Cactus & Succulent Substrates from Kaizen Bonsai | Pumice | Lava Rock | Akadama | Kyodama
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- A selection of substrates I recently purchased from Kaizen Bonsai. We'll be taking a look at each one, its benefits and what I intend to do with them. If there is a particular combination of these you want me to use, then let me know in the comments, as in the future we will be doing some experiments with growing plants in different mixes.
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Wow so excited to see this upcoming video its finally here 😁
Aaahh, wow this is such a beautiful video, Daz... I was so shocked when you mentioned my channel, CactusCove, it made me smile! What a lovely shout out such kind words! ☺️😁
Such amazing prices at Kaizen Bonsai... I love the amount you get for your money... I will need more Kyodama soon 😆 (just to be sure!)
Awesome video... Also it doesn't take very long to rinse the pumice at all however can be used straight from the bag as it has all the volcanic goodness in there... I've stopped Rinsing mine now 👍🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞
Thank you so much, Claire 😊 And you’re most welcome. Kaizen Bonsai’s prices are great, they will definitely be my go to place for the pumice and lava rock. I’m looking forward to trying out the Kyodama. I did rinse them off but was surprised just how little material came off them, certainly fine to use straight from the bag. Thank you for watching and commenting as always, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful evening 😊🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜
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Thanks for your time to investigate different things.
You’re welcome, Bill 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting, have a great day 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜
So happy to find a fellow cactus lover, I discovered your channel from Ana on Cactus Caffeine. Cheers from the Sonoran desert in Tucson, Arizona.🌵☀️🙏🏼
Christine Kobzeff thank you so much for stopping by my channel and commenting, very much appreciated 😊🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
Had a second and a third look, and placed a small order yesterday, thanks,Bill.
That’s awesome 😁 I’ll need to place another order soon, too. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
I have just made a order with Kaizen Bonsai looking forward to it coming there is another one in Yorkshire as well that are very good keep the videos coming I really enjoy them
That’s awesome 😃 Kaizen Bonsai is pretty much the only place I got my materials from now. Glad you’re enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Thorougly enjoyed watching the video with you, Sweetheart. 🥰 We love CactusCove channel. 😍 I have never seen these substrates up close like that. They looked like moon craters! 😂 Great info about them too. I’m excited to see this combo please: compost/kyodama/lapillo/akadama. I feel like this will be perfect for my Hoyas as well. 🥰 Thank you for another very impressive video, as always. ❤️
Thank you my love 🥰 Yes we love CactusCove’s channel and she deserved a mention 😊 Yeah the particles looked cool up close, pumice looks like moon rock as well haha. I will definitely use that combo you requested in the upcoming experiment video 😊 I definitely think your Hoyas would love that mix. Thank you as always my love, for all your love, support and encouragement ❤️🥰🤗😘♾❤️
Cactimania thank you, Sweetheart ❤️🤗♾😘🥰❤️
This video is FANTASTIC Daz :-D and AMAZING info and detailed benefits about the different substrates and we are so happy to hear about Kaizen Bonsai as we was getting our pumice and Lava rock from Uhlig kakteen in Germany and they are much more expensive, Daz you a a STAR for sharing this, and we are so looking forward to hearing how you get on with the Akadama and Kyodama as we have not used these before and we have heard fab reviews from growers about them, thanks so much for sharing this fantastic video Daz, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England, and Singapore for a wonderful Sunday today XXXX
Thank you so much Lyn 😊 Kaizen Bonsai’s prices are excellent, as I said in the video I was getting a similar size bag for £14.99 and now they’ve doubled it to £29.99, not paying that lol. Their pumice is of a higher quality as well and more consistent particle size. Looking forward to trying out the Akadama and Kyodama as well, and the Lapillo looks much nicer than the Scoria, looking forward to seeing how plants do in that as well. Thank you so much again Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a wonderful Sunday ❤️🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
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The kyodama looks like it would make a great top dressing also! Lots of earthy color! Very interesting all the things that can be used to make soil mixes. This was a great video! Very informative. Thanks for sharing this with us all!!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to the U.K. & Singapore, have a great day guys!!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!!✌💖🌵🌹🌴🌷🌿🌸🌻🍀🌺
Have you ever found that topdressing with lava rock, can cut your cacti at the base? here i am thinking about heavy bodied plants like gymnos. Best regards :)
Yeah I’ve had it happen a couple of time as the plant has outgrown its pot. Not enough to puncture a hole in the plant, but enough to leave a mark behind. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a lovely evening from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Great video sharing my friend. First like
Thank you for watching and commenting 😊👍🏻🌵☀️🏜
Nice! The kyodama looks really great 😍. Love Pumice. Thanks for the video Daz! 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
Thank you, Seb 😊 I’m looking forward to trying the Kyodama out. Pumice is definitely my favourite component to use, great stuff, plants love it. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜
Kyodama is what I need! Holds moisture but allows good air circulation. 🙂 This is a great informative video, Daz. I would love to try out new soil mixes but those are not easy to source here where I’m at. So thank you for conducting the experiment for us. 👍🏼 I am curious at how plants will survive in purely inorganic mix. Some growers that live in high humidity places use no organic material and they say it works for them. That would be my request for a mix to try if you still can include it.
