Bonsai Potting Mix Recipe

A recipe which is composed of three quarters aggregate and one quarter organic materials will produce a mix which is good for all evergreens and most types of deciduous bonsai.

Bonsai potting mix recipe. 6 gallons sphagnum peat moss or coir fiber 4 5 gallons perlite 6 gallons compost 1 4 cup lime if using peat moss 1 1 2 cup of the diy container fertilizer blend found below or 1 1 2 cups of any granular complete organic fertilizer. When used in a bonsai soil mix it helps to retain water and it aids the roots to ramify very well. E coco make a great bonsai potting mix. Very gritty and open yet moisture retentive.

Palm tree mix is an even better choice if it is amended with other materials to improve drainage. Making one s own bonsai potting mixture is a process. 33 granular coconut shell charcoal 33 akadama small 33 pumice size 02. Lava rock retains water and adds good structure when part of a bonsai substrate.

But it s worth the effort. If you are going to buy s prepackaged soil for use with bonsai trees look for cactus mix. 25 washed cocopeat 25 granular coconut shell charcoal 25 akadama small 25 pumice size 02. Peat clay two kinds of fuji sand and volcanic soil.

Actually the term soil is really somewhat of a misnomer. As for an evergreen bonsai the quantity of granular clay and pumice is maintained at 7 3 ratio. So comment the composition you use for your bonsai soil below and tell us why t works well. We are not going to use potting soil as bonsai soil but we can use some kinds of potting soil as one of the building blocks for good bonsai soil.

Organic potting compost includes peat moss perlite and sand. There is ready made bonsai soil but ken at adachi nursery one of the remaining japanese owned nurseries in the bay area persuaded me that my plants deserved better. Recipe for bonsai soil mix. Now that your soil mix is ready pot your bonsai with it and let us know the results down below in the comments.

Since the space area for growth in a bonsai container is restricted it is imperative that soil placed into it should perform perfectly. For adding peat soil you can reduce the amount of clay and pumice to 5 2. It has several disadvantages it retains much water and doesn t aerate. It involves four ingredients.

One of the most critical aspects of growing bonsai is the preparation of a feasible potting mixture. Refer to these examples and mix the soil components as per the tree requirements. So i mixed my own using two parts volcanic rock to one part potting soil. The mix is not the be and end all of bonsai success.

This way bonsai tree soil mix can be prepared on your own. Roots can t grow into lava rock. However quite often varying the components and ratios in a mix to accommodate particular varieties of plants can be a good idea. As said earlier each of you might have your own recipe of bonsai medium soil mix.