Will_Heath

Ron,

"There is no one soil mix that will work on all bonsai, in all climates, nor in all sizes of bonsai pots. I am not going to come up with the magic formula. I doubt if anyone could."


Ron that is an excellant artical, thank you.

However it leads me back to my original question. In the Artical you mention that a mix of inorganic and organic is the best way to go and even give a few examples of ingrediants to use.

Lets take your suggestion and say we started with a magic formula of 50% fir bark and 50% lava rock and call this our base mix. This is the magic mix that all future mixes will be born from. (For example purposes only)

Now, if you live in a wetter climate than control zero (the 50/50 mix) you would add 1 extra part of lava rock. If in a drier climate than add 1 extra part of fir bark. For acid loving plants add 1 part peat. etc etc etc Or based on your watering habits, the same would apply.

I feel as though my point isn't quite making it, maybe it is my lack of explaination or communication skills.

Will