soil advice

[bazron]

G'day everyone im Aaron new to site and to the art of bonsai

i have a question about bonsai potting soil. i just bought some form the local nursery the brand they stock is GrOwbetter. seems like plan old potting mix. my plan is to sieve it to 1/4" then add 1/4" sand to it would this be a good place to start? i hoping to grow afew river red gums in it. if that helps.

cheers.

[Scott Roxburgh]

Hi Aaron,

Welcome to AusBonsai! ...and bonsai in general!

I have not used Growbetter bonsai potting soil, but I think you plan to add some coarse sand is sound. You may find that you lose a lot of the potting soil though, as it is usually quite fine.

Since you are look into RRG, check out FlyBri's posts, he seems to have done a lot with them. I on the other hand can offer you no advice on natives!

[Boics]

Hi there..

Check out the rest of the forum in here.
There are some great posts on soil mixes that I myself have been learning a heap about myself.

Have a look on the second page and in particular some posts and threads related to the sticky in this forum.

Here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5138
And Here in particular: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5745

Also a "topic search" or "advanced search" on your key words works pretty well.

Welcome to Ausbonsai! I'm just new myself!