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What is the Role of a Bonsai Pot?
What is a Bonsai Tree and How is it Formed?
What Type of Soil is Necessary for Bonsai Trees
How to Care for your Bonsai Tree : Bonsai Maintenance
Tools Necessary for Bonsai Tree Care
History of Bonsai
Growing Bonsai Trees from Seed
Tips for Growing Healthy Bonsai Trees
How to Make your Own Bonsai : Bonsai Lessons for Beginners
How to Plant a Bonsai Tree
Avoiding Common Problems with Bonsai Trees
Repotting Bonsai Trees : Professional Bonsai Growing Tips
Various Types of Bonsai
How Often to Water your Bonsai Trees : Tips Watering Bonsai
Bonsai Garden Climate
Learn what a bonsai tree is and how it is formed, in this free video.… More
Learn about the role of bonsai pots and what types of pots are right for your Japanese bonsai garden, in t… More
Learn about the special soil you need for growing bonsai trees, in this free video.… More
Learn professional tips on how to plant a bonsai tree, in this free video.… More
To keep your bonsai in optimal health, it must be fed, watered and pruned regularly. Bonsai trees can last… More
The art of bonsai is almost 2,000 years old. All bonsai need the same basic care, but each type of tree wi… More
Learn how to avoid common problems with bonsai tree growing, in this free video.… More
Techniques for re-potting a bonsai tree are discussed in this free educational video series.… More
See various types of bonsai trees between 25 & 100 years old, in this free video.… More
Bonsai originated over 1000 years ago in China and bonsai trees can live for hundreds of years if they are… More
Learn what special tools you'll need to get starting with the ancient Chinese art of bonsai care, in this … More
While most people think of small, elegantly shaped trees when they hear the term "bonsai," the word transl… More
Learn some professional tips for growing healthy bonsai trees, in this free video.… More
Learn special watering instructions are needed to properly care for your bonsai tree, in this free video.… More
Summary: Learn about the special soil you need for growing bonsai trees, in this free video.
Mike Hansen, owner of Midwest Bonsai, has been growing, caring, selling, and instructing others in bonsai care for years. Mike is an expert bonsai master.read more
"Bonsai soils are very different from other potting soils that we might use in our garden or with our house plants because the bonsai is really a living tree that we keep prude and in a miniature form, we have to make some accommodations to the tree to stay healthy in that confined environment. What I have here is an example of the soil, and you can see that it is very lose and gravely and especially formulated for growing bonsai. It is important that, if you have a bonsai tree and some of the soil washes out during watering or you lose some of the soil, that you do your best to try and purchase some regular bonsai soil to replace it with and not replace it with potting soil. Potting soil can do a lot of harm to your bonsai tree. A very important reason for this loose and airy soil, this very gravely soil, is that the excess water must drain each time you water the bonsai tree. Every bonsai pot has a hole in the bottom, at least one hole, and that makes way for the excess water to drain out. If the tree stands in water it will become water logged and it will die quite soon after that."
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melificent said
on 8/13/2009 Where would I find Bonsai Soil?
melificent said
on 8/13/2009 I had this very question when watching the next video. Good thing I back tracked. Thank you!
mdovieplayer727 said
on 5/10/2009 Can I purchase bonsai soil from most nursery ? I'ts just something I HAVE never seen for sell, but I SURE will look for it now!
coolmight said
on 9/29/2008 http://www.bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basicscatlitter.htm
I use catlitter made of clay-fired clay. You want inorganic soil not organic
Look for stuff like that, that says Diatomaceous earth.
Here is what Diatomaceous earth is........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth
coolmight said
on 9/29/2008 http://www.bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basicscatlitter.htm
I use catlitter made of clay-fired clay. You want inorganic soil not organic
Look for stuff like that, that says Diatomaceous earth.
Here is what Diatomaceous earth is........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth