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title: "To repot or not….that is the question. I’m a newbie to the plant…"
description: "To repot or not….that is the question. I’m a newbie to the plant world and I have 8 plants currently surviving (lol). I went down the rabbit hole and it seems…"
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# To repot or not….that is the question. I’m a newbie to the plant…

_Posted by Symone on 2026-08-08_

To repot or not….that is the question.  
I’m a newbie to the plant world and I have 8 plants currently surviving (lol). I went down the rabbit hole and it seems like the general potting mixture is orchid bark, perilite, and potting soil.  
1\. Is that correct?  
2\. Should I repot the 8 I have now?  
3\. If I get new plants should I start using that mix?

Background on the 8: some of them are in pots with no drainage holes and they all are just potted with regular indoor potting soil.

Thanks in advance!!

## 5 comments

### Buckolena commented on 2026-08-08

I’m intrigued to see what kind of response you get!  
I’ve got 22 plants but they are all in a standard potting soil.  
I’ve thought about adding some perlite to a few and even have a bag of it but haven’t repot any of them yet.

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-08-08

I personally use a chunky soil mix of what you’ve said for everything but Depending on the plant depends how “chunky” it is

Repotting depends on the plants roots. A peace lily kind of likes being abit root bound.  
New plants I leave for a couple days to a week before repotting so they can settle in their new environment first.

GET DRAINAGE HOLES 😂  
I have all mine in clear pots so I can see the roots in general, how the soil is sitting around the roots when repotting and the dryness between watering. Then I just put them in nice pots or the basic plastic ones they come in til I get it a fancy one

Hope that covers yours questions 😂

#### Symone replied on 2026-08-08

Thank you!  
I was reading and I was like 😯 uhhhh I need clear pots with drainage holes to put in the decorative pots lol!!!!

#### Emmyyy replied on 2026-08-08

Wait til you get told you need lights and a humidifier cus you house gets crap lighting and is dry hahaha

I’m new to this aswell and sometimes have regrets hahaha

### EllenLikesPlants commented on 2026-08-08

I’d say that that mixture of soil isn’t 100% standard for all plants. If your plants are doing well, I wouldn’t give them the stress of repotting. I’d any of them aren’t doing well, research what kind of soil they thrive in and then repot. Good luck!

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