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There's several possibilites for cat litter in the UK. There's 'Sophisticat Pink' and Tescos Premium Lightweight - both diatomaceous earth I think, or Fullers Earth (normally sold as a growing medium but sometime it's sold as cat litter).

The Tesco version has smaller granules (1mm-3mm - think they used to be larger) than the Sophisticat (3mm+ ?) - if you had to go for one I'd go for the latter - but I'm trying both myself at the moment. A 30l bag of Sophisticat should be 8-10 quid, I think the Tesco stuff is something like 4-5 quid for about around 15l.

On one of the bonsai forums I've seen mention of Oil-Dri (sp?) being available in the UK - that's similar stuff

If you get the Tesco version, make sure its 'Premium lightweight' and *not* just 'Premium'. The Premium will turn to vvv sticky mud as soon as you add water, despite looking ok when it's dry. Fortunately I tried watering it before repotting anything !

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henshaw bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Apr-2006 Location: Surrey Country: UK Posts: 5	There's several possibilites for cat litter in the UK. There's 'Sophisticat Pink' and Tescos Premium Lightweight - both diatomaceous earth I think, or Fullers Earth (normally sold as a growing medium but sometime it's sold as cat litter). The Tesco version has smaller granules (1mm-3mm - think they used to be larger) than the Sophisticat (3mm+ ?) - if you had to go for one I'd go for the latter - but I'm trying both myself at the moment. A 30l bag of Sophisticat should be 8-10 quid, I think the Tesco stuff is something like 4-5 quid for about around 15l. On one of the bonsai forums I've seen mention of Oil-Dri (sp?) being available in the UK - that's similar stuff If you get the Tesco version, make sure its 'Premium lightweight' and not just 'Premium'. The Premium will turn to vvv sticky mud as soon as you add water, despite looking ok when it's dry. Fortunately I tried watering it before repotting anything !