Fast Draining Soil Mix

Most commercial and homemade potting soils consist of a blend of the following ingredients.

Fast draining soil mix.

3 parts crushed granite turkey or chicken grit not crushed shellfish 1 part vermiculite. You can vary the amount of each of the three main ingredients to create a mix that drains even faster for example for extremely xeric cacti or that holds water longer for example for plants from humid environments that like more moisture. Product overview grow strong cacti palms and citruses with miracle gro cactus palm citrus potting mix. 6 homemade potting mix recipes for the home and garden.

The fast draining formula is enriched with miracle gro plant food so you can be sure your plants are getting the nutrients they deserve. Professional grower mix soil fast draining pre mixed coarse blend 2 quarts make sure this fits by entering your model number. Pre mixed ready to use sifted prior to bagging 1 4 hard japanese akadama 1 4 usa pumice 1 4 new zealand pine. If water drains from the hole in 10 minutes or less you have fast drainage.

Some cactus palm and citrus potting mixes contain fertilizer. Promotes excellent water retention. This unique blend is light and airy providing exceptional drainage to plants that absolutely hate being waterlogged. This potting mix is the best potting soil designed specifically for succulents and contains reed sedge peat moss erlite sand limestone pine bark and canadian sphagnum peat moss.

Professionally formulated imported from denmark to provide optimum growth for bonsai succulent and cacti plant organic cactus and succulent soil mix light weight well. 1 part coarse silica sand. If the water takes an hour or more to drain you have poorly drained soil. You can even add slow release fertilizer for an even more complete mix.

Improve soil drainage by building raised beds or by adding organic matter to existing soil in the form of well rotted manure compost or peat moss. Some also contain sand which improves drainage and adds weight so containers of tall or top heavy plants are less likely to tip over. Succulent cactus soil mix premium pre mixed fast draining blend 1 25 dry quarts make sure this fits by entering your model number. It also contains forest products sand and perlite to help prevent soil compaction and improve drainage.

Fill the hole with water then allow it to drain completely before filling it again. 1 tbsp gypsum gallon of soil 1 2 cup per cu ft if you use gypsum instead of lime add 1 8 tsp epsom salts gallon of water each time you fertilize.