Love the way you differentiate the soil mix depending on the surrounding. That's one of my greatest challenge since I'm currently leaving in Holland. Thank you. 😊
There is no best soil mix. It really depends on the environment and watering habit. You can adjust it depending on your microclimate. Thank you at Ingat po diyan.
Muchas felicidades, tu explicación es excelente!! Me encantó que explicaras el por qué de cada ingrediente y que la mezcla depende de varios aspectos, como el clima, el tipo y la edad de los cactus. Gracias!!
This guide is excellent, because it explains the mix very simply and discusses the elements in their real essence instead of requiring specific components that adds to the confusing (such as requiring regular potting mix as an element in some guides which is CONFUSING). Thanks a lot. I am now your loyal follower 🥰
I understand that not everyone has access with the same materials/components. That’s why as much as possible I’ll try to make a guide wherein people could make and experiment on their own.
bro, do not forget that the roots of astrophytum and hymnocalycium are prone to decay ... they are suitable for a mineral substrate .. thanks for the video
Extremely precise and helpful. I suspected my tap water was not beneficial because my pots and so much ugly residue. Going to keep distilled water in supply👍🏻
Thank you! I’m glad my video was helpful. You could also try catching rainwater. Cactus love rainwater, and it also washes the salts that accumulates overtime.
Hi, I've only just found your site. Fascinating information. I've just started to collect again after 30 years, there are so many options available now and so many interesting species available. I'm going to start to sow seeds from a number of potentially tricky species. I'm going to grow in sealed pots, another new method to me. Could you please suggest mixes for the following species and your thoughts on preventing mould from killing the seedlings. the species are Geohintonia, Aztekium, both genera that hadn't even been described when I last grew. Matucana and all species of Lophophora. I'm uncertain as to whether there is a single approach to all species in this genus Apologies for the extensive question. Having watched several of your videos and being very impressed by your plants I'm just hoping for trustworthy understandings. I live in the UK. The seeds will be sown in sealed pots in a warmed container inside the house with an LED light and a shade screen. I do have a fungicide containing copper oxychloride. I'd read an article suggesting having a weak solution as the water for soaking the compost for sowing. I'm just concerned about mould killing the seedlings in the sealed environments. Alternatively another suggested watching for fungus and then spraying with this fungicide or 3% hydrogen peroxide. Sorry for such an extensive query. I just want the best results. Many thanks if you can provide guidance. .
Hello, sorry for the late reply. I was in vacation for the past months. I use the same soil mix for all the seeds. To prevent molds, make sure to sterilize or sanitize the soil mix that you will be using. You could sterilize it by heating the soil mix. For the seeds, you could dip then in a solution of hydrogen peroxide a 1:1 solution is okay. You could also spray some fungicide, just use a weaker fungicide.
Hello there. May i know, does this soil mix suitable for other succulent? ( Cactus + succulent + aloe). Other person already asked, but didn't mention about aloe type. 2nd question, how diatomaceous earth was used? I saw on your succulent soil mix, you mix it up inside the soil mix. But, how frequently it must be apply? Thank you. Such an informative video with brief explanation. Thank you for this superb information.👍
Yes, you could use it and tweak it a little bit. The common thing about cactus, soft succulents, and aloes soil mix is they have to be well draining. Just add more organic for aloes and succulents. I only put diatomaceous earth once. It eould be good until I repot the cactus.
I haven’t. But if you’re planning to make a soilmix for cactus under full rain and sun. You should add more inoraganic materials (pumice, lava rock). Thank you for watching! 🤗
I have a guide for Gymnocalycium care, I think I have mentioned my potting mix there. But right now, I am just using 7 parts pumice, 1 part coco peat, 1 part peat moss, and 1 part carbonized rice hull.
I live in Canada and have a Cephalocereus Senilis that is about 3 years old I keep indoors during the winter near a window facing East. Lately it has started to turn brown on the body and some of the hairs. I’d like to repot it and start with a good soil mixture. I’d also like to have the right fertilizer for it. What do you recommend. I also plan to take it outside this summer and don’t know where to place it. Full sun/ partial shade? Thank you for all the great information in your videos!
