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Originally Posted by Carl_Bergstrom
I rinse for a few minutes after repotting, letting the water run through until it runs clear, stopping, starting again, letting it run through until it runs clear, etc., etc.
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Originally Posted by jeremy_norbury
Yes, this is exactly what I do too. . . I dump the tree in a water tub for a few seconds, lift out of water, repeat 5 times
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Thanks guys,
Basically, what this sounds like to me is that you guys water your trees thoughrouly
after repotting, as i think we all do. Carl seems to be saying he does so because his soil medium supplier washed the particles before shipping them, where Jeremy seems to be saying that he uses a coarse soil mix, and both situations allow for any remaining fines to be washed out during the initial watering. Does this sound about right?
So Carl, if your supplier did not wash the particles before shipping, would you thoughrouly wash before potting, or just rely on the initial watering to get the remaining fines out? Jeremy, would you wash the particles if you were using a smaller grained soil mix?
What I'm really trying to figure out is if people truly believe that washing particles is necessary? Will the trees suffer if the particles are only sieved and not washed? Can you guys possibly imagine an experienced bonsai man/woman who owns a nursery taking the time to wash their soil particles before mixing and potting? I can't, and I think I may have just answered my own questiong.
Discuss.
Thanks,
Toby