Different Types of Soil and Growing Media for Palms and Other Tropical Plants. 

For Trachies I would mix 1 part compost, 1 part coco coir. See how it drains. If it drains poorly start to add 1/4 perlite until it drains well.

Perlite is more compact so you would want to use more of it. Pumice will not fill in all the gaps just make sure it is settled.

@@TheCfkingfish so use about half or so instead?

@@Rocketman0407 yes

That would be fine, we don't use pumice in the East that much because it is very expensive.

The Palmfather Thank you for the answer

You can if you would like, it is not required though. Tree bark is good stuff to plant palms into if you have it there - we usually have to pay for it!

The Palm Fiend Thank you! I still have to purchase and plant my palm trees.

For well draining mixes yes.

@@TheCfkingfish for more water loving palms what are your ratios?

@@Rocketman0407 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 respectively.

You don't find the lack of nutrients to cause any problems? Do you add compost sometimes too? How much? ​@@TheCfkingfish

You might have to give that a try, or rock mixed with sphagnum moss in between.

@@TheCfkingfish it turns out its mostly silt and barely any clay but i guess they are similar, i tried rock with the tiniest amount of peat and like all these diferent soils when replanting icecream beans once and they all died over night lol i didnt try sand tho but it would have probably been the same, i guess you can overwater in anything really so i should just learn when to water properly, slowly doing less lol if this is the game i gotta play in soil it makes me think i should just go back to compost and like never water it lol compost isnt a stable soil the everything would fall over on a windy day especially in small pots

Take a normal potty mix and add some sand and perlite. You will want good drainage but give it a lot of water.

@@TheCfkingfish Should I add the sand and perlite to the soil I have now or get normal potting soil?

What’s wrong with this soil is it not good ?

@@teeedog1 I find the mix to be dense and it can get mucky if you don't add other amendments to it. Water doesn't drain quickly, and fungus gnats right out of the bag and I don't understand why it's sold as cactus, citrus and palm soil if it's not already free draining as is. I think it's ok though, if you need something fast and it's easily on hand at any store, so I do continue to get more and add things as needed.

@@ZPalms thx man I planted two Mexican fan palms with it in pots 😅 didn’t add thing but fertilizer .. what do you mix in with this soil ?

If you want a mix that holds more water, yes. It depends on the palm and climate.