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title: "I want to know will the combination of indoor potting soil,perlite…"
description: "I want to know will the combination of indoor potting soil,perlite and orchid bark make a nice soil for most house plants? I am trying to pot my spider plant,…"
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# I want to know will the combination of indoor potting soil,perlite…

_Posted by Plant groupie on 2023-07-02_

I want to know will the combination of indoor potting soil,perlite and orchid bark make a nice soil for most house plants? I am trying to pot my spider plant, monstera and cactus plant. Please help!

## 5 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-07-02

You could do equal parts of each! You could add a little extra orchid bark/perlite for the monsters and cactus.

#### Plant groupie replied on 2023-07-02

Thank you so much

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2023-07-07

Look into horticultural pumice, as well. People often skip the pearlite and opt for pumice. People being me and the authors of what I read ha.

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-07-11

For the spider plant, I would use a typical potting soil mix amended with perlite at a 4:1 ratio. Monstera is a 1:1:1 potting soil, perlite, orchid bark. Most cacti and succulents 1:1 cactus potting soil and perlite.

Nonnon Dave’s suggestion to use horticultural pumice is gold.

#### Plant groupie replied on 2023-07-11

Thank you so much

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