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Hec DeBrabant
Join Date: Nov-2004
Location: Southern Michigan
Country: USA
Posts: 993
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Soil mix
I'm a firm believer in "keep it simple." The fewer the ingredients the better. My mix is ten parts aged pine bark, six parts Turface, and 4 parts composted soil or Michigan peat which is a rich dark soil. Note* Nothing at all like Canadian peat.
I have used this mix for about 15 years for all my tropicals as well as my winter hardy trees here in Michigan.
So if 3 ingredients works so well why use more? Every bonsai person has thier own favorite mix. You will get a lot of different answers to this question.
Hector
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Originally Posted by Misspeled_Name
What kind of soil should I use for a ficus? I have been working on my own mix of small lava rock, Dri-Zit, compost, small rock, and a little sand. Do you think this would work good? It is very free draining.
Any other mixes would be great!
Thanks.
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