The club’s monthly meeting on 14th May 2024 featured a presentation by Damian Bateson on bonsai potting mix composition, and the importance of microbial activity in soils. This is an element which is often neglected in our thinking about potting mixes, and so it is certain that we will be challenged in what we do with our bonsai mixes.
Damian has a strong background in landscape garden design and construction, with a wide-ranging experience and interests in different garden and landscape styles as well as bonsai.
Damian discussed a range of considerations for bonsai mixes, including different components, particle sizes, aeration needs and nutrients.