[IBC] Bonsai mix - source for organic component(s)

Roger Snipes

Quite right Billy, the choice of potting media will depend on one's local
conditions.

I don't consider the media the Pacific Rim collection uses to be on the
large side. As I mentioned their mix is in the 1/8 inch range, which I
would class in the medium size range. I use a mix of that size for many of
my smaller trees, and the mix I use for a lot of my larger trees tends to be
more towards the 1/4 inch size. The climate on my side of the state is also
considerably drier than the west side. I think their average annual
rainfall is in the neighborhood of 50+ inches, where ours is more on the
order of 16 to 20 inches. I don't have any problem with my trees that are
in a larger size media drying too fast, but they do require daily watering
in the summer when it is hot. If anything one would expect the Pacific Rim
collection to use a larger size potting mix to keep their trees from being
too wet.

I guess the mix they use works well for them though; all their trees seem
quite healthy.

Regards,
Roger Snipes rlsnipes@icehouse.net Spokane, WA Zone 5, or maybe Zone 6.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it,
and then misapplying the wrong remedies. Groucho Marx (1895-1977)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy M. Rhodes" <GOPHERHILL@AOL.COM>
> I was trying to say that the larger particles of inorganic
materials
> you mentioned as making up the potting media for the Pacific Rim
Collection
> would be appropriate for larger trees but might not hold enough moisture
for
> smaller trees.
> Also the climate of Pacific northwest is unique in this county and
the
> choice of potting media mixtures will depend upon many factors.

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