{"product_id":"bonsai-soil-and-repotting","title":"Soil \u0026 Repotting","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonsai soil is not soil. It is a drainage medium, and understanding why changes how you water, feed and repot for the rest of the tree's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the compost your tree came in is slowly suffocating its roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAkadama, pumice and lava rock — what each component does, and workable substitutes if you cannot get them locally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree mixes by tree type: conifer, deciduous, tropical — with ratios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to repot: reading the roots rather than the calendar, and the early-spring window before the buds move\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoot pruning step by step, including how much is safe to remove and the point at which you have taken too much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiring the tree into the pot so it cannot rock — the step most beginners skip and the reason their tree fails to establish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAftercare: the six weeks that decide whether the repot worked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix-it: repotted at the wrong time, took off too much root, tree wilting afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormat \u0026amp; delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 PDF, 16 pages, A4, printable. Instant download on the order confirmation page and by email. Written in plain language for people who have never kept a bonsai before — no Japanese terminology used without explaining it first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonsai \u0026 Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44219802648654,"sku":"BB-SOI-034","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/5941\/9470\/files\/bonsai-soil-and-repotting.png?v=1787578651","url":"https:\/\/bonsaibeginners.com\/products\/bonsai-soil-and-repotting","provider":"Bonsai \u0026 beginners","version":"1.0","type":"link"}