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title: "Hi! Some of my plant babies are needing a nice repotting, but I’m not…"
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# Hi! Some of my plant babies are needing a nice repotting, but I’m not…

_Postat av Grace den 2024-05-20_

Hi! Some of my plant babies are needing a nice repotting, but I’m not quite sure what soil mix to pot them in. The plants in question are: spider plant, string of bananas, monstera adansonii, and pink ficus. A lot of these plants’ soils have become hydrophobic and sponge-like, and I want my babies to thrive.

These plants all seem to like looser, well draining soil, but I want to create my own mix to best fit each of their needs instead of buying a typical “well draining soil” and putting them all in it.

Does anyone have any diy mix ratios that they find work best for these plants? I have perlite, sphagnum moss, peat moss, and some pebbles currently, and am able to get more materials pretty easily.

## 10 kommentarer

### Kentucky kommenterade den 2024-05-20

It’s not really a mix ratio. I use a whole 8qt bag of each : tropical or succulent mix, orchid bark and perlite. I use it for all of my plants

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/89L0pcS00Cwl6X7FKtD9k4rea8PZQHifgoMUoPweZq4/mslhQ0iqQ6iUEZC3qjZaBQ.webp?size=large)

#### Grace svarade den 2024-05-20

Looks like I’m going to get some orchid bark! Thank you so much! Also, gorgeous monstera! 😍

#### Kentucky svarade den 2024-05-20

Thank you very much!

### A kommenterade den 2024-05-20

Spider plants can be repotted into just about any soil (personally I’ve potted mine into regular potting mix they’re doing well), I have a monstera siltepecana that I’ve potted into tropical potting mix and it’s very happy with it

#### Grace svarade den 2024-05-20

Perfect thank you so much!!

### Bella56 kommenterade den 2024-05-20

String of bananas should be in a succulent soil with half being perlite. You could add pebbles to the mix but your pot will be heavy. The adansonii needs a very chunky soil (aroid soil mix)

#### Grace svarade den 2024-05-20

Sweeeet thank you! I’ll probably just buy a succulent mix haha I don’t feel like making one!

### Doll kommenterade den 2024-05-21

I follow an experienced plant mama and she swears by this mix. I just purchased them so I haven’t tried it yet but her 200+ plants are amazing!💚🪴

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T1TxrQrOWF0YpZfxUfasLUFKGAHTr9aIdpcBDBYxkeU/Voe5w2GxSbaX2_tEx8OaKg.webp?size=large)

#### Grace svarade den 2024-05-22

Ooooh fox farm is wonderful! I had a bag of this previously and it’s absolutely amazing! Thank you!!

### Doll kommenterade den 2024-05-23

Oh good to know, thank you.🩷🪴

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