Separate Akadama and Pumice

[bonsai-max]

Hi there,

maybe a dumb question, time to repot here, some tree are 3 years on the same pot was repotted with 50% aka 50% Pumice. Since the akadama is almost destroyed, but the Pumice is still good how do you keep it ot throw everything ? Wich system do you use to separate ?

 

[R0b]

Sifting, we recycled a lot of soil this year and still have bags drying to be sifted. Most of the used soil will move to trees in development.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Pumice floats when dry, akadama doesn't.
But if sifting takes me more than an hour, I trash it.

 

[Potawatomi13]

If the crapadama is degraded it should sift out of the proper size screen leaving the good substrate: pumice behind.

 

[penumbra]

I don't save any soil or components at re-pot. I use them all in grow beds and flower beds.

 

[Paradox]

Sifting if it can be easily separated.
If not then toss it out