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Collected and rescued bonsai: best soil mix and feeding guide
Collected and rescued bonsai is in Living Soil's Bonsai group. Trees and herbs grown small in shallow pots, where the mix has to drain fast and still hold water. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with 2 mixes that suit it.
What the collected and rescued bonsai guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding2
- Spotting problems2
- Cautions2
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit collected and rescued bonsai
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- The mistake to avoid: Getting the watering wrong, in either direction. Most bonsai that die have dried out, and a pot shallow enough for classic bonsai can need water every day. The opposite is common too: many beginners over water, which drives the air out of the soil, drowns the roots and favors root rotting fungi.
- Also known as: yamadori, collected tree, dug up tree bonsai, emergency repot and bonsai root rot
Questions
What is the best soil for collected and rescued bonsai?
Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit collected and rescued bonsai, each from a published reference. They include Classic bonsai mix and Bonsai mix from the garden center. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
Is the collected and rescued bonsai guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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