Thank you so much, Ana 😊 Kaizen Bonsai ship to the US, I think their shipping rates are reasonable as well. I will definitely try out a complete inorganic mix for the experiment video, probably pumice, Akadama and Kyodama. Or is there one in particular you want me to test? Thank you as always for watching and commenting and all your support Ana, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful Sunday 😊🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜☕️
Ben buying from kaizen for years now, great media supplies, i use mine for Heliamphora, utricularia and other cp's.
Great video and just subscribed
Kaizen Bonsai are definitely my go to place for my substrates now, great website. Thank you for watching and commenting and also subscribing, very much appreciated 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜
Hi Daz! First let me say this was a great and very useful video. It’s always good to experiment and keep adapting to have better and healthier plants. Pumice, lava rocks and akadama are available here but not kyodama. I didn’t use pumice and lava rocks before but after watching your 1st video on your cacti soil mix I changed. So I’m using these 3 with my cactus soil. Sorry I’m late but I had to do my work first. Love all the wonderful succulents towards the end of your video. Beautiful. I don’t have that many of them as I ALWAYS ALWAYS murder them. Have a fantastic Sunday , Daz! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much, Molly 😊 Definitely nice to try out new things with our plants, and not to be afraid to try, especially if a plant isn’t doing well, as I said in the video a lot of the time that can be down to what they’re growing in. Kyodama looks very interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing how plants do in that when we do the experiment video. You don’t need to apologise for being late Molly haha, better late then never 😊 I hope you try with succulents again Molly, especially Haworthia, they’re so rewarding when they’re growing happily. Thank you as always for watching and commenting and all your support, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
Informative video-thank you for sharing, it'd be interesting to see mixes and results. All the best
Thank you, Magda 😊 Glad you enjoyed this video, thanks for watching and commenting and all your support, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful evening 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
What a very useful video, Daz! 👍Thank you very much. I used kyodama on my bonsais tons of years ago but never thought about using it on my succulents and cacti , and seems to be perfect for what I need! I use pumice a lot, it's better than you ever could think, long term. Lapillo is great. I only find the big common lava rock, I use it at the bottom of the container and in my bigger pots as a topdressing and drainage. I would like to buy akadama in the future, looks fantastic in your videos ☺️. Have a nice week!🌺💚🌵☮️
Thank you so much, Vanesa 😊 I’m looking forward to trying out the Kyodama, and the Lapillo as well, looks like a nicer material than the Scoria I’ve been using. The Akadama looks great as a top dressing, I’ll definitely be using that for my Haworthia in the future. Thank you for watching and commenting, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful Monday and week 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜
@@Cactimania Yes, look nicer. I forgot to tell you: I also use marble gravel to topdress, because here in Spain is very abundant and cheap and it gives a touch of colour that I like. Thank you again for your video. Have a great day!🤗
Awesome Daz. Love your videos bud
Thank you, Ken 😊👍🏻☀️🌵🌼🏜
Hi Daz, have you ever sieved substrate out to re-use it? If so, do you clean it? Super idea by the way, to combine different mixes and see which cacti do best. Looking forward to the update on your soil experiments.
