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title: "Most of my plants need well draining soil..In the past I’ve used…"
description: "Most of my plants need well draining soil..In the past I’ve used orchid potting mix (coarse blend) with some sphagnum..What already mixed (well draining) soils…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Kcanan27"
published: "2023-06-16T14:07:55.049Z"
language: "en"
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# Most of my plants need well draining soil..In the past I’ve used…

_Posted by Kcanan27 on 2023-06-16_

Most of my plants need well draining soil..In the past I’ve used orchid potting mix (coarse blend) with some sphagnum..What already mixed (well draining) soils do y’all use? Picture of my newer plants! 🪴

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## 2 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-16

Ooo.. I spy with my little eye an Alocasia Frydek! I just got a baby one too!  
I use an Aroid potting mix (Amazon) that is non-organic (so no fungus gnats) for my aroids. Or put them in Letchuza Pon.

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### K. Alexandra commented on 2023-06-16

I think it’s best practice to mix your own soil. Even premixed soils for water sensitive plants can hold too much moisture.

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