Mix succulent soil like this: loose and airy, and your succulents will plump up beautifully
For growing succulents at home, is it better to use gritty mix or a succulent-specific soil?
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Growing succulents in pure grit gives them no nutrients at all. If you don't fertilize them, or fertilize only a little and just water, root rot won't occur, but they won't grow, or their leaves will be thin. For seedlings or small plants we have just bought, this is very unfavorable. Small plants need to grow quickly. If our fertilizing can't keep up and there are no nutrients in the potting soil either, they won't be able to grow, and their roots won't grow much either, which is bad for them. So for small plants and succulents that need to grow quickly, use a succulent-specific nutrient soil as much as possible, and you can just add half gritty mix.
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For old specimens that have been grown for many years, we can plant them in pure grit. This way, watering is less likely to cause root rot, and they can keep their shape all along. Just applying fertilizer occasionally a few times is enough. Growing them this way keeps their original shape and prevents them from growing too fast or becoming leggy from lack of light. It is quite suitable for old specimens, and it is also easy for them to color up in winter.
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When Xiao Qi grows succulents, he generally mixes perlite, vermiculite and peat soil in a 1:1:3 ratio. After mixing, when using it, add half river sand or coal cinders. Of course, planting succulents with this ratio without adding river sand is also very good. Control watering well, stick a toothpick into the potting soil, and whenever you want to water, pull out the toothpick and take a look. This way you can avoid root rot and still let them grow well.
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No matter what plant you grow, mixing soil is all about mastering the right soil-mixing method according to your own watering frequency. To put it bluntly, some people grow succulents in garden soil from the ground and grow them better than with nutrient soil or the very expensive succulent-specific soil bought online. There are plenty whose plants look much better.
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