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I know might not be the best photo I'll get a better one tomorrow but got my bonsai repotted by a bonsai nursery and this is the soil in there, just looks a bit odd to me as it doesn't stay moist and although I don't want to water it everyday it seems like it needs to be as I dig down the soil a bit and it's not moist at all


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Any advice if what they've used is corrected as I'm new and don't have much knowledge about this


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Looks good to me, nice and open. Everyday watering is part of the deal for many of us so you may as well succumb and join the club.
The beauty of this style of substrate is that you can water frequently without worry of the root remaining wet


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I read in one of my bonsai books, soak the pot and plant into a bucket of water, over the rim of the pot, until all the air bubbles finish coming out, and then drain it . Hope this helps.

Looks very similar to the mix I use.

Bush bunny wrote:I read in one of my bonsai books, soak the pot and plant into a bucket of water, over the rim of the pot, until all the air bubbles finish coming out, and then drain it . Hope this helps.

This is the standard way of watering properly.

I'd add two further points - I usually arrange the trough of water to come up below the rim but above the top of the soil. This avoids too much disturbance of the soil. Secondly, if you've got any absorbent materials (eg. pine bark; zeolite; pumice; brick fines) let it soak for a half an hour or so so that these materials get thoroughly soaked. They will then release this moisture later.

Haydenmc wrote:Looks good to me, nice and open. Everyday watering is part of the deal for many of us so you may as well succumb and join the club.
The beauty of this style of substrate is that you can water frequently without worry of the root remaining wet


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I use an automatic sprinkler. They're not expensive even those that have rain delay functions so that certain plants don't get too wet. I believe I paid $40.00 & it is well worth it. If we get a number of wet days, say a week or more I just turn it off since over watering is detrimental as is under watering.