Yet Another Soil Question!

tdlabrie

I know, I know, this forum has tons of threads and articles on this subject, not to mention other forums and websites. However, I cannot find an answer to my question, which I think is probably much easier than the average soil question.

I recently picked up three very young trees, a juniper, an azalea, and a Japanese maple. I've already decided to leave them pretty much alone for a year or so to fatten up a bit. The nursery pots they came in are way too small, but unfortunately I have no place to plant them in the ground. So, I bought three very large pots for them to live in for a while.

My question, then, is simply what soil to use? Since simple growth is the objective, do I just use any (good) potting soil like regular garden flowers and plants? Or would they benefit from some traditional Bonsai mixture and, if so, what would you recommend?

Thanks for the help.

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Terry
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D3rutat

Garden soil should be the main option. mainly bcos it's more fertile and it's cheaper. But you can use bonsai soil if you don't have garden soil. But i think that you will need more than a year to fatten any tree, especially slow growing trees like yours

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