Bonsai soil

Using the right Bonsai soil mixture for your trees is crucial. Soil is important to supply your Bonsai with nutrients, but it also needs to drain properly, provide enough aeration and retain water. For more guidelines check:

The most common components for Bonsai soil mixtures are Akadama, Pumice, Lava rock, organic potting compost and fine gravel (grit). Different tree-species demand different soil-mixtures, so make sure to check our tree-species Bonsai guide to find the optimum mixture for individual trees. We can however describe two main mixtures, one for deciduous trees and one for coniferous trees. Both mixtures consist of Akadama (the water retention component), Pumice (good for structure of the substrate) and Lava rock (to provide the mixture with aeration and drainage).

If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online Bonsai Courses. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to:

This video was filmed in the Japanese garden of Clingendael. We also like to thank Deshima Bonsai.

[RajaPetualangBondowoso]

thank you very much very useful for the fertility of my bonsai plants 💝🙏

[darrenfisherman]

Love your videos so easy to understand not like most videos

[motherlandbot]

An important point; wear an EFFICIENT mask when working with soil components, particularly those that are initially dry. Sand, clay, pumice, perlite, humus, etc. particulates are harmful if inhaled. Packaged potting mixes have been liked to Legionella (responsible for Legionaire's disease) infections in the UK.

Here in the US, vermiculite, a common component of both general purpose potting mixes and widely used in seed starting mixes, derived from tremolite carrying high levels of asbestos was mined and sold for decades by W.R. Grace, and their employees sustained thousands of cases of mesothelioma decades after prolonged exposure. Note that many sources of vermiculite are asbestos free, and the EU now has regulations regarding asbestos content in vermiculite.

[maryrose]

TX for the info so helpful. My chill zone bonsai

[dayanandakumarkumar]

Thanks for your information, I need bonsi soil... 👍

[supermario]

This channel is amazing thank you soo much!!

[DuyTran-vmgo]

I have a candy jade bonsai in bad shape, can I use the used dry soil to repot it

[jimk]

hello at 1:22 you mention that roots cannot grow in lava rock, I am not sure what you mean? great video

[debkousik]

Amazing Sir I am from India, can you please share me bonsai potting media preparation video from you. I don't miss any videos of you .
Hope you will response.
Deb.Kolkata, India.

[Zackyjungleboy]

Is the best your videos, thanks for. Information.

[lordferdinand]

I see that a lot of bonsai have like dirt or soil that’s not rock type in the middle and then surrounded by pumice/akadama, etc. what soil do you use in the middle? Is it really necessary or can I have my bonsai in full rock type soil?

[robertobreglia]

Very interesting video! Thanks so much for sharing 🙏

[rommelrosales]

Your recommended soil mix is 50% akadama, 25% pumice, 25% lava rock. What is the property of lava rock that makes it essential?

[manueltrejo]

Maestro buena tarde podría poner subtitulos en español por favor.

[croquetoski]

What is recommended for my Carmona Bonsai?

[lissamissa]

I am thinking of taking up bonsai as a hobby. I don't understand why the bonsai mix has no actual soil, just rocks and gravel. Where do they get their nutrients from?

[unicampuschitwan]

Thanks for your information on bonsai base.I will continue you.

[triskaideka]

I don't have access to akadama what's is the best substitute? Can i use leca or vermiculite?

[jxhficus]

I'm curious, would using slow release organic fertilizer and worm castings mixed in the soil be fine? The three substrate you added seem to no have much nutrients, do you add a little after?

[jerryzito]

Very good video. If I receive a bonsai in the mail in coir compost. Should I repot immediately to bonsai soil?