274912010-06-17T00:54:47.472-07:002010-06-17T00:54:47.472-07:00I Have started using your advice since last year.....I Have started using your advice since last year...I must admit that it works very well. <br />The only problem that i faced was that i could not apply it with trees with established rootball that contained other materials like akadama that broke down into smaller particles and created an almost solid piece of clay around the roots....For these specific trees i have to gradually remove all of the old substrate and replace itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566836086970267260noreply@blogger.com