waydeo
Mame
I found a distributor for " Pro’s Choice Select Sports Field Conditioner " in Gerorgia for about $12 a 40 lb bag. Has anyone tested/ used this for bonsai soil ? It looks simular to turface .
I use 1/4" pumice and lava mixed with pine bark. 40/40/20 ratio.Mellow mullet what are you using now ?
I would recommend against using turface or any similar products for bonsai soil. It holds way too much water in the interior of the pot and the structure of the particle is very flat and sharp. If you look at the root system of tree that was potted in turface you will see all the roots are on the outside of the rootball and there are no roots on the inside. This is because the roots are trying to escape the environment created by turface. Potting in turface and similar materials will create an anemic root system and will not develop a ‘shin’ which is the area of the root system just under the trunk and translates to the heart of the root system. Healthy shin = healthy trees
I am speaking from my experience with purchasing plants that were grown in tuface and then observing the state of the roots when repotting.That is not simply not true, at least in my experience. Are you speaking from personal experience or is this something you have read. Nearly all of my trees have been in Turface at one time or another, either all or some part of the soil and they all were healthy.
Also, roots typically grow outward, it is what the do, a reflection of the canopy.
John
Shots firedSo, what you are saying is that you haven't actually grown anything in Turface, right?
What I’m saying is that based on the subpar results I’ve seen from those that do grow plants in turface that its not worth it for me to waste my time or money to even attempt to grow anything in turface.