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title: "What’s the best soil or soil combo to use for repotting a wide…"
description: "What’s the best soil or soil combo to use for repotting a wide variety of plants?"
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published: "2023-08-30T23:22:04.647Z"
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# What’s the best soil or soil combo to use for repotting a wide…

_Posted by Dave on 2023-08-30_

What’s the best soil or soil combo to use for repotting a wide variety of plants?

## 6 comments

### Dave commented on 2023-08-30

That’s what I did on my first eight

### Melissa commented on 2023-08-31

I have made a combination of: seed starter potting soil, cactus mix, orchid mix and perlite. It seems to work well with all my plants. I actually bought an 8qt bag of each and poured them all in a reusable grocery bag and mixed it up.

#### JennMo replied on 2023-09-01

Yes combos do so much better

### Dave commented on 2023-08-31

I was thinking about doing a mixture of a bunch of different soils

#### Mullein replied on 2023-08-31

That’s what I find works the best. If you get a few ingredients on hand, you can change the ratios for different types of plants. I’d say a good basic combo would be a base (potting soil or worm castings) and aeration (perlite, pumice, or leca). You may want additions for specific types of plants if you have them (coco husks or orchid bark for aroids and epiphytes. Sand or clay chips for cactuses and succulents. Sphagnum moss for tropicals)

### Dave commented on 2023-09-02

Awesome! Thank you every one

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