What do i use in my Bonsai soil mix? 

Sanicat pink, Tesco low dust cat litter, Euro Car Parts Absorbing Granules - all hold their structure

This is a great video! For those who are here specifically for the soil mix it starts about 6 minutes in.

Your dog is sooooooo cute

Don't throw out the sifted material. It is good for seed starting. I use all mine for seed starting or for cuttings. Works very well when you mix it.

Oh man I did not expect that level of slop. lol. Good thing you tested it out first. That could have been disastrous. You need that 100% molar clay. It doesn’t break down at all

I use a simple mix of akadama, pumice or grit, and john innes no 2. Seems to work well so far. Very much enjoying looking after my trees so far. Hopefully be able to get some more

Miss your videos! Hope all is well.

My interest in bonsai began a year ago on my own. I soon learned how complex this can be but this video does help a bit! Thanks.

Great to see the updates! Good to see you and Pete experimenting on the soil and that Pete sure knows how to end a video the right way!

I’ve found sanicat pink cat litter very good, I have used it for the last 5 years and had great results. You can get it from pets at home in uk

Thanks for illustrating the problem with some of the "clays" that are on the market. Have you tried the Turface product Nigel Saunders uses? It absolutely does not dissolve into mush like the ones you showed. I was sceptical but wanted something cheaper than Akadama, which over time will also disintegrate. I purchased the Turface at a local tool and equipment store. I put about 1/2 cup into a plastic cup, filled it with water and let it sit for a week. Yes, a week. The only thing that happened is that I kept having to add water. It never did disintegrate. We are lucky here in Idaho. Within 2 hours from Boise we can get free volcanic grit from cinder cones, disintegrating granite from road cuts and there is a perlite manufacturing facility. Making up a soil is somewhat easier because various materials are locally available. The fired clay particles like Akadama was the only missing item. Turface solved that one.

Hi Scott excellent video on the soil info.

Hi Scott, good to see your doing well and your trees are looking fabulous👍 That was quite the test, looks like your trees will enjoy your new mix 👌

Hi Scott, good seeing you again. Lovely green house and they are thriving indeed! Good testing of the absorbs too, will surely help and you ended up with a good mix for yourself there too. See ya in the next one! 💖👍😊💖

Hi Scott

Scott!!!love the greenhouse broski. Really cool variety of trees. Thanks for the soil information. 😎😎😎

Nice Westie!

Sanicat Pink cat litter works for me. Granules can be a little large but sieved its fine

Can you please give me your opinion of the product: “professional orchid soil” for my first Hoya pink princess that contains 40% pine bark, 30% Lava, and 30% turface. I live in the Midwest, USA. I know I keep humidity and temperature and light stable. It’s so dry outside. I’m concerned about nutritional needs with this mixture

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