Beautiful video and talent ! I have a question regarding drainage holes - Why do bonsai pots have huge drainage holes ? Instead of few big holes, why can't they have many small holes and thus, avoid a mesh screen completely ? The drainage speed would remain the same in both cases, because the total area of holes can be kept same. A big hole forces the use of mesh screens and metal wires. Thanks for your input.
With large bonsai or bonsai trees that dont like a lot of water need large drainage holes for aeration. As you water air "oxygen" gets pulled into the soil. Good for most pines, they get rootrot easy. :)
+ann53090 Hi, thanks for the reply. At least someone replied :-) I agree with what you are saying and my query still remains - multiple small holes can match the drainage area achieved from 2 large holes or even exceed it. The oxygen intake does not change if the area is kept same but increases if the number of small holes are increased. My point is - isn't it better if the bonsai pot floor has multiples holes like that of a ceramic berry bowl/colander (you can google it to see what that looks like). I appreciate your inputs on this.
Vinny Chirayil bonjour, my 5 cents, even if I know nothing on potery and bonsaï ! Perhaps a lot of small holes would fragilise (? Good word?) the plate more than 2 big holes?
Sometimes they use wire through the holes so the plant can be "styled" by stringing the wire through the large holes and up the branches. I think this is the main reason, but I'm not an expert!
He is using a pottery / ceramic clay (similar to the clay which is used to make cups and bowls on a pottery wheel). Yes, it must be slowly dried and fired in an extremely hot kiln -- which changes the clay to stoneware, which is permanent and will not dissolve in water.
The "paste" is simply very wet clay. (This is pottery ceramic clay, not cement or plaster. It must be slowly dried and fired in an extremely hot kiln, just like cups and plates.)
It is not made of cement, it is made of ceramic pottery clay. Pottery (ceramic) clay comes pre-mixed in bags, and can be rolled out in flat shapes or shaped with a pottery wheel. Ceramic clay is slowly dried and then heated (it is called "fired") in a kiln at extremely high temperatures. This changes the nature of the clay to what is called "stoneware" and it will no longer turn back into mud when it gets wet.
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Now that is a sweet pot.
I admire his skill!
Your works are great
Thank you very much 🙏😊
Beautiful pot!
I have been searching for this since a long time. Thanks for making this vdo
How daring. Compliments.
Beautiful
beautiful stuff
une merveille bravo !!
Beautiful video and talent ! I have a question regarding drainage holes - Why do bonsai pots have huge drainage holes ? Instead of few big holes, why can't they have many small holes and thus, avoid a mesh screen completely ? The drainage speed would remain the same in both cases, because the total area of holes can be kept same. A big hole forces the use of mesh screens and metal wires. Thanks for your input.
With large bonsai or bonsai trees that dont like a lot of water need large drainage holes for aeration. As you water air "oxygen" gets pulled into the soil. Good for most pines, they get rootrot easy. :)
+ann53090 Hi, thanks for the reply. At least someone replied :-) I agree with what you are saying and my query still remains - multiple small holes can match the drainage area achieved from 2 large holes or even exceed it. The oxygen intake does not change if the area is kept same but increases if the number of small holes are increased. My point is - isn't it better if the bonsai pot floor has multiples holes like that of a ceramic berry bowl/colander (you can google it to see what that looks like). I appreciate your inputs on this.
Vinny Chirayil bonjour, my 5 cents, even if I know nothing on potery and bonsaï ! Perhaps a lot of small holes would fragilise (? Good word?) the plate more than 2 big holes?
Sometimes they use wire through the holes so the plant can be "styled" by stringing the wire through the large holes and up the branches. I think this is the main reason, but I'm not an expert!
Good luck brother
beautiful
Beautiful;)
A-mei-zing, thanks.........
very nice piece of art your pot is sir.. what clay are you using? does it need baking? please reply
He is using a pottery / ceramic clay (similar to the clay which is used to make cups and bowls on a pottery wheel). Yes, it must be slowly dried and fired in an extremely hot kiln -- which changes the clay to stoneware, which is permanent and will not dissolve in water.
Like a prayer...
what is the paste u use
The "paste" is simply very wet clay. (This is pottery ceramic clay, not cement or plaster. It must be slowly dried and fired in an extremely hot kiln, just like cups and plates.)
how makes only cement
no mix other martial . guide please
It is not made of cement, it is made of ceramic pottery clay. Pottery (ceramic) clay comes pre-mixed in bags, and can be rolled out in flat shapes or shaped with a pottery wheel. Ceramic clay is slowly dried and then heated (it is called "fired") in a kiln at extremely high temperatures. This changes the nature of the clay to what is called "stoneware" and it will no longer turn back into mud when it gets wet.
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