Fast Draining Soil Mix

The fast draining formula is enriched with miracle gro plant food so you can be sure your plants are getting the nutrients they deserve.

Fast draining soil mix.

Pre mixed ready to use sifted prior to bagging 1 4 hard japanese akadama 1 4 usa pumice 1 4 new zealand pine. Some also contain sand which improves drainage and adds weight so containers of tall or top heavy plants are less likely to tip over. Promotes excellent water retention. 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.

Fill the hole with water then allow it to drain completely before filling it again. Dig a hole once the soil and compost are completely combined that is 12 inches square and about 12 inches deep. If water drains from the hole in 10 minutes or less you have fast drainage. 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.

You can even add slow release fertilizer for an even more complete mix. 3 parts crushed granite turkey or chicken grit not crushed shellfish 1 part vermiculite. 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. The best potting soil for containers of cactus palms citrus and succulents is a mix that drains quickly.

1 part coarse silica sand. 6 homemade potting mix recipes for the home and garden. If the water takes an hour or more to drain you have poorly drained soil. Product overview grow strong cacti palms and citruses with miracle gro cactus palm citrus potting mix.

Professionally formulated imported from denmark to provide optimum growth for bonsai succulent and cacti plant organic cactus and succulent soil mix light weight well. Most commercial and homemade potting soils consist of a blend of the following ingredients. 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.

This unique blend is light and airy providing exceptional drainage to plants that absolutely hate being waterlogged. Some cactus palm and citrus potting mixes contain fertilizer.