3/15/2023 0 Comments Notecase pro vs bonsai![]() Overall, I think it is pretty clear that while they are planted in a nursery can of a decent size or in the ground- an organic, rich potting medium like nursery potting soil (Miracle Grow, Pro Mix, or whatever you prefer) is fine and probably going to produce the most rapid growth and development. ![]() The size of the pot you plant them in will a fret the rate that they grow as well. I will note that only one of them has died, and it was one of the ones planted in a coarser pumice/lava/akadama mix. I am doing a comparison with trident maple seedlings, planted in a variety of "soils" (ranging from potting soil/perlite to turface/grit/bark and pumice/lava/akadama) but as Dave noted, the sample size is pretty small. I haven't seen any significant problems with the root systems after doing this for several years. Does it give me more growth than using a bonsai soil and heavy fertilizer? I have no idea, I do it mainly because it's cheaper. I amend this as needed with standard potting soil for some plants, or more perlite for others. I've stated in other threads that I've had good results using a mix based on a standard bagged nursery container "mix", which isn't really soil but a combination of peat, bark and perlite. ![]() However.a mix of potting soil and perlite might give approximately the same porosity? ![]() Bark soil conditioner is somewhat more coarse than standard potting soil, right? I haven't been able to find the stuff locally but it sounds like it's just somewhat composted fine bark.so it must start out at least a little more coarse than potting soil. ![]()
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