How to mix nutrient soil for succulents
This article provides detailed information on how to mix nutrient soil for succulents and the fastest method for making homemade nutrient soil, as well as related green plant care. Below, the editor will give you a detailed explanation.
Many succulent enthusiasts have fallen into a misunderstanding during the process of caring for their plants, always believing that watering is the first priority. Here, the old immortal once again tells everyone that soil mixing is the most crucial factor. If the nutrient soil is mixed well, there will be no problem with watering; if the nutrient soil is not mixed well, no matter how you water, it will be in vain. Therefore, today's sharing is worth reading and collecting!
1. Soil proportion. Friends in the north can mix nutrient soil with a ratio of 6:4 of granules to soil, while friends in the south can mix with a ratio of 7:3. Slight adjustments can be made according to different care environments. For example, if friends in the north have poor ventilation in their care environment, they can also mix with a 7:3 ratio.
2. Granule proportion. The granules used by the mentor are soft wheat meal stone, volcanic rock, and vermiculite, mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio. Soft wheat meal stone has some water retention, volcanic rock has high breathability, and these two types of granules can also provide trace elements. Vermiculite can effectively promote root growth.
3. Fertilizer. Two spoonfuls of yellow fertilizer, one spoonful of white medicine, one spoonful of pink medicine, and one spoonful of carbendazim. (The picture shows the amount for three pots, so it looks like a lot.) Yellow fertilizer is a slow-release fertilizer that does not harm the roots and can provide continuous nutrition; white medicine is the best medicine for preventing scale insects; pink medicine is a soil fungicide; carbendazim can effectively prevent diseases such as black rot and soot blight in succulents.
4. Nutrient soil. You can use ordinary nutrient soil, and the mentor uses loess soil, which can promote the rooting of succulents and is especially suitable for slow-rooting succulents. (PS: The mentor treats succulents better than himself, I wouldn't use such good soil.)
How to mix nutrient soil for succulents
5. Wet soil. Mix granules, nutrient soil, and fertilizer according to the specified proportions, spray water and stir to make wet soil. The state of wet soil is that it holds together when squeezed and falls apart when released.
6. Choosing a pot. The diameter of the pot should be one size larger than the succulent. The depth should be chosen according to the variety and root system, and should not be too deep.
7. Drainage hole. Use old window screen to cover the drainage hole to prevent soil loss, and there are also specialized pads sold online.