What is the difference between peat soil and nutrient-rich soil?
For many girls, the difference between peat soil and nutrient-rich soil, as well as related content about homemade peat soil tutorials for green plants, continue reading below!
Online sales of nutrient-rich soil vary greatly in quality, hence the significant price difference. Some nutrient-rich soils are made of peat soil mixed with perlite, some are coconut coir mixed with perlite, and others are decomposed leaf soil, garden soil, and perlite. Since peat soil has a higher cost, the price of nutrient-rich soil made from it naturally increases. Those nutrient-rich soils made from random mixtures, due to their lower cost, are relatively cheaper.
Nutrient-rich soil
I have been into this hobby for over 6 years now. At the beginning, when I was growing succulents, I bought nutrient-rich soil countless times, some good and some bad. Sometimes I paid a high price for poor-quality soil, and sometimes I bought better soil at a low price, but the proportion of poor-quality soil was still higher. Moreover, I once bought nutrient-rich soil that was made from dried mudflat soil. It contained not only the remains of various aquatic insects but also live ones. I was so angry that I threw it away.
Aisino
Because it's really hard to buy good nutrient-rich soil, and I have a large number of succulents, I later bought a whole bag of imported peat soil to mix my own soil when repotting. After all, peat soil verified by countless experts must be of good quality. When I opened the bag of peat soil, I was not disappointed. The black-brown peat soil was tightly packed and completely free of insects. Of course, it hardens when dry, which is a normal phenomenon.
Hailina
Actually, the succulent granular soil we buy online is made by mixing various granules with peat soil. The combination is usually a mix of 5-6 types of granules such as maifan stone, volcanic rock, coarse river sand, red jade soil, green pumice, and diatomite, plus 30-40% peat soil. Once you understand this, there is no need to buy so-called nutrient-rich soil. You can directly purchase granular soil online or buy your own granules and peat soil to mix it yourself, which is definitely better than picking and choosing among those mixed nutrient-rich soils.
The above is a detailed introduction to the difference between peat soil and nutrient-rich soil, as well as a homemade peat soil tutorial. Have you understood it?