i was just wondering has anyone used this in their mix and issert similiar to brick dust ?
and some of the pieces has that glaze on it should i be worried?
crushed tile?
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Re: crushed tile?
Hey IS
I have been using crushed terracotta which has some glaze on it. Glaze won't ge a problem what would worry me about roof tiles is if they are made from cement or a clay.
Can you take a picture to help clarify?
Brett
I have been using crushed terracotta which has some glaze on it. Glaze won't ge a problem what would worry me about roof tiles is if they are made from cement or a clay.
Can you take a picture to help clarify?
Brett
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Re: crushed tile?
i asked the lady and she says its terracotta and since i drove all the way to bonsai environment and all they had left was the small grade of chinese akadama i thought it would do the same being both terracotta
please tell me that its not going to kill my tree or all that malleting would be a waste of time
please tell me that its not going to kill my tree or all that malleting would be a waste of time
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Re: crushed tile?
Terracotta will be fine. I have been lucky enough that the local landscapers have crushed terracotta in stock. I did not realise bonsai environment sold it as Chinese Akadama?
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Re: crushed tile?
no thats not what i meant , lol
they had little clay balls which they call is chinese and its like akadama and all the bonsai enthusiast got all the medium grade before me
they had little clay balls which they call is chinese and its like akadama and all the bonsai enthusiast got all the medium grade before me
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Re: crushed tile?
Is good.IS2SXC wrote:no thats not what i meant , lol
they had little clay balls which they call is chinese and its like akadama and all the bonsai enthusiast got all the medium grade before me
Grant
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Re: crushed tile?
Ah ok If I was to use the balls again I would go for the fine grade anyway 
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