DIY Cactus and Succulent Potting Soil
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Learn how to make a budget friendly cactus and succulent mix that is simple and easy and your plants will love you for it. I also add a few tips and tricks of cactus and succulent care.
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Thanks for an easy to understand tutorial. I did not realize its best to wait before watering. Good to know. Thanks.
I am a new subscriber and since my first garden for 25 years are succulents, making my own soil mix is a blessing. I have been repotting my whole collection. Thank you
Plain and simple. Thanks!
You’re welcome! Hope it helps!
this was awesome!! I've looked at so many other vids and this was the most simple way of making my soil for the store bought cactus and succulents...new subbie!! thank you so much for sharing
Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful!
Wow!!! This is great!!❤😍😍
That mix is very similar to mine. The only difference is that instead of perlite I use crushed lava Rock (volcanic stones) since I happened to find a lot of in my yard so I'm using it instead of perlite. A lot of people use crushed up bricks which I think I'm definitely gonna try out
I love the idea of using crushed lava rock! Especially if it’s in your own yard! Perlite is lava rock that has been heated very high and it causes it to “puff” out. Creates good air flow AND it’s light weight.
You can use crushed up brick???
How would I go about doing this? Just smash em up with a hammer?
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Just got my first aloe thank you for this video!
You’re welcome!!!
Very helpful! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! Glad it helped!!!
PLEASE: I bought a little aloe plant that barely fit in my hand. I watered and cared for it and it continued to grow n grow n grow way outside its teeny tiny cup. It looked like Medusa's head when i finally was able to repot it into 8 other pots. Now they are doing the same thing and I want to salvage the upside growing outshoots but not sure how to fix these so they are pretty, healthy, and sellable. TIPS?
I love it!! 😍
Well that was pleasurable to watch!
Thank you 😉
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Concrete sand from Lowes? I can't find paper sand anywhere I look.
Thank you so much for this video. I desperately need to repot my desert roses and can’t find any potting mix anywhere. The desert roses where my mother-in-laws and my husband has worked to keep them alive for years now it is on me to do it and they need to be repotted.
You’re welcome! Hope it goes well!
I have a large aloe Vera growing in me back yard often with lots of pups. I enjoy harvesting the pups and replanting them in pots for gifting to friends. My problem is in my clumsiness removing the pups, many come up with the roots broken off. Can you do a video showing how you can root these pups so I can repot them. I just thrown dozens like these away in the past. Thank you.
I have been thinking I need to get back into making videos! I’ll make note of this! I would imagine adding some rooting hormone and putting in some cactus soil would do the trick.
I didn’t like the sand I bought , so I just used 50/50 perlite and soil with another hand ful of soil .
Thank you
Is there a difference in using top soil or potting mix?
Yes! Top soil does not have the adequate drainage that potting mix has. When you’re dealing with cactus and succulents the key is DRAINAGE DRAINAGE DRAINAGE! the number 1 killer of succulents and cacti is root rot and that comes about by inadequate drainage and over watering! Thanks for the question!
Thanks for sharing but do you topdress pot with perlite vermiculite or pebbles?
I do not. But you can :) I think top dressing with pebbles looks really nice!
Thank you so much for sharing.The recipe is really simple you can go to Lowe’s ,we got Lowe’s here in Las Vegas across the street from my home.Where are you located I just wanna know if we have the USDA zone ?
I’m in zone 8 :)
nice video but audio is poor.
Hi! Did you say paper sand? And as far as the perlite, I can’t seem to find any in my lowes or home depot. Where could I find it?
Paving dand
Paving sand
Try a local nursery :)
Could I use this for thyme and rosemary type herbs?
For drought tolerant herbs I suppose you could by they may need more frequent watering
Volume was too low to hear you...
Peat is very destructive to the environment :(, try peat free soil and your recipe will be perfect!
I have since gotten more away from peat and use more cococoir. :)