I can used coconut husk from my coconut tree done gravel an dombchunis of charcoal yes

Thanks

Will always support from Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean tropical I have some bromailfs an gonna mount on trees stump stones etc on coconuthusk an moss

@shellianne5767

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, from another Trini

Well said

i use the yates orchid mix, my weather can be really hot so watering ends up being a must. so for me it doesn't matter what bromeliad i use the orchid mix seems to be work wonders. i got lazy an used some regular potting mix i had was a terrible idea lost a couple nice pups

great video, especially the comments on how "peat moss" is ground up into a fine powder. I finally found the pine mulch "fines" and they are worth it!! I make my bromeliad mix with a good quality organic potting soil, perlite #3 and pine mulch fines.

Here is a recipe if someone wants to do hybrid 3 parts peat or coir 3 parts pumice 2 parts Perlite 1/2 Part sand Optional: 1/4 part enoculated Biochar or charcoal This is definitely not the cheapest mix, but it can be used indefinitely with just a little extra peat added every few years. l

Long and short they do well in a chunky aroid mix

This was such a great educational video about potting media options and why to choose them. Thank you so much!

I have mixed gravel with potting soil.

another awesome video. I'm learning so much thank you! I wanted to ask you would recommend planting bromeliads into the ground with or is that soil to heavy for the plant. I've seen some people do that, but I just wanted to get your recommendation for that. THANKS!

@islandbreezetropicals1276

Жыл бұрын

Most bromeliads are very amenable to being planted in the grounds, not sure if you were asking about amending the soil with potting mix?

@Brother_Nature.

Жыл бұрын

@@islandbreezetropicals1276 no I was asking if it’s okay to just plant them in the ground with regular soil ? Thanks

@islandbreezetropicals1276

Жыл бұрын

Sure! If your soil seems like it might get soggy or waterlogged at any time during the year, plant them about .5 inches higher than the surrounding grade, and they should do fine! Also, if you use mulch don't put it right next to the base of the plant.

@Brother_Nature.

Жыл бұрын

@@islandbreezetropicals1276 sounds great thank you!

Blueberries for Hawaii

Is charcoal is a good potting mix for a bromiliads

@islandbreezetropicals1276

11 ай бұрын

Although I have not tried charcoal my guess is that it's ability to absorb nutrient may make it unsuitable, but again I have not experimented with it. If you decide to try it please report back and tell us your results. Thanks a lot for watching!

Is charcoal is a good media for bromiliad

@Rocketman0407

9 ай бұрын

Pure I don't know, but adding some charged charcoal is probably good I do in my mix. My mix are 1 part peat or coco, 1 part pumice 1/2 part perlite, 1/2 part sand and lastly 1/4 part of charged biochar.

I am having a few issues with my bromeliads and I could really use your assistance to know what’s the issues

@islandbreezetropicals1276

11 ай бұрын

Where diagnosis of any plant problems is difficult without seeing the plant, we'll sure try to help. We'll need to know your growing methods, environment, and location and nature of the damage.

@benattokaran

11 ай бұрын

@@islandbreezetropicals1276 at the moment I am propagating the bromeliads in a grow box as they will be going into the Paludarium soon. I am seen these white scaly dots on them. I would love to send you a close up picture so if you can share an email address that would be helpful

@benattokaran

11 ай бұрын

@@islandbreezetropicals1276 I just saw ur video on scales and tried ur isopropyl alcohol idea and these white dots seems to come right off….. do I need to wash off the alcohol after that

@islandbreezetropicals1276

11 ай бұрын

@@benattokaran There is no need to wash after spot treating with alcohol, it is highly volatile and evaporates very quickly. Thanks for watching!

@islandbreezetropicals1276

11 ай бұрын

@@benattokaran Sorry, but because of privacy issues there isn't an email address where you can send pics at this time. Perhaps in the future this will be resolved.

Peat does not contain any nutrients. Wood contains Nitrogen, but it takes a while for it to be realesed. Organic mixes also breaks down and makes it easier for rot to occur. So why not go mostly mineral based?

@islandbreezetropicals1276

9 ай бұрын

All good points... the main reason for using a more organic (carbon based) mix over mostly mineral mixes isn't so much because of their bioavailability, but because their cation exchange capacity (CEC) enables them to retain fertilizer constituents better than mineral mixes, which would allow the fertilizer to leach before being absorbed by the roots. Appreciate your comments, thanks for watching!

@Rocketman0407

9 ай бұрын

@islandbreezetropicals1276 you can add some Vermiculite, Turface, or biochar to increase the CEC. I have a question. I managed to rip off all the roots on some Dyckia pups when separating them. Will they regrow roots most likely? Lastly, I would love to see your Dyckia collection in some video.

@islandbreezetropicals1276

9 ай бұрын

@@Rocketman0407 The Dyckia pups should be able to go through at least one regrowth cycle, although they might take their time doing it.

I don't think there will ever be a true substitute for mixing your own substrate for the specific job. There are just too many factors to make generic solutions for anything horticultural. Take me for example. I'm making a very unique vivarium that needs a rich planting substrate, suspended with a false bottom over a body of water, that will act as a multispecies self sufficient ecosystem, with no active tech besides lighting. It needs to be able to be dense in places for fine roots, loose for most of the substrate throughout for aeration in such a damp environment, needs to resist decomposition strongly while having compostable organic components, needs to specifically resist mold in natural ways, but it also cannot have too many mineral components that would be harsh for cleanup crews, and it needs to have high surface area not just for drainage but for root contact and beneficial bacteria growth cause of its proximity to water, and it needs to be able to resist leeching of nutrients into the water below, and it cannot have any kind of softwood bark because that can't mix with water features, but it should have some pieces of faster decomposing wood in it for mulch. You will *never* find a potting mix that satisfies all of those at once. What i did was mix equal parts: -Crushed brick -lava gravel -calcined clay -bonsai clay soil -sphagnum moss -reptile substrate moss -coco husk chips -coarse-sifted coco fiber -cork bark chips -horticultural charcoal And a light sprinkling of: -perlite -vermiculite -aspen chips -leca After mixing all of these, i sifted out all but the largest particles to maximise aeration in a sealed boggy environment. And in order for all of these ingredients to work properly, i'll need to toss them in river mud to get a light coating of nutrients and beneficial bacteria on each particle. Could you just throw in a commercial premade mix of coco coir, perlite, and worm castings? Probably. Would it last as long, resist mold, or prevent leeching nutrients into the water column adequately? No way. My situation is kinda unique, cause i'm setting up something so specific. But the conditions in your home, in a professional greenhouse, or anywhere else on earth? Wildly different, and just as unique and specific, and that's before even getting into your plant pairings. It will always be better to tailor your mix to your situation, and if you know where to find these materials in a less processed or wholesale format, it'll likely be a lot cheaper too.

you can find Fir bark or Pine bark in woods actually, so why to buy it when it is free :) or its not good?