Survey says [ 1983 American Bonsai Society ] most popular soil mix

[Anthony]

Reading through Bonsai Today # 17 - Transplanting, page 64

Seems to be an add on by the Staff at Bonsai Today [ Amaerican ]
ABS - 1983 - most popular mix was - soiless

1/3 sand or gravel
1/3 peat moss
1.3 Baked clay

Second was -

1/3 sand
1/3 topsoil or humus
1/3 baked clay

Now here is the problem - by volume or weight or ????????????????
in 1992 - fines in peat moss difficult to remove, leading to an increasing use of fir bark.

Additionally page 43 - No. 30 explains the use of the colander, though the diagram
given makes no sense.

The idea deals with revitalising roots from field grown or collected trees.
That simply, year one starts the regrowth of roots.
Second year with a coarse mix, the roots help re-build the crown of the tree.
It is accepted that the roots will grow long and strong.

It is understood that the roots will have to be reset.

Please take a read, those who have the magazine.
Good Day
Anthony

* Interesting points made on pre-exhibition transplanting and why

 

[Anthony]

Oh before anyone responds -

peatmoss holds 15 times it's weight in water.
Imagine what one third by - volume - would do ---- WOW!!

Even with our 6 months no rain, hmmmm......................
Good Day
Anthony

 

[sorce]

That was the same year NES was available in Japan.
2 years later they started shipping them here.

You know, we switched to Akadama after that. Because someone found a bag of it packed with their Nintendo.


Crazier of it was true!

Sorce

 

[just.wing.it]

That was the same year NES was available in Japan.
2 years later they started shipping them here.

You know, we switched to Akadama after that. Because someone found a bag of it packed with their Nintendo.
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Crazier of it was true!

Sorce

That's hilarious

 

[Stickroot]

Dirt!

Dirty Dirt Ball!

Dirty Dirt Ball Dirt!

Dirt Dirty Dirty Dirt Ball Dirt!

I like Nintendo.

I finish Mario 2 in just under 11 minutes!

 

[sorce]

My hands are still trained to automatically beat the first one!

And some of 3.

Lol.

Sorce

 

[Stickroot]

My hands are still trained to automatically beat the first one!

And some of 3.

Lol.

Sorce

I love it!

Automatically trained is exactly the feeling!

I still have my Nintendo and a Retro Duo.

Our wedding cake was a Nintendo controller!

 

[sorce]

Lol.

I can't not beat those games!

My and my fishing buddy used to make Excite Bike tracks and just keep rocking em till we couldn't get a better time.

Metal Gear?

"Uh oh, the truck have started to move"

Killer!

Sorce

 

[Vance Wood]

Reading through Bonsai Today # 17 - Transplanting, page 64

Seems to be an add on by the Staff at Bonsai Today [ Amaerican ]
ABS - 1983 - most popular mix was - soiless

1/3 sand or gravel
1/3 peat moss
1.3 Baked clay

Second was -

1/3 sand
1/3 topsoil or humus
1/3 baked clay

Now here is the problem - by volume or weight or ????????????????
in 1992 - fines in peat moss difficult to remove, leading to an increasing use of fir bark.

Additionally page 43 - No. 30 explains the use of the colander, though the diagram
given makes no sense.

The idea deals with revitalising roots from field grown or collected trees.
That simply, year one starts the regrowth of roots.
Second year with a coarse mix, the roots help re-build the crown of the tree.
It is accepted that the roots will grow long and strong.

It is understood that the roots will have to be reset.

Please take a read, those who have the magazine.
Good Day
Anthony

* Interesting points made on pre-exhibition transplanting and why

I can sort of tell you with some sort of certainty that the measurements are by volume not weight due to the fact this is very much like my mix with the exception I use composted Pine bark mulch rather than Peat Moss. I will substitute red lave stone, haydite, or Pumice for the baked clay either or all. I also add an extra element by volume and that would be #3 or #2 quartz sand. #1 Sand is too fine and will hold too much water. It is odd that fine sand will hold a lot of water because of the way it sustains water tension.

 

[Smoke]

I use a measure of black rubber mulch stolen from the city playground....

 

[M. Frary]

I use a measure of black rubber mulch stolen from the city playground....

Radial or bias ply?
And stay away from playgrounds dressed like that!

 

[Smoke]

Radial or bias ply?
And stay away from playgrounds dressed like that!

Don't worry I go at night ....Just can't get a good bias ply anymore. I tried recaps...not enough air exchange. For my better trees I prefer "white walls".

 

[M. Frary]

Don't worry I go at night ....Just can't get a good bias ply anymore. I tried recaps...not enough air exchange. For my better trees I prefer "white walls".

Do you take it from under the monkey bars?

 

[Smoke]

Busted....

 

[M. Frary]

monkey bars?

Not the place a good toad should be hanging around at closing time.

 

[sorce]

Don't worry I go at night ....Just can't get a good bias ply anymore. I tried recaps...not enough air exchange. For my better trees I prefer "white walls".

You know you're openly admitting to a felony right? Article 069DD of the park declaration.....F2U.

You like how I didn't quote the post you actually made felonious remarks in too?

NBW for life!

Sorce

 

[Smoke]

I have seen a couple 069DD hanging around the park. I'm into 38D for obvious reasons.

Don't worry Trump will pardon me....

 

[ColinFraser]

My and my fishing buddy used to make Excite Bike tracks and just keep rocking em till we couldn't get a better time.

Wow, Excitebike, there's a name I haven't heard in a lot of years!

 

[armetisius]

My hands are still trained to automatically beat the first one! And some of 3. Lol. Sorce

Wait.
You are still talking about video games right?

 

[Anthony]

Fascinating, a good study for social confusion.

Atom Ant Takes his ball, and a hidden wrench,
Runs from the playground, laughing all the way.

Al falls with the monkey bars all over him saved
from being crushed by his Auntie H.

Sorce is held for bubble gum thieft,
AND Colin gets tied to the seesaw by his moustache.

Googeerah was lost in the sandpit, going round and
round, the sand being electrified into glass.

Arme stands at the gate kicking the dirt, too shy to
enter.

Thanks a million Vance for responding sensibly.
Wonder how many lost or had weak trees due to the
volumes of peatmoss?
Great Day
Fiendishly Atom