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From: "Theo"
could someone supply me some personal opinion/ experience about Kiryu?
thanks in advance
Theo
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Kiryu is not a good bonsai soil component, in my opinion. It holds too much
moisture and there are other kinds of sand/grit that are cheaper, easily
obtained and do not keep the soil too wet.

btw, for those who asked, kiryu is a river sand from Japan. It is supposed
to function as a grit or aggregate in bonsai soil (except that it holds too
much water).

Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
www.bonsai365.com/ :: living bonsai every day
zone 8, Texas

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