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Sterile is a key word here. What about the beneficial Bactria and fungus that are important to plants?

Straight turface will drain at the same rate and retain the same amount of water, air, and nutrients no matter what species of tree is planted in it. How then, besides having 18 different watering schedules would you adjust for dry loving trees such as pines or wet loving trees such as Wisteria?

We must also remember the standard size of turface, hardly big enough for normal sized bonsai but good for Shohin sizes. Although I have aquired some turface that consits of 1/8 inch particles, it is hard to find and expensive.

Will

30-Aug-2005	#3
Will_Heath BANNED Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: Clinton Township, MI Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 MI AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 4,227	Sterile is a key word here. What about the beneficial Bactria and fungus that are important to plants? Straight turface will drain at the same rate and retain the same amount of water, air, and nutrients no matter what species of tree is planted in it. How then, besides having 18 different watering schedules would you adjust for dry loving trees such as pines or wet loving trees such as Wisteria? We must also remember the standard size of turface, hardly big enough for normal sized bonsai but good for Shohin sizes. Although I have aquired some turface that consits of 1/8 inch particles, it is hard to find and expensive. Will