Bonsai Soil Making
The main
ingredients for the development of the plant or any living being is earth , air , water, sunlight
and the open space that is sky. On earth
different varieties of soils are available. Clay soil is the one which is just
like clay material, if you fold your hand with soil in it, it will become like
a ball. Another is the red soil and other is the sand and some soils are the
mixtures of this. The Bonsai plant grows in a small shallow container, with
very less soil in it, so we have to provide the plant with necessary
ingredients for its healthy growth.
So the main
and important medium for growth of the Bonsai plants is the Bonsai soil. It is
a specially prepared soil which contains soil, manure for nutrients,
conditioners and moisturizers. The required percentage of Ingredients of the
soil differs from species to species.
The porosity
and water retention property of the soil depends on the type of the soil we are
using. The plants growing in rain forests are having different root system due
to their nature of the soil they are growing. Depending on the place they are
living plants adapted to that environment, so we will see lot of variation of
plants in tropical temperate regions.
The study of
plant species and its origin is more important when you are preparing the soil
per that particular plant. The basic Bonsai soil is of two types, Bottom soil
and the top soil. Bottom soil contains equal size of brick pieces.
Bottom soil
Take
the brick pieces and pass it through a sieve which is having holes of 2 for 2.5
centimeters. Take the down the sieved portion and again sieve it through a
sieve contains 4 holes for 2.5centimeters.The top brick pieces reaming in the
sieve is the bottom bonsai soil. The brick pieces have the nature of holding
the water for more time. They hold water and take air from the drainage holes
and in turn they act as air conditioners in keeping the root system cooool.
Video shows How to make Bonsai Soil
Bonsai soil
Bonsai soil is the main medium to keep the plant.for making Bonsai soil we need
Garden soil, Brick pieces, Manure, Vrmiculate, Perlite, Cocopeat
This is Garden soil.
Now take, sieved down portion of brick pieces and again sieve
through a fine holed sieve and throw out the down portion of fine brick power.
The top small brick pieces will be used in making Bonsai soil. Now this is the
time to sieve the garden soil in the same manner and keep it a side.
Small Brick Pieces Sieved through one more sieve
Take
Per-lite and cocopeat
Take completely dried, powered organic manure of one
portion and one portion of sieved gardensoil.
Mix them completely by adding
half or one fourth of sieved small brick pieces depending on the plant for
which you are making Bonsai soil. Then add one third of cocopeat and perlite /vermiculite.
Mix all the ingredients and keep the soil in hot sun for a week or ten days. Other wise you can
sterilize the soil and cool it for two days. This is the Bonsai soil for the
Bonsai plants.
