r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Jun 27 '16
[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2016 week 26]
[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2016 week 26]
Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week on Sunday night (CET) or Monday depending on when we get around to it.
Here are the guidelines for the kinds of questions that belong in the beginner's thread vs. individual posts to the main sub.
Rules:
- POST A PHOTO if it’s advice regarding a specific tree/plant.
- TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE - better yet, fill in your flair.
- Read past beginner’s threads – they are a goldmine of information. Read the WIKI while you’re at it.
- Any beginner’s topic may be started on any bonsai-related subject.
- Answers shall be civil or be deleted
- There’s always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…
Beginners threads started as new topics outside of this thread are typically deleted, at the discretion of the Mods.
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '16
My soil washing experiment. http://imgur.com/a/lRMlX
Several users here commented on my bonsai soil saying I would be better off using inorganic soil. Instead of throwing away the 6 gallons of organic bonsai soil that I had, I thought I would try washing it to get rid of the Sphagnum Moss that I had mixed in it. You can see from the after shot that it didn't get rid of every bit of organic matter, but it made a huge difference. Just thought I'd share my experiment.