bonsai soil from home depot

[crab apple]

Has anyone tried this, looks a lot like Bonsai jacks mix, maybe a little cheaper. Pumice, lava pine fines and some clay product.

 

[August]

I bought a bag of their pumice once. Very coarse, I think 1/4 inch particles. Too big for me

 

[jeffapana]

I've used this and it is good unless you have shohin in small pots and need less than 1/4 inch particle size (they also have a shohin mix which is basically the same but smaller particles). Very good drainage. Clean, dust-free mix of lava, pumice, clay, and a little pine bark, consistent particle size of about 3/8 to 1/4 inch. More lava and pumice and less clay than Bonsai Jack mixes. I've had good root growth on trees in development.

 

[Paradox]

I bought a couple bags of pumice. Haven't used it yet but 1/4 inch is ok for most of my trees.

 

[Gary McCarthy]

Nigel Saunders uses it

But he does make up his own soil as well.

 

[August44]

So 20 qts//5 gallons for $59.98 ($12.00 per gallon). That doesn't sound to bad to me. Way cheaper than bonsai Jacks @ 3 gallons for $41.88 ($13.96 per gallon). I wonder what the "clay" is in the HD mix.

 

[sevan]

So 20 qts//5 gallons for $59.98 ($12.00 per gallon). That doesn't sound to bad to me. Way cheaper than bonsai Jacks @ 3 gallons for $41.88 ($13.96 per gallon). I wonder what the "clay" is in the HD mix.

This is the clay in the mix.

Calcined Clay

Calcined Clay is a baked clay that does a great job at holding water so that your Bonsai won’t dry out throughout the day and also acts as an acidifier.

thebonsaisupply.com

 

[JackHammer]

I bought a bag of their pumice once. Very coarse, I think 1/4 inch particles. Too big for me

Usually the complaint about pumice is that it is too fine and dusty.

 

[August]

Usually the complaint about pumice is that it is too fine and dusty.

The bag I bought was quite small. Potentially why it was more intact

 

[jeffapana]

If you want to try it you can get 20% off through 7/4 by using discount code HAPPY423 on their website thebonsaisupply.com

 

[crab apple]

If you want to try it you can get 20% off through 7/4 by using discount code HAPPY423 on their website thebonsaisupply.com

Good find

 

[Wulfskaar]

I've used this and it is good unless you have shohin in small pots and need less than 1/4 inch particle size (they also have a shohin mix which is basically the same but smaller particles). Very good drainage. Clean, dust-free mix of lava, pumice, clay, and a little pine bark, consistent particle size of about 3/8 to 1/4 inch. More lava and pumice and less clay than Bonsai Jack mixes. I've had good root growth on trees in development.

Looks like they have a shohin size.

Shohin Bonsai Soil Mix

Our professional Shohin Bonsai Soil Mix micro mixture, has been designed and blended in-house by our professional team at The Bonsai Supply.

thebonsaisupply.com

 

[chicago1980]

Has anyone tried this, looks a lot like Bonsai jacks mix, maybe a little cheaper. Pumice, lava pine fines and some clay product.View attachment 496751

I think that is bonsai supply out of Florida.

They have a YouTube channel.

I wonder if that is a 3rd party redirect sales system that home Depot uses. Similar to Amazon.