Fiddle Leaf Fig House Plant Soil Premium All Purpose Blend | Ready to Use for Indoor Houseplants | Peat, Sawdust, Course Sand and Pinebark | Extra Large 2.2 Quarts | Made in USA Fiddle Leaf Fig Soil Blend (2.2 Quarts)

8 reviews for Fiddle Leaf Fig House Plant Soil Premium All Purpose Blend | Ready to Use for Indoor Houseplants | Peat, Sawdust, Course Sand and Pinebark | Extra Large 2.2 Quarts | Made in USA Fiddle Leaf Fig Soil Blend (2.2 Quarts)

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   Rated 1 out of 5

   MR. H – August 6, 2021

   Don’t be fooled by terms like “Professional” or “Premium” bonsai soil mix because this product is neither one. I bought an 8 qt. bag to repot an assortment of Japanese boxwood, juniper procumbens, and ficus benjamina trees in new 4” and 6” plastic and ceramic pots. The manufacturer states this mix contains 1/4” red lava rock (30%), 1/4” limestone pea rock (30%), calcined clay (30%), and 3/8” pine bark (10%). This claim is not even close to being true as about 50% of the mix is pine bark in particles smaller than 1/16” and some pieces are about 1/2” or larger. Very few pieces of the lava rock, pearock, and calcined clay are 1/4.” In fact, most of the substrates in the soil mix are smaller than the round, grey slow-release fertilizer pellets that I added after planting. Two of the key features are this soil mix is “ready to use” and it “provides proper plant support, moisture, and drainage for all types of bonsai trees.” Again, this is completely untrue. In spite of the mix failing quality control for proper size, I used the soil right out of the bag. That was a huge mistake as my ficus trees started dying within 2 days of being planted. When I tested the moisture in the bottom 1/2 of the pots, I found the mix had compacted so tightly I could not get a wooden chopstick to penetrate the soil. Clearly, the roots on my trees couldn’t dig through the mix either. I had to unplant all of my trees, rinse out the soil mix to remove all traces of dust and particles smaller than 1mm, then mix it with a 1:1 ratio of perlite to prevent the mix from compacting into something like a wet brick. One of the photos I included shows the silt-like sediment that collected after rinsing off the soil mix with water. It may be hard to tell from the photos, but when that rock/bark dust mixed with water in the pots, it was like mud that glued all the substrates together and prevented the soil from draining or drying out completely like a 10% organic mix should. If you’re going to buy this mix because it’s less expensive than a boon’s mix of inorganic akadama, pumice, and lava rock, then be prepared to thoroughly filter, rinse, and amend this soil with perlite, pumice, lava rock, other substrates that actually measure 1/4”, so that water drains through it properly and lets your tree roots grow without being choked or crushed by a poor quality soil.Read more

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mel Whitney – March 30, 2021

   Love this soil and so do my orchids. I can see that the roots are happy now. I tried bark mix and clay pebbles and neither kept enough moisture for the plant to stay healthy. Now they are doing so much betterRead more

3. 

   Rated 2 out of 5

   Amber – January 18, 2021

   Too much course sand. No mulch. Dense soil. I ended up mixing this with African Violet soil, that I was going to use for something else, in order to get some aeration through the soil. I was already mid-repotting when I inspected the soil (my mistake). I bought this because my favorite soil is sold out. I’d rather use succulent potting mix than this.Read more

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   Rated 1 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – February 17, 2021

   Received item in a timely fashion, but the “soil” was 99% pumice with a few chips of bio material. No other items were in bag. I would have returned it, except I had opened the bag with my plants roots exposed and ready to be potted. I did not want to shock my plants further by having to re-pot again. I supplemented this product with other material I had on hand. I would not recommend this product. Go with another producer of soil.Read more

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   TexasImplant – April 11, 2021

   I have been trying to grow a bonsai tree from seed. This soil has worked well. Other attemps failed within a week but my seedlings seem to be thriving now.Read more

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   Rated 2 out of 5

   Love/)7/@‘bv – September 8, 2021

   It’s definitely very rocky and needdd to be mixed with peri lite and orchid bark to make it usable. Not sure it’s giving what’s it’s supposed to give, kind of dense. Planning to repot my orchids again without this mix in the fall. Trying to reduce the amount of shock reporting them several times in a year, one of three did not survive the reporting process. Would not recommend or purchase again. Would have returned it if that was possible.Read more

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   The American Striping Company – October 12, 2021

   I needed to transplant a tiny tree that out grew the smaller pot. It began to tilt and watering became almost daily. So, we added a small layer of Bonsai Soil to a new, larger pot. Then, once the tree roots were all cleaned, combed and clipped, we tied the tree snugly into the new pot. Last, we added more Bonsai Soil. I liked that the material wasn’t all the same. There were pieces that measured .125″, perhaps even .200″ and some as small as sand. We then submerged the pot in water, up to the rim, still below the rim, but up to it. Once the pot became saturated, we maneuvered the soil deep in and around all the small remaining roots. Drain and submerge, kinda…again ! As I said, I like the many different soil sizes in the bag. Everywhere is now infiltrated with soil. Thank you for a great product. And, even with a 4″ x 6″ x 2″ pot, there’s more soil to go around. Thank you again.Read more

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   Rated 3 out of 5

   C. Buckley – September 5, 2021

   My husband laughed out loud when he found out I bought a bag of sand for $14! I should have read the ingredients- this would have been easy to make on my own, or, I found out too late I could have just used cactus soil for my Fiddles for cheaper at my local hardware stores. A bag of sand. SMHRead more