How big is the bark? If it is what I think it is, not good(

:( not very big. Like the tip of my thumb to the first knuckle. I had cedar in it before, broke it broke down way too fast.

Darn, those pieces are WAY too big(..All smaller finer ingredients will just go right past the big pieces and settle to the bottom of the container over time leaving the roots susceptible to root rot. The bottom layer in your containers will stay very wet far too long. The key is to use particles roughly equal in size to get your mix to drain well and dry out evenly, top to bottom in your pots! Pieces in your mix should be no bigger than 1/8 to 1/4 inch.

Darn!! So perhaps if I broke them up a bit it would be okay? They are about the length I told you, but the width is like half of a pencil. There is also perlite/vermiculite mixture in the bottom of the pot. Which might be bad.. hmm.

Vermiculite is the worst for your citrus, even worst than peat...I would of broken up those bark pieces...You would of been better to use Pine Bark Mulch right out of the bag with added perlite and lime)

:-( OH NO! Yikes. I do have some pine bark mulch, though. I copied your post about soil since I'm repotting my other five before transitioning them to the greenhouse.

It gets pretty cold pretty quick here, so I thought this the best time to repot the others.

Perfect!

Sometimes you can find 'Pine fines' at local nurseries.

Oh I do have a tree farm up the road I could check at. Good idea!

If you have anything with The Miracle Gro label on it Just throw it out and forget about it. I have experimented with different soil mediums and I agree vermiculite; don't even waste your time. Black dirt mixed with some type of compost; something off the farm is my preferred. and then Throw wood chips in as a mulch which will also act as a compost at some point. Coir, which is a coconut by product is highly touted by citrus gurus and is used increasingly to help containers retain moisture as well as add oxygen to the soil . Outdated ideas of ideal soil mediums for citrus trees are still out there. Just makes heavy black dirt with some type of compost and some type of mulch which also will absorb water so that after a deep watering, the time period until you have to water again will be extended. The mulch will also break up the medium a bit. Also a plus.