Joe Dupre'
Omono
Bonsai Mirai seems to think DE may be a very good substitute for Akadama. Check out his new BSOP series......... at about minute 34:00.
I agree! Also the fact that he's going to be switching all of his trees to DE is definitely reassuring.I really enjoyed this stream, good discussion on soils importance in the pot! I dig those two rock type pots he showed as well.
That's not true. I don't remember him saying that.I agree! Also the fact that he's going to be switching all of his trees to DE is definitely reassuring.
Aye.That's not true. I don't remember him saying that.
I think he said something along the lines of, he'll be switching from akadama to DE, but this is in reference to conifers, and also to the AK and the DE being only one component of the soil mix.That's not true. I don't remember him saying that.
If you go back and watch it, at 36:35 he says "what are we doing at Mirai? We're doing a lot of experimentation on DE knowing that at some point Akadama is not what we're going to be utilizing." quoted that word for word from the video. He later goes on to say that his supply of Akadama is drying up. That's why he's doing tests on DE, to then in the future switch his trees over.That's not true. I don't remember him saying that.
Found his comments on Turface interesting also, he made a good distinction saying DE absorbs then makes H2O available for the tree, where Turface absorbs and isn’t as good at releasing.I was also curious about the difference between turface, and DE. I thought they were a very similar product, but he mentioned DE being porous. I have used optisorb, and it didn't strike me as porous at all.
If you go back and watch it, at 36:35 he says "what are we doing at Mirai? We're doing a lot of experimentation on DE knowing that at some point Akadama is not what we're going to be utilizing." quoted that word for word from the video. He later goes on to say that his supply of Akadama is drying up. That's why he's doing tests on DE, to then in the future switch his trees over.
He did make a point of saying he's testing a "horticultural grade" of DE. On his next Q&A I was going to ask him if there's a significant difference between horticultural grade and the DE that is used as an oil absorbent that most of us are getting from NAPA or in my case Optisorb from FASTENAL.I don't remember Ryan saying where he is getting his DE, does anyone have an idea? I was curious if he is using a different source, than Sorce.
He did make a point of saying he's testing a "horticultural grade" of DE. On his next Q&A I was going to ask him if there's a significant difference between horticultural grade and the DE that is used as an oil absorbent that most of us are getting from NAPA or in my case Optisorb from FASTENAL.
Actually, there's at least 2 Garys on the Q&A. You can tell us apart because mine are the good questionsYou are the Gary with the questions?
Kendall, "Gary has a question Online"
Misquote everybody !
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