Make Your Own Bonsai Soil Mix
You can find sand everywhere but you want large grit well draining sand for bonsai applications.
Make your own bonsai soil mix. Mix together two parts granite grit one part loam and two parts peat moss for a basic soil mix. Most garden centres stock bonsai containers and accessories. Sand sand is another commonly used ingredient to making good bonsai soil. After you have kept the organic inorganic and potting soil ready the next step.
Alternately for deciduous trees mix one part coarse sand one part loam and one part peat. To go into further detail. Prepare the bonsai soil. Peat moss humus is what retains the most water and therefore should be used sparingly.
Charcoal charcoal is traditionally used as a soil additive because it increases the drainage of the soil and helps fight bad bacteria. Preparing bonsai soil at home gather the required supplies. Decide the ratio of soil components. This material is really used.
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