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title: "What would you say are the key ingredients to a good succulent soil?…"
description: "What would you say are the key ingredients to a good succulent soil? I’m on a pretty tight budget and I’m honestly considering buying a high quality, premixed…"
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# What would you say are the key ingredients to a good succulent soil?…

_Postat av NicTheBucket den 2024-06-04_

What would you say are the key ingredients to a good succulent soil?  
I’m on a pretty tight budget and I’m honestly considering buying a high quality, premixed soil because getting all these components in the long run will cost me more. So, I’m not sure what to do!

## 4 kommentarer

### Chenpachi kommenterade den 2024-06-04

It’ll be cheaper to buy miracle gro cactus/succulent soil and a bag of perlite and mix them in a 1:1 ratio. This is maybe $20 total for soil that will last you a long time.

### Swamp Witch kommenterade den 2024-06-04

Definitely cheaper to just buy the mix if you only need a small amount. The ONLY way soil is cheaper is if you make it in bulk.

### eatyacarbs kommenterade den 2024-06-04

100% just buy a succulent mix. Or if you already have a potting soil you like on hand grab a bag of perlite (super cheap) and add some for extra drainage and you’ll be good to go! I wouldn’t add perlite to a succulent premix though, you risk overdoing it then your plants won’t get the right nutrients as the water may run though TOO quick (especially 1:1 perlite to succ mix)

#### NicTheBucket svarade den 2024-06-04

This is basically what I’ve been doing so far! Taking a potting soil that I like, and adding a nice amount of perlite. I recently dove headfirst into succulents, so I just worry about their roots a little. Haha and seeing others have succulents in a gorgeous, chunky mix and thriving has me inspired to potentially upgrade my little dudes. All their root systems are pretty small, so I don’t think it would take too much. Thinking about it now, I could literally just measure out the exact amount of soil I’d need right now.

ETA: I do let all my succulents dry out completely, and let them stay dry for a bit.

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