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title: "How do you guys make your soil for desert cacti? In terms of ratio of…"
description: "How do you guys make your soil for desert cacti? In terms of ratio of organic to non organic materials? And which ones do you use? Thanks!"
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# How do you guys make your soil for desert cacti? In terms of ratio of…

_Posted by Iggy on 2024-08-23_

How do you guys make your soil for desert cacti? In terms of ratio of organic to non organic materials? And which ones do you use? Thanks!

## 3 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-23

fine bark, coarse perlite, lava rock, pumice stone are all good add-ins — or you can use a blend of just these for a soilless mix

#### Iggy replied on 2024-08-23

Can orchid bark (fir bark) be used? Also, is regular horticultural perlite a coarse perlite?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-23

yes to orchid bark, but sometimes that’s reallyy chunky and i like to opt for something finer. any perlite will do, also. it’s hard to find (personally) but some larger piece perlite exists out there too

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