I have started to do that with the pumice now yes, seems a waste throwing that away when it’s still perfectly good to use. I’ll probably do it with the lava rock as well. I’ll sieve most of the soil and other bits out and then use boiling water to sterilise the pumice/lava rock. I think Kaizen Bonsai sell a specific product to treat re-used pumice with as well. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊🌵🌼🌺☀️🏜
Very interesting and more power to you DAZ 😊🙏🌼🌵
Thank you so much 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
What camera are you using to get those detailed video shots of the surface area of different substrates?
Nothing fancy, Samsung Galaxy S10 with macro lenses. Thank you for watching and commenting 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜
In addition to akadama and pumice, do you recommend soil (eg cactus potting mix) or are the rocks enough?
You can use soil as well, yes. I used to use a loam based soil as part of my mixes, but I’ve recently switched over to coco coir as the organic component as well as a bit of added worm castings. You can use just rocks but you’ll need to fertilise and maybe water the plants more often. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜
Did you do a 100% gritty mix with these or did you mix with compost/John 2 loam compost?
I will be making up some different mixes using these substrates soon, I’ll be doing a video series on that. I will likely do one mix that is 100% mineral just for curiosities sake. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Hi there, I'm looking for a suitable mix for my jade and afra portulacara indoor bonsai. And thinking of using the medium grain kyodama and fine grain pumice both from kaizen bonsai. Have you experimented with the 2 and would you recomend. I'm in uk shropshire area. Your opinion would be most welcome. thanks.
Yeah using those two together is perfect for those plants. Pumice and Kyodama make up part of the mix I use for all my cacti and succulents. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
Thank you👍
Hi Daz, I got some Akadama from Amaqzon & it had quite a bit of dust in it so I had to seive it, was yors the same ?
Yeah there was a bit of dust that had all settled to the bottom of the bag. I had to sieve mine as well. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜
With any dusty substrate you should consider wetting it throughly to prevent that dust from going airborne and ending up in your lungs.
With perlite it’s critical! That stuff is a massive health hazard when inhaled!
Lots of other things may be dangerous to breathe in.
@@swayback7375 yep I hate perlite, nasty stuff and I never use it. It’s always good practice to do any sieving/washing of these materials in a well ventilated area or outside as well 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜
wow very informative video, well explained and of course lovely haworthia you have there. Must try Kaizen Bonsai, for sure they have more customers now because of this video haha. thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Katherine 😊 Kaizen Bonsai is definitely a good place to get your cactus and succulent substrates from, good prices, fast postage and most importantly clean materials. Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching and commenting, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
I just remembered to email Kaisen Bonzai to see if they are able to ship to the states. I really hope they are able as I haven’t found a resource as good as theirs🙏
I’m 99% sure they do ship to the US. Let me know when they get back to you 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
@@Cactimania Nothing yet. I’ve already got my stuff ready to order on their website , so I hope they are able to ship. They did say they are extremely busy and it would take time to reply.
Hi
Have you tried using Zeolite in your soil mix? Any opinions if so?
Thank you! 😎
Yes I sometimes use zeolite as part of my soil mix or even as a top dressing, works very well. I tend to only use it as a substitute depending on the availability of the lava rock, it has pretty similar properties to that but is a little more expensive. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Thank you for taking the time to get back to me! I appreciate the guidance 😀
I personally like Lechuza-pon.I think is made in UK.it contains pumice,lava rock and zeolite or vulcanic turf
I shall look into that, thank you. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
How do you clean the rocks before applying to the cactus??
I rinse them under a hose then sterilise everything with boiling water. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Why do you want to use medium size Akadama compared to small or xsmall?
I use all different sizes of Akadama. The Akadama from Kaizen Bonsai can be sieved and graded. 🌵☀️🌼🏜
Okay awesome! Have you found zeolite worth the purchase?
