Soil?

[darius_lee]

Heya :) I thought I'd pick your brains again. So my japanese maple needs to be repotted. My research shows that now is the best time to do it. Currently since it is in regular potting soil and I wanted to transplant it to bonsai soil. I know they don't like akeline soils and prefer the more acidic kind. I was wondering if anyone had any online

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[nulldevice]

Depending on how hardcore you want to go with this, the mix is usually 1-1-1 of fine gravel, peat moss, and fired clay. The fired clay holds water, the peat moss provides organics, and the fine gravel is a good medium. This is the standard bonsai soil that you can buy at many garden centers or online. I mix my own, because I have a lot of trees to pot - the gravel I use is just "chicken grit" which I can get at an agricultural co-op for $5 per giant bag. The clay comes in the form of that stuff they put on baseball diamonds

thanks!

[darius_lee]

Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate it. I've read through several books but some how reading it from a person is so much more understandable than reading it in published literature. Thank you again!