Made my first potting mix today!! - 4 dehydrated blocks coco coir - 8qt bag perlite - 4qt bag organic worm castings Now I wait for my husband to get home so I can get this out of the bath tub😀 I wanted to add some orchid bark to make it a bit chunkier, but they were out of stock
I’ve been having a problem finding the #4 big chunky perlite too. Shipping is expensive. I asked at a local garden center yesterday and they said they’d order it! You might want to try asking your local place and at least beat the shipping.
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Oh, I’ll try that! Thanks ☺️
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this soil looks too dense for houseplants, i’d recommend mixing in some more chunky amendments like coarse perlite, pumice, and orchid bark before using it
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I agree w this comment. It will retain too much water. U want less soil more of the other stuff. I also add moss to mine besides the bark, perlite and worm castings. Ud think it would keep it damp but it doesn’t
1 like Yes this is what I planned to do. They didn’t have the orchid bark at the store I went to, so I had to order online. This was also take right after I rehydrated the coco coir so it was very moist and dense. Now that its dried out for a few days its much lighter and I will be adding orchid bark when it arrives
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Heres a tip, if you can’t get chunky perlite or large orchid bark chunks, use leca! I mix leca into my soil and the plants love it. For my plants that need more air (like alocasia) i add leca, perlite, bark, charcoal, and every other soil amendment i have. The mix you currently have may need some more air. Its quite dense
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To add one more thing to the list haha, I try to use pumice instead of Pearlite ONLY for the reason that pearlite floats and it looks exactly like the mealy bugs I fought for two months. Just throwing this out if you think “yeah, pumice sounds interesting.” This specific size is what I use.
