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Lachlan

My Elephant Bush (Portulacaria Afra) bonsai project.

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  1. Just a guy

    Cool can’t wait to see it grow

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  2. BrianDaWheelman

    I’m jealous haha. Yours is structurally way better off than mine is right now and we’re at similar growth stages.

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    • Lachlan

      Thanks I just committed to the branches I liked and did some hard pruning. Now I’m gonna let it grow out for a couple months to thicken the trunk.

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    • BrianDaWheelman

      That’s what I need to do also. I’m waiting for some little pots to arrive so I can plant some of my cuttings.

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  3. BrianDaWheelman

    What soil are you using? I bought a bag of what I thought would be good to grow my cuttings in, but the pieces of the soil components are massive and water instantly drains through the pot drainage hole.

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    • Lachlan

      This one is in bonsai soil but my other ones are in a succulent mix that I make myself. 50% Standard Succulent Mix 20% Pumice 10% Zeolite 10% Perlite 10% Scoria This mix works good for me my plants love it, normal succulent mix has too much bark and gets soggy. Pumice + zeolite hold nutrients/water and perlite + scoria helps drain excess water and give the roots air. These plants live in the desert so I try to replicate that environment.

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