If you did any root damage during the transition, it won't take long to notice the drooping stems and leaves. (severe moisture loss)

Wish I would have seen your post sooner...there's Bonsai info sites that could have helped guide you on gently packing soil between the roots using the eraser-end of a pencil or a chopstick, root spread and placement...things like that. Oh well. Perhaps next time.

Pine Garden Bonsai (for example...)

Good luck. Let us know what happened. I figured it might be possible to switch from Hydro to soil, but never heard of anyone actually doing it.
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . hydro to soil transplant Hi guys, Im about to transplant my babies from strait perlite into soil with lime and perlite mixed through. Im just wondering if there was anything i should know, like should i rinse off all the roots and get rid of the old perlite or can i just get most of it off ? Any advice would be good Rating: 5