The least expensive way to go is buy a bale of Canadian peat and a couple of
50 lb. bags of builder's sand (coarse).
Mix the 2 together at a 50-50 rate. Total cost, less than $15.
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter K."
To:
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: [IBC] collecting


Is there anything wrong with using a good quality potting mix, maybe even
one specifically made for trees and shrubs, for newly collected specimens?
i'll be digging a few big guys this spring and i'm not sure if i can
afford
to buy enough supplies to make the necessary amounts of bonsai soil. The
plants are getting ripped out if i don't dig them up so waiting longer
isn't
an option. thanks everybody.

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Peter Kulibert zone 4a/5b


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