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Thank you very much Redpine and Matt. No... it is planted in the real-McCoy. Akadama! I have two trees in calidama as a test and a few bags that I use for planting collected stuff in. I am not sold on it completely yet.

It is very hard, almost too hard. I like akadama because it absorbs fertilizer very well and it breaks down just enough that roots can push thru it. If I wanted something this hard I could just use lava for half the price. Nearly the same in the long run.

ak

30-May-2006	#13
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,609	Thank you very much Redpine and Matt. No... it is planted in the real-McCoy. Akadama! I have two trees in calidama as a test and a few bags that I use for planting collected stuff in. I am not sold on it completely yet. It is very hard, almost too hard. I like akadama because it absorbs fertilizer very well and it breaks down just enough that roots can push thru it. If I wanted something this hard I could just use lava for half the price. Nearly the same in the long run. ak __________________ If you can't be a player...be an athletic supporter!