Repotting a Ficus
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So I ordered ingredients for my tree to repot it, and I have builder's/course sand, forest compost potting mix, granite, and then I ordered pumice but the shipping place sent me perlite.
Is perlite an okay replacement? Also, what proportions of each do you reccomend I mix in?
Thank you!
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bob wrote: Coarse sand... I am not quite sure with some of these components, i use a good mixture of akadama and crushed lava rock and i kno we have our different recipies, so i could just be to picky, i am sure these ingrediants may be fine but i am not so sure about much. It would be best to clarify. It would be best to get stuff that is porous insted of granite, like lava rock, that would be good (me being picky again!!)
I did a lot of reading before I picked out my ingredients. I saw decomposed granite on multiple sources, and it was easy for me to get it, so. Sand and perlite are even listed on this website. Pumice was supposed to be my porous ingredient, but I believe perlite is porous as well, hence why I wondered if it would be an okay replacement since the place I ordered from sent the wrong thing and I'd rather not go through the effort of sending it back unless I have to.
I do have some mixture reccomendations, from a book I got and from online sources, but I figured some other opinions would help. How much organic vs inorganic should I use?
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Deciduous tree bonsai soil
•50% Akadama
•25% Organic potting compost
•25% Grit
www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/bonsai-soil
For a Ficus, depending on your climate, the above ratio of 75/25 should be just fine.
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I do not have any akadama, but thank you for the ratio!
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