Quick Draining Soil Mix

Consistent moisture levels are important to maintain in order to help your plants grow.

Quick draining soil mix. Check soil drainage dig a hole once the soil and compost are completely combined that is 12 inches square and about 12 inches deep. Mix the native clay half and half with coarse sand or crusher fines. Specially formulated for use with cactus palm citrus and succulents. Potting soil is one of most crucial element to determine the health of a lithops plant.

When planting perennial plants that like well drained soils in clay the best thing to do is to create a raised bed or berm mounded pile of soil. The essential element in well drained soil is oxygen. The fast draining formula is enriched with miracle gro plant food so you can be sure your plants are getting the nutrients they deserve. It retains just right amount of moisture for the plant and reduces the chance of common root rot caused by over watering.

Fill the hole with water then allow it to drain completely. A soil less mix should work as long as you fertilize the plants periodically because coir and calcined clay don t contain any nutrients. Also you will need to water much more frequently because the mix won t retain much water. In order to drain well soil should have large air spaces.

This high quality lithops potting medium use a quick draining soil mix combined with pumice river gravel sand and etc. Don t use fine sand. Bgi select quick draining soil is an all natural mixture of pine bark canadian peat florida peat and dolomite. Each bag of potting soil will list the ingredients so check before buying.