JM Potting mix

Have been looking for a good ready made mix and came across this consisting of Composted aged processed pine bark (55-65%) Canadian long fiber sphagnum peat moss Vermiculite, Perlite, Horticulture Grade Charcoal Ash, Slow release Organic Fertilizer, Neem cake and Trace Elements and Minerals. How do you think it will work as a JM potting mix. Comes under the lable Jungle Growth Pure Organic found at lowes.Jerry

It sounds too water-retentive for trees. For deciduous trees, I've been using a mix of equal parts (by volume) of:

Uncomposted pine of fir bark
Turface (calcined clay) or calcined diatomaceous earth (not the powder - it's granular)
crushed granite.

It's an excellent soil that retains it's structure for extended periods, unlike peat and even pine bark-based soils.

Al

Basic Japanese maple tree growing mix
3 parts ground and composted pine bark
1 part perlite
6 lbs 18-6-12 osmocote slow release fertilizer per cubic yard of soil mix
4 lbs dolomitic lime per cubic yard of soil mix
1/2 oz of micromax minor elements per cubic yard of soil mix
Again this is a soilmix to start with, and should be adjusted based on your specific needs


Keep soil evenly moist but well draining. Trees will become darker red with increased sunlight.
Trees should become saleable
1 gallon in 1 year
2 gallon in 2 years
3 gallon in 3 years (shift 1 gallon plants into 3 gallon)
5 gallon in 3-4 years (shift 2 gallon plants into 5 gallon)