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I decided it was time for me to blend my own bonsai soil. I purchased all of the components online and sieved and mixed it myself. This mix has very little organic matter and will be mixed with a little potting soil for my tropical trees.

Here are the components...

5 Quarts Pine Bark Fines
5 Quarts Red Lava Rock
5 Quarts Turface
5 Quarts Akadama
2 Quarts Japanese River Sands (Asaake & Kiryusuna)
1 Quart Grit







I hope this can be useful for anyone curious about bonsai soil.

very nice mix, if you dont mind what did it all cost. i ended up buying a mix from japan last year 75$ for 5 gallons.

With all of the exorbitant shipping fees it cost about $100 to make 5.75 gallons. Pretty stupid for a big tub of pebbles huh? lol

This year I started adding pine bark to my mix of free compost and diatomaceous earth(napa oil dry). It costs me about $20 for all the ingredients. Not that the price of mine is any better. I have to sift out the small pieces of compost and break up the pine bark. it produces a lot of waste, and takes a decent amount of time.Did I mention the mess?

really thats about average the only reason i got mine for that price is i bought 2 buckets ( 1/8 and 1/16 size) i talked him down 10$ plus it was already 20% off from a spring sale so i think you did good

I picked up a 50lb. bag of Turface MVP (All Sport Turface) at my local John Deere Landscaping. I mixed it with some Miracle Grow Organic Potting Mix and that seemed to work just fine. I found that the Turface kept everything moist but also kept good macroporisty.

Believe me when I say that I looked into getting "Authentic" bonsai soil. However, that "stuff" is too expensive and hard to get. I prefer getting my soil locally.

Here's a link if you want to purchase Turface:

James May wrote: With all of the exorbitant shipping fees it cost about $100 to make 5.75 gallons. Pretty stupid for a big tub of pebbles huh? lol

Ouch! That is pretty expensive. Worth it, but expensive. I am being a bit of a cheapskate and sourcing mine locally. I think after chopping pine bark and smashing lava rock for a couple of weeks now I will more than likely buy the finished product next time.

Which site did you find your supplies the cheapest?