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akadama spray tan
It was 64 degrees in February, so I did the unthinkable...
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DirkvanDreven
Shohin
A couple of years now I buy presieved and premixed substrates. I was happy with them: thought I could use them as advertised, straight from the bag. I won't go into details, but since two years now, I'm sieving my preserved mixes again..
cwilhelm
Sapling
I've thought about doing this in the future to recover pumice and lava rock as it seems wasteful to just dump it out since they don't exactly break down. I'm curious though -- do you have components in your substrate that do degrade that you have to separate?
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Pine bark. But with sifting I loose the smallest stuff. And I always have a big bag of pinebark in the shed and I add "by gut feeling" when I start potting trees up (in fact: I dump a 12 gallon bag of the stuff in with the drying re-use, so the base mix is normally ready for use)
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I always sieve presieved substrate. Imagine the fines if if hadn't been sieved already!
DirkvanDreven
Shohin
I was under the impression that this was not necessary. Believe me that it was not for nothing that I changed my opinion.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
It is diseaving a bit...presieved as a whole. But moving it about...they/substrate will cause friction in the bag...creating more fines. Sounds like you had a bad experience by not sieving. Sorry to hear that.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
I get my bags from Bonsai Jack. No need to sieve it really, but I still do...mainly to separate particle sizes, which is also very uniform in their product.
I just ordered my first bag of Double Red Line Hard Akadama....hoping it makes it to my door looking like more than a bag of dust.
I plan to use an APL mix for my one and only JBP, which needs to get out of the Brussels greenhouse mix this year.
I just ordered my first bag of Double Red Line Hard Akadama....hoping it makes it to my door looking like more than a bag of dust.
I plan to use an APL mix for my one and only JBP, which needs to get out of the Brussels greenhouse mix this year.
roberthu
Chumono
Hey 2 more cold days in the night and we are in full business! I already repotted 2 JBPs and 1 trident maples. Going to dig up a pretty large JBP today. Sifted 3 bags of 14 liter akadama yesterday. Hope it's enough....
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Not too many English speakers would be able to write this sentence
Grovic
Mame
I do that as well, after a repot I water until the liquid coming out of the drain holes is clear.Ive never ever sifted soil
i just find that any dust particles run through the drainage holes after a few good waterings.
GGB
Masterpiece
My components come sized accurately. I just shake em around a fine sieve right before I use them. In the past I did it all ahead of time but I found that anything I didn’t use that season needed another shaking again next year anyway. Up side of a very small collection
DirkvanDreven
Shohin
I'm sorry, English is not my native language. Is it wrong, grammatically? I always hate to make mistakes!Not too many English speakers would be able to write this sentence
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I took it as a compliment, that your command og English grammar is above average.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Your command of the English language is excellent!
I was joking - not many native English speakers could write that sentence correctly LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
not for nothing.....
used this line for A LONG time.....I grew up in a deeply French-Canadian area as a youth....kinda' like, "throw me up the stairs the hammer".....
@Bonsai Nut did you end up in Mooresville? In-laws moved there last month. Look out for the tall drink of water w/salt&pepper 'do lurking about....
used this line for A LONG time.....I grew up in a deeply French-Canadian area as a youth....kinda' like, "throw me up the stairs the hammer".....
@Bonsai Nut did you end up in Mooresville? In-laws moved there last month. Look out for the tall drink of water w/salt&pepper 'do lurking about....
Maiden69
Masterpiece
The problem with us, not native English speakers, is that most of the language we learn comes from books. In my case, school as I took an English class (mostly grammar) every year from first to twelve grade , and then several more in college. When I moved to the States my English was very "correct", 28 year in the Army screw that up real good...Your command of the English language is excellent!
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
I'm in Troutman. It's like the rural version of Mooresville
Love it here. Two miles from 30 miles of mountain bike trails!