If the browning is hard. It is probably corking. Old cactus or tall cactus usually have corking to support their weight. This is very evident for top heavy cacti like columnar cactus or large barrel cactus. A potting mix with at least 70% inorganic will work. I’m not sure what are the aggregates available in your area, but the 70% could be a mixture of pumice, scoria, lava rock, turface, perlite, decomposed granite, akadama, or any material that could improve the potting mix drainage. For the 30% you could use any soilless potting mix, or any potting mix you have. For the fertilizer, AICL osmocote is nice since it is a slow release fertilizer. This controlled-release feature provides a consistent and gradual supply of essential nutrients to the cactus, promoting steady growth and minimizing the risk of over-fertilization. Cephalocereus senilis can handle full sun since it has hairs that covers it. But since it is from indoor, you have to gradually introduce it to sun. Probably add 1 hour every 5 days. For example, Day 1-5, it will receive 1 hour of direct sunlight. Day 6-10, it will receive 2 hours Day 11-15, it will receive 3 hours Day 16-20, it will receive 4 hours And so on, until it can handle full sun.
Hello question here. I bought a cactus soil mixture and the bag said it had peat moss, perlite and slow released fertilizer and it is slightly alkaline and I bought cocopeat, pumice and akadama separately. I use one cup of cactus soil mixture, one cup of cocopeat, two cups of pumice and akadama on top. Is this acceptable?
I have a Lophophora fricii and I’m using the same soil mix I use for my Astrophytum (I already have a video about it) so far it works well for my Lopho. Lot’s of sunlight, higher temperature (but not scorching hot and under uv plastic sheet), watering thoroughly but infrequently (don’t let their soil mix get super bone dry), and adding fertilizer. Also repot and roottrim the cactus once every 2-4 years depending in the size of your cactus.
You can use crushed charcoal. But you can also use other organic components that are available in your place such as leaf compost, tree bark, regular potting mix.
This ingredient available in my region iam from india 1.washed cinder 2.pumice 3.peat moss 4.vermiculie 5.coco peat 6.perlite 7.cow or goat manure Now i want know what suggiest to select from this
hello again lord Kim... i put my astro under direct sun without any uv plastic from 07.00 am till 14.00 pm ... im in indonesia... is it bad? i keep watering them every 2 or 3 days because the sun is really hot these days
Hi again, If you want their skin to look beautiful, UV plastic shade is needed. But if you don’t have one, you can expose them in morning sunlight and afternoon sunlight, avoid noon wherein the sun is intense. Direct sunlight especially (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM) is way too harsh for their skin especially for ‘nudum’ cultivars. Regarding watering, you can water them as long as their soilmix is dry. There are times that I water them twice a week during summer. Just make sure to have a well draining soilmix.
@@theplantprinceph yes sir... i keep watching your entire video everynight before sleep.. over and over again.. but still i need to experiment on myself...
You don’t have to use all the ingredients. Just find some aggregates/ inorganic soil components that is available in your are. You could try lava rock, or turface if pumice is not available. Though I highly suggest pumice, you could skip akadama and perlite as long as you have pumice.
Do you have your own cactus soil mix recipe? Feel free to share it. You could also add where you live or a short description of your climate. So other people in your place or with the same climate may have an idea on how they can make their own cactus soil mix.
Hello po. Mahahanap niyo po lahat ng gamit sa paggawa ng soilmix na ito sa Shopee. Ito po ‘yung link para mas mabilis niyo mahanap: mycollection.shop/plantprinceph
@@entree48 If you’re from the Philippines, I bought them from Shopee. The link is in the description. If you’re outside of the Philippines, you can check Alibaba and search for tall slender pots. These pots were from China.
@@theplantprinceph thank you, i'm from america so hopefully alibaba has those in stock, what soil mix would you recommend for uebelmannia which was shown in the video? and thank you for the fast responses
@@entree48 Hello, you could use this general cactus soil mix: - 2 parts inorganic (any of the following or a mixture of these: pumice, perlite or lava rock) - 1 part organic (you could use your regular potting mix or you can mix your own, just mix equal parts of cocopeat, peