Would anyone recommend this soil?!?!?!?!?!

eeiko321

Hi guys

i hope this isnt a re-post.

anyhow, i need to re-pot one of my trees.
and obviously its the first time in doing so.

i bought a POtting mix..this is what it is..

Brand: AMGROW
Product: Bonsai Potting Mix, Black Label - Superior Quality.

it says its an organic matter...
said to be "freely draining mix but still obtains good moisture"

it also has Nutrismart (fertilizer), Nutrigrow (another type of fertilizer) Bioactive COmpost (reducing root disease)

what do you recon people?

i know its not the traditional Japanese soil etc etc...

but it sounds convincing and i bought it at a nursery. and it was the only one they had

thanks in advance guys

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soltan

This type of soil can be okay. It depends alot on what you are growing and where.
I found the most important thing with soil is not whats in it but that it should be sifted. Even the pre packaged bonsai soil. I found that if I sifted this type of pre packaged bonsai siol I would be lucky to get half that was usable. There is usually way too much fines in them.
If this is all you can find at the moment I say use it but you can do much better by finding good size ingredients 2-4 mm in general. Best thing you can do is invest in a sieve. Also ensure that your bonsai pot has plenty of drainage with this pre-packaged bonsai soil. Drill a few extra holes in it if you are using a cheap pot.

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soltan

Oh and since you are in Australia in case you don't realise summer is not a good time to repot most species unless you are brave or really know what you are doing.

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eeiko321

to be honest, i dont...
lol

well few pepole said its ok to pot around this time for the ficus?
when were u thinking of doing so?

and on the other post, you mentioned that i should get the seive...so i can sift out all the fine stuff...and use the thicker parts?


thanks heaps

weeble

LOL eeiko, Ficus are strang birds... they're tropical, not temperate, so they dont exactly fall into the same catagory as most other bonsai.

Maryjane

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eeiko321

obviously ur saying u can pot it any time...as it is tropical?

it needs a repotting bad......roots are shooting out......and the pot is taking a long time to drain.

thanks

soltan

Yes Ficus is one of the species I have been told should ber repotted in summer.
I have read that they can be repotted all year round but I am unsure. I have one that needs reotting at the moment so I hope we get some more advice on this.

Even if the fig is due for rfepotting don't panic. I feel it is often safer to have a root bound tree than a badly repotted tree. A root bound tree takes some extra care in watering and placment but will not kill a tree quickly. Bad repotting can!

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eeiko321

whats the difference with this comapred to akadama?

PatArizona

G'day Eeiko...

"...it says its an organic matter...said to be "freely draining mix but still obtains good moisture"...".

Personally...I'm a believer in the KISS Principle...I use a pure inorganic bonsia soil mix...and very rarely add a little (less than 5 Orchid Mix (fir bark).

That's what works for me...

Pat

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