The Best Succulent and Cactus Potting Mix - Testing pH and Soil Moisture

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My Succulent and Cactus Potting Mix - Testing pH and Moisture. I show in this video the components I use in my succulent and cactus potting mix. I also show how to test your pH and determine if you need to use lime in any planting mix. I use Peat Moss, Perlite, Sand, and Lime in my potting mix.
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[@melaniewallace1289]

Love love love your thorough training on the subjects that you present. Also loved seeing a glimpse of Holly the garden dog! Thanks for sharing your insights!

[@JimPutnam]

+Melanie Wallace Thanks you very much

[@jenscott143]

Your video is helpful for me as a begginer

[@Crazyaboutpaper1]

Is this a good mix for other indoor plants. what pebbles do you use on top ? Thanks.

[@janelahti6070]

This video was very informative, thank you. But please share a rough estimate of ratios for each ingredient...?

[@vjplants]

Thanks yes, I mix peatmoss with my cactus mix, but i didn't know about the pulling away from the ends...good 👍

[@ctzkne]

Your videos are awesome. Seen a few now. Thanks!

[@nagrabagra4924]

Excellent video !! Thank you, it answered a lot of questions i had. I will be repotting some mixed succulents i bought 2 months ago and they have outgrown the pot i bought them in and this is what I'll do for soil in their new pot !!!

[@roberthicks5542]

Jim I assume you own a nursery. If you were in my area I would purchase all my garden stuff from you. Thanks for giving freely of your knowledge. I look forward to your new videos.

[@anastasiatajik7688]

Thank you for this video! I'm just starting to get more into gardening and making my own soil mix... What about adding any organic fertilizer to the mix, like compost, bone/blood meal, worm castings, etc?

[@jennychou4413]

I used decomposed granite mixed up with my succulent soils,it works great, sand was way too fine

[@LikodsaPayag]

Very inspiring...thankz a lot for teaching us sir : )

[@himawanraharja4839]

Hi Jim, thanks for the knowledge for this potting mix. I would like to ask about lavender potting mix tutorial please. cheers

[@rosgembrun]

Very helpful video.

[@PatricesProjects]

Would this mix work for orchids as well? I can't bring myself to purchase an expensive bag of orchid mix for one small orchid that was given to me.

[@JimPutnam]

+Patrice's Projects most orchid mixes have bark in them for maximum porosity. The peat moss is milled to fine.

[@PatricesProjects]

Okay. I guess I will have to buy a bag of orchid mix. By the time I bought all the ingredients to make some mix for one single orchid, I would probably have paid more than what the bag will cost me. Thank you Jim

[@Chaluv19]

Patrice's Projects You can buy a bag of orchid mix for about $4 at Home Depot, less than what you'd spend on a brand new orchid! 😉

[@alanfernandes77]

Awesome tips

[@JimPutnam]

+Alan Fernandes Thanks for watching

[@hpgurgel]

Hi there, I usually buy standard potting mix in bulk from the local soil supplier however my it holds too much moisture which isn't good for my succulents. I was considering using pavers sand(quite coarse) which I can also get in bulk plus perlite plus the standard potting mix I already get at a 1:1:1 ratio. I'd really appreciate your thoughts on this please?

[@earthmotherr5230]

Did you ever do this mix? I was thinking of doing an extremely similar mix and would like to know your results if so. I'm growing outdoors in pots in zone 10a.

[@bruhbruh1848]

If u use part peat moss and part cactus soil and polite would still have to add lime

[@JimPutnam]

+bruh bruh I think you would want to check it for sure. Definitely going to lower the pH putting peat into anything.

[@bruhbruh1848]

HortTube with Jim Putnam thank u and where did u get the ph tester

[@JimPutnam]

+bruh bruh From amazon. If you follow the link in the description of my videos that say products I use. It is linked there

[@InLakech_AlaKin]

Breathing the perlite dust is horrible. It contains fluoride.

[@tobieTyler6007]

That perlite is very bad for your lungs