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title: "I had to change everybody’s soil today because gnats were making me…"
description: "I had to change everybody’s soil today because gnats were making me nuts and apparently they were in the soil that I bought.. so, while repotting snake man…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64f52a37977465b23106c63c"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Christine"
published: "2023-09-04T00:52:07.4Z"
language: "en"
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# I had to change everybody’s soil today because gnats were making me…

_Posted by Christine on 2023-09-04_

I had to change everybody’s soil today because gnats were making me nuts and apparently they were in the soil that I bought.. so, while repotting snake man here, I noticed one mushy root and grabbed a terracotta pot ( same size as his nursery pot ) but not sure why he was more compact and straight before.. now he’s all fanned out. I did use a super airy soil mix that I made but wonder if it’ll matter that he’s all spread out. :)

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## 1 comment

### Christine commented on 2023-09-04

It was just how I had him situated. I had the bases all mushed up and I spread him out at the soil level and now he’s standing tall again :)

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