T tyler2010 Seedling Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Location Michigan USDA Zone 6a May 18, 2011 #1 Well i have a Kotohime tree and the soil ph is alkaline and i need it mildly acidic. How would i get it back down? Tyler
Well i have a Kotohime tree and the soil ph is alkaline and i need it mildly acidic. How would i get it back down? Tyler
G garywood Chumono Messages 945 Reaction score 714 Location N. Alabama USDA Zone 7 May 18, 2011 #2 Tyler, what leads you think your soil is alkaline? What are your soil components? Wood
T tyler2010 Seedling Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Location Michigan USDA Zone 6a May 18, 2011 #3 Well my soil meter shows it alkaline, this is the soil im using http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/item103799.ctlg and fertilizer to http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/item52610.ctlg
Well my soil meter shows it alkaline, this is the soil im using http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/item103799.ctlg and fertilizer to http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/item52610.ctlg
G garywood Chumono Messages 945 Reaction score 714 Location N. Alabama USDA Zone 7 May 18, 2011 #4 Tyler, most of the meters on the market are grossly inaccurate. The soil you referenced seems adequate. If the tree is growing and healthy I wouldn't be too concerned. Wood
Tyler, most of the meters on the market are grossly inaccurate. The soil you referenced seems adequate. If the tree is growing and healthy I wouldn't be too concerned. Wood
T tyler2010 Seedling Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Location Michigan USDA Zone 6a May 18, 2011 #5 well the tree isn't doing very good.
G garywood Chumono Messages 945 Reaction score 714 Location N. Alabama USDA Zone 7 May 18, 2011 #6 Tyler, A photo would help. On the overall list of things that would make a tree not do well, in normal bonsai soil, ph is way down the list. Wood
Tyler, A photo would help. On the overall list of things that would make a tree not do well, in normal bonsai soil, ph is way down the list. Wood
T tyler2010 Seedling Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Location Michigan USDA Zone 6a May 18, 2011 #7 well i cut it back cus half of it was dead, so a picture wont do.
