Bonsai Trees?

[sick620]

I just got a chinese ficus bonsai that I am trying to keep alive. Does anyone on here grow bonsai trees? They are bad ass! I have a Datsun 510 hotwheel parked under mine

[HRH]

That is a jizz free ficus, shitbrick!! :D

[Pumpkn210]

Mine aint dead yet! Not too much water, keep in fairly moist air.

I found that vette matchbox in a buddys gravel driveway, looks like its been sittin there for years!

[sick620]

That is a jizz free ficus, shitbrick!! :D

:huh:

[philcas1987]

dont get me started on mine. siblings killed it. i sill have all the tools. cant decide what to grow. im kinda impacient

[sick620]

pumpkin what kind of soil are you using?

[sick620]

:unsure:

[Pumpkn210]

Its like small red lava rock.

[sick620]

Wow. Im going to go to napa auto parts and pick up some oil absorber wich is pure diatomaceous earth and im going to mix some leaves and bark and shiz

[Pumpkn210]

Any plant matter you put in the soil will rot and kill the tree! Oil absorber, really? Just go to the fish store and get the right shit! I mean seriously, they use that stuff for a reason.

[sick620]

google "bonsai tree napa auto parts" all the bonsai forums say that iz da shiz to use. Ya maybe you are right about leaves. I used to work in a green house diatomaceous earth is the shizzzz look it up mane

[sick620]

http://www.bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basicscatlitter.htm

[Pumpkn210]

May have to change up my soil too. Need a bigger pot anyway. Thanks for the info!

[72240z]

I didn't think anyone on here gave a shit about growing anything besides smokables lol. Horticulture is a BIG hobby of mine.

 

There is no one right or wrong answer on soil. Bonsai is only the style not the plant. Pine and junipers are going to require less water, while anything that fruits/flowers will need more. There are some universals though, you need drainage retention and aeration. You HAVE to have those 3 things with w/e soil you choose. I personally don't use any organic soils with bonsai's, they are too prone and susceptible to root rot.

 

 

I grow lots of stuff lol. I gave me 2 bonsais away though because I don't have the space. Every window in my house is jungle status. I have 3 plum trees, 4 apple trees, 4 grape vines, a cherry tree and in the summer a whole slew of herbs and vegi's.