The roots grow into the syrofoam and when you repot there are white thingies stuck to your roots. Perlite is better but why not just use akadama?Hi all
Someone told me to put small grians styrofoam in the bonsai mix if i dont have access to Akadama
What do u think?
Hi all
Someone told me to put small grians styrofoam in the bonsai mix if i dont have access to Akadama
What do u think?
It then ends up stored in our fatty tissue said:[/I]
While most of this is related to humans as no one seems to have ever thought about putting it in a plant mix till this thread, I can't think all those carcinogenic chemicals would be good for plants either.
Actually people do use large blocks of it as filler in the bottom of large cascade pots. This helps by not having too much soil that can lead to root rot. The only problem I see with the small particles is it floating out of the pot when watering. I believe a member here, Brian, had posted some pics of him doing it with cascade pots.
My post was only really to show that it does not hurt plants. The reason of use of it in cascade pots is that you can can fill a large volume of space on the bottom with very little weight. You could also use a very large rock,but that would be heavy.
Who told you this, you should tell them to try it on their most expensive tree first... WHY!!!!! This is maybe the worst idea i've ever read on this forum...
Excellent point, and the one that makes most sense.This is different than using styrofoam as a soil component...which is not a good idea because soil needs to provide physical stability for roots.