Hollow Creek Bonsai?

Misspeled_Name

Has anyone here ever orderd from Hollow creek bonsai?
http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/index2.ivnu

If so, how are there products? How are they about getting your shipment to you? ect.

Thanks

- Misspeled_Name

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Ian_Homer

Hi Misspeled_Name,

Wlecome to teh fourm. Soryr, I hda to haev a doubel taek at yore name
and spellign.


I am in the U.K. so can not help you.

Perhaps, someone in the U.S. will reply soon.


You will get much more help when you can read the posts clearly - but for the meantime, I like your I.D.

Best Regards,
Ian.

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JJR

I have not bought anything other than pots and soil from Hollow Creek, but I have been pretty satisfied. As far as shipping goes, I don't really know. I live pretty close to Hollow Creek so I just go and get what I need.


Jon

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I have tried a number of their soils and am very pleased with two of them. The others I can't say the same about.

I don't like their tropical mix . . . it does retain water well for longer than usual, but once it dries it is challenging to re-wet. Not what I am looking for. It also isn't the most aesthetically pleasing soil either.

The other I don't like is their triple screened professional mix. It isn't a uniform mix and there are some pretty large pieces. Not really what I am looking for either.

Now, the two I do like are the master's shohin mix. This stuff is awesome for mame and shohin bonsai. Its uniform in size, looks great, and retains water well, but still dries out quickly. I really like this stuff for my smaller bonsai.

For my main soil i have been using their (fortunately) cheapest soil. Their plain old double screened soil is really great stuff in my opinion. Yeah, its expensive, but I only have a few tree's so its not a big deal yet.

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Hasaki

007,
I've been using the triple screened[green label] for years and found the aggregate size is better and the mix cleaner. I got 24 bags once and only one bag was like the double screened...too dusty with larger aggregate sizes.
The shohin I use as a top layer mostly.

Hasaki

Pill_Man

I'm still relatively new to bonsai. I've been using Fred's triple screened soil
pretty much exclusively. Have bought many pots and supplies from him, and a
couple of trees. He is "local" to me, and a member of my bonsai club, so it's
pretty easy for me to drop in and purchase what I need. Never been
disappointed in anything I've gotten from him.

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007

I've heard from a number of people that the triple screened is the way to go, after two orders of it, I've decided to stick with the double screened for now. I am having good success with this soil and hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it . . . plus its their cheapest soil. Since I have to get it shipped, price is obvioulsy a greater factor than for those who are local.

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