@@BobbyJpure yeah the zeolite is a nice material. I’m currently using it in some mixes as I’ve ran out of lava rock. Looks nice as a top dressing, too 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜
Whoooo hoooo I've finally found it! I purchased some Akadama off amazon...It looks as though it came off a brickies trowel and it set like cement...Nothing like yours...Again thank you Daz...I'm learning 😀
Yeah be careful with the stuff from Amazon, a lot of it is soft grade and will turn to mush and then set hard. Cheers for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
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Haha. Maraming salamat po sa comment at sa panonood 😊🌵☀️🌺🏜
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Too bad they can’t ship these products to the U.S. I was really bummed out about this as I was happy to place my order /:
They do ship to the US, the US is listed on their shipping info page. It could be because of the current situation and restrictions on shipping goods from the UK. If you send them an email inquiry I’m sure they’ll get back to you and let you know for sure if they’re currently shipping to the US or not. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Did you just say "Salamat po, paalam"?
I did 😊 Maraming salamat po sa comment at sa panonood 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
Did I just hear you speak Tagalog/Filipino? 😅🤔
Indeed you did 😊 Maraming salamat po sa comment at sa panonood 🌵☀️🌼🏜
Why do people rate akadama because to be honest it's a soft clay really and does break down back into it clay form after so many years or months with constant watering...I really want to substitute mine for a next type of hard rock
Yeah I’m not a huge fan of Akadama to be honest. I know some growers swear by it but for me personally it doesn’t work for my setup or conditions. I only really use it for rooting offsets. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜
@@Cactimania total agree my friend...
Akadama is probably the best soil you can have, the molecular make up is different from all other clay based soils because of its tubular based soil from the volcanic base, rather then sheet/ shelf type of clay based soil like molar clay etc. basically means roots will grow into the tubes of akadama and splitting the soil into smaller components forming smaller roots and therefore a more fibrous root structure. Yes there is an issue of freeze and thaw breakdown but I’m sure cacti don’t live outside to experience this. Molar clay will just not accept roots into their particles so will not not actively breakdown, it wont form a fibrous root structure and prevent ramification in branch structure. It’s a trade off for price and root structure. I’m into bonsai and came across this video researching Kyodama for my trees. I’ve spent lots of years and lots of money on my trees and the £10 a bag (shop around) difference between kitty litter (molar clay) and akadama is a no brainier for me and my best trees, pre bonsai get dirt and stones for drainage lol. But once they are in pots there’s nothing for me but akadama and a mix of pumice and Kyodama depending on the species of tree vs the equivalent. Look at Japan, some of the best ramification on trees you will see and the world is slowly catching up, I walked round a bonsai nursery of a guy who has been doing bonsai for over 25 years, never used akadama and to be honest it showed. They was amazing don’t get me wrong, but what the roots party to, the branches up top will copy. Research is key on your plants and what you want from it and where you keep it. Dude that was long, I’m sorry
@@MeadowViewBonsai wow great indeepth response...very interesting tbh you have changed my mind...you are more experienced than me...thanks
@@thetruthchannel7073 sorry it was long and boring and I thought I’d hold it there rather then going into the excellent CEC nutritional capacities too. But it’s an old video so I thought I’d jump in with a fresh perspective, I can delete all my input if you prefer to retain the original content?
The kyodama looks like it would make a great top dressing also! Lots of earthy color! Very interesting all the things that can be used to make soil mixes. This was a great video! Very informative. Thanks for sharing this with us all!!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to the U.K. & Singapore, have a great day guys!!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!!✌💖🌵🌹🌴🌷🌿🌸🌻🍀🌺
Thank you so much, Clyde 😊 CactusCove uses the Kyodama for top dressing some of her plants, I’m a little more fussy when it comes to that, I like the same colour all over haha. I’m looking forward to using it in a mix though. Definitely interesting all the different substrates you can get, I’d like to try some limestone chips out at some point as well for the plants that like a more alkaline mixture. Thank you for watching and commenting as always my friend, from Edith & myself to you and Deb, have a wonderful Sunday and upcoming new week 😊👍🏻🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜
@@Cactimania yes Daz , for plants like Ariocarpus , Lophophora and other Chihuahua desert cactus lime stone soil mixes are great cause this is their natural substrate👍