i could listen to Mr Pall talk about bonsai all day...he has a way of presenting information that makes you want to listen and pay attention...it doesnt hurt that he has an enormous amount of knowledge...his advice is spot on as far as substrates, watering, and feeding...something i found out myself many years ago out of necessity...there was a time when i would almost eel embarassed by the funny looks people gave me when i told them i used dry-stall and overwatered and fed waaaay to much...
i didnt even really know why it worked...Mr Pall explaned it much better than i ever could have...all i knew is that my trees were thriving...i thought i just had very thirsty trees lol...
Thank you for posting these videos! Walters philosophy about substrate-watering-feeding is state of the art information. I use it for some years now an it works perfectly. But pay attention: you have to take all (!) of this advise. If you take only one (f.e. lot of feeding in old fashioned soil) it can easily kill your trees. greetings, -c-
Talking about salinisation here and hygrophilic nature of salts, but this does not really present itself until the crystals of salts are apparent in the soil. I think this is rare but cannot be sure (and salt marks on pots are not a good in ideation). Water with clear colourless water free of fertiliser salts from time to time (rainwater, tap water or distilled water wherever you are). Like once every week or something like that... Key point here, nobody knows your trees but you and you know your trees by the time spent observing them, whether it be watering or just looking at them in the sun, rain or shade. You might as well watch your trees and learn what they want... You put them in trays so that you can enjoy them. Give them something that nature can't in the wild and they will give you something that nature can't in the domestic... this is what you want anyway right?! :0)
i could listen to Mr Pall talk about bonsai all day...he has a way of presenting information that makes you want to listen and pay attention...it doesnt hurt that he has an enormous amount of knowledge...his advice is spot on as far as substrates, watering, and feeding...something i found out myself many years ago out of necessity...there was a time when i would almost eel embarassed by the funny looks people gave me when i told them i used dry-stall and overwatered and fed waaaay to much...
i didnt even really know why it worked...Mr Pall explaned it much better than i ever could have...all i knew is that my trees were thriving...i thought i just had very thirsty trees lol...
Thank you for this very important information. I did't find ansewrs to my question in books but i know that the new medias will give me the answers.
Thank you for posting these videos!
Walters philosophy about substrate-watering-feeding is state of the art information.
I use it for some years now an it works perfectly.
But pay attention: you have to take all (!) of this advise. If you take only one (f.e. lot of feeding in old fashioned soil) it can easily kill your trees.
greetings,
-c-
I love bougainvillea as bonsai would this system work for them as they dont like to have very wet "feet"
Talking about salinisation here and hygrophilic nature of salts, but this does not really present itself until the crystals of salts are apparent in the soil. I think this is rare but cannot be sure (and salt marks on pots are not a good in ideation).
Water with clear colourless water free of fertiliser salts from time to time (rainwater, tap water or distilled water wherever you are). Like once every week or something like that...
Key point here, nobody knows your trees but you and you know your trees by the time spent observing them, whether it be watering or just looking at them in the sun, rain or shade.
You might as well watch your trees and learn what they want... You put them in trays so that you can enjoy them. Give them something that nature can't in the wild and they will give you something that nature can't in the domestic... this is what you want anyway right?! :0)