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These are my ingredients:

!/3 Turface
1/3 ground pine bark
1/3 granite chicken grit.

All sifted. I keep it stored in buckets mixed. If planting trees that need looser soil I ad more grit. If I'm planting trees that need more organic I add pine bark.

This has worked well for me for many, many years. So, I'm wondering what's the problem with Turface?

By the way some people do substitute oil/water drying compounds for Turface, apparently with some success as long as they get the right kind.

4-Mar-2008	#15
jfecme bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Georgia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 326	These are my ingredients: !/3 Turface 1/3 ground pine bark 1/3 granite chicken grit. All sifted. I keep it stored in buckets mixed. If planting trees that need looser soil I ad more grit. If I'm planting trees that need more organic I add pine bark. This has worked well for me for many, many years. So, I'm wondering what's the problem with Turface? By the way some people do substitute oil/water drying compounds for Turface, apparently with some success as long as they get the right kind. __________________ Over 25 years experience - good and bad, and still learning!