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I have my trees in the same mixture. In training pots though, not shallow bonsai pots. My top inch or so dries out very fast while the remaining stays soaked for a much greater time period. Im going to try and put something on the surface to try and balance this out. I see some people watering everytime the surface gets dry, but my trees would stay soaked if I did this. The frustrating part is some folks water tons of trees like every other day, dry or not, and they grow great. While I take much care in watering exactly when each tree needs it, yet they still grow weak. Figure that one out.