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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Jul-2005
Posts: 21
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Will this soil mix work?are these roots ok?
hey there,
I bought a mallsai (chinese elm) 2day as it looked extremely healthy and from past experience the soil (in UK) is too dense clay etc! so i have repotted it instantly into an inorganic mix of 50/50 perlite/sharp sand!Will this be ok for the elm, how will it get nutriants?I heard chinese elms dont like fertaliser/nutriants added, but in inorganic soils is it ok to use?
I also have an old chinese elm too that i bought in Feb 2004, it started to lose all its leaves etc, i put it down to root rot and the fact that it was in dense clay!I have now repotted it into my 50/50 perlite/sharp sand mix. Is this a good idea. Can you look at the roots to see if they do have root rot?to me they seem less soggy than they have been so hopefully it is recovering.
Many thanks
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