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Posted by surfboy_boro WA Aust (My Page) on Wed, Apr 27, 05 at 23:19
| I've been browsing around and have decided to make my own soil. Originally when I potted my Cactus I just used ordinary potting mix and luckily I’ve got away with it! Anyway because the Cactus soil mix is expensive I've decided to mix my own. So it there any tips? I plan to use equal mixes of Perlite/Sand/Potting mix. Is this about right? I also plan to re-pot any of my Cacti, which are currently residing in plain potting mix.
Comments appreciated.
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RE: Cactus Soil
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| Hi, surfboy, again Not a bad idea. Make sure that the sand is not from a beach. Salt is not good. Make sure it is coarse sand and doesn't contain lots of fine stuff. Also, if your potting compost has woody bits, I would prefer to sieve them out first. Good luck Fof |
RE: Cactus Soil
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| Hi, surfboy, again Not a bad idea. Make sure that the sand is not from a beach. Salt is not good. Make sure it is coarse sand and doesn't contain lots of fine stuff. Also, if your potting compost has woody bits, I would prefer to sieve them out first. Good luck Fof |
RE: Cactus Soil
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| Coarse builders sand is a good sand to add. Also if you are repotting christmas cacti type plants add one part peat, make sure you wet the peat before mixing it in. Sharon |
RE: Cactus Soil
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| i also made my own cactus soil and i hope i did it right i simply went to an area of sandy loam soil in my backyard, dug down past the top soil and grabbed some of this to add to my potting mix. i have a feeling outside sand may not have been the right thing but here goes nothing. |
RE: Cactus Soil
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| cacti are pretty toff, as long as they dont rot they'll be fine. |
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