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It had previously been potted with potting soil and perlite or vermiculite. I was going to repot it with about 70 percent pine bark and 30 percent lava rock (1/8 to 1/4), axis, and pumice. 1 part each. I have noticed in the past that the dirt at times stays wet for a while with the potting soil as it had started to compact. I had thought about adding some other organic sifted matter to the 70 percent.

15-Mar-2007	#7
BentBarrel bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Feb-2007 Location: Washington State Country: USA Posts: 70	It had previously been potted with potting soil and perlite or vermiculite. I was going to repot it with about 70 percent pine bark and 30 percent lava rock (1/8 to 1/4), axis, and pumice. 1 part each. I have noticed in the past that the dirt at times stays wet for a while with the potting soil as it had started to compact. I had thought about adding some other organic sifted matter to the 70 percent.