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Composition of homemade soil

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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #52042
Can you use kitty litter and what type would be suggested? I live in the United States in zone five.
And a formula, I have lava rock and Pumice..
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #52044

Bonsai Jay wrote: And a formula, I have lava rock and Pumice..


Use lava+pumice+any organic (peat, pine bark) will do.
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #52054
google bonsai soil -substrate/terramol/pumice/vermiculite/kitty litter/... enjoy for the next 2 years..
This forum has a lot of info on bonsai soil too, its just too big a topic to explain in a few words...
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #52379
Cat litter is excellent, but it should be made from Molar clay. In the UK Tescos own cat litter is ideal.
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #52381
My thought i put here:
www.growingbonsai.net/characteristics-of-good-bonsai-substrate/
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