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Symone

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!!

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  1. Buckolena

    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.

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  2. Emmyyy

    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 😂

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    • Symone

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

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    • Emmyyy

      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

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  3. EllenLikesPlants

    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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