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The first question that needs to be answered if and when you are just getting started with Bonsai is deciding whether to use normal soil or special Bonsai soil. The plain truth is that today growing Bonsai plants and trees has become a popular pastime which in turn means that many more stores have mushroomed that have started selling Bonsai soil and supplies. What’s more beginners to Bonsai generally tend to buy their Bonsai supplies indiscriminately and will purchase items that are not necessary.
Bonsai Soil: A Simple and Inexpensive Task
Fortunately, purchasing Bonsai soil is simple and not very expensive and it only requires ensuring that your Bonsai soil is well mixed and contains the right amounts of nutrients, grit and soil to ensure optimum growth of Bonsai trees and plants. With the right Bonsai soil you stand a much better chance of succeeding with your Bonsai project, though at the same time you need to also be aware that Bonsai involves long term efforts and is not a hobby that can be treated as an overnight activity.
Proper Bonsai growing requires providing right amounts of water to the plants or trees and it also requires ensuring proper potting and providing good care to the plants and trees and all this is in addition to buying the right Bonsai soil. The good news is that the cost of Bonsai soil is generally affordable and will not cost more than you will spend on buying regular compost or nutrients that are used in an everyday garden.
It is necessary however that you pick Bonsai soil that contains the right kind of ingredients which must include soil, clay as too bark and whatever other ingredients that can provide the right amount of nutrients to ensure proper growth of Bonsai plants and trees should also be included in your Bonsai soil.
Once you have purchased your Bonsai soil you will then need to also ensure that you can provide suitable drainage so that water reaches the roots and can then also exit from the soil’s bottom and through any holes that have been made in the pots. Even use of coarse as well as fine Bonsai soil can together help ensures optimum Bonsai growth.
In regard to proper Bonsai soil mix, you need to first of all ensure getting the right composition. This in turn means deciding whether readymade soil mix is the best option or whether you want to mix and match ingredients to create your special mix. Beginners to Bonsai will often find it difficult to make the right decisions.
Where to Buy Bonsai Soil?
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