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title: "do i need a specific soil or desert mix for succulents and cactuses?…"
description: "do i need a specific soil or desert mix for succulents and cactuses? i need to replant 2 cacti and a few succulents and im not sure if i should use regular…"
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# do i need a specific soil or desert mix for succulents and cactuses?…

_Publié par 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂 le 2023-10-03_

do i need a specific soil or desert mix for succulents and cactuses? i need to replant 2 cacti and a few succulents and im not sure if i should use regular potting mix or something special.. if so can i use the same thing for both?

## 3 commentaires

### Avocado a commenté le 2023-10-04

You want to use something that has good drainage. Adding perlite, sand, gravel, wood, ECT. Or you can just buy “ cactus \& succulent “ soils from a garden store! Along with making sure your pot has good drainage holes in it! I like to put rocks or little marble later at the bottom to add extra drainage help! Hope this was helpful, good luck!!

#### Pliny the Elder ha respondido el 2023-10-04

Don’t put rocks on the bottom of pots. You can mix rocks throughout the soil to aid drainage.

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### DanishGramma a commenté le 2023-10-07

My neck of the woods has high humidity so I use Bonsai Jack gritty mix and clay pots. I don’t have to water much either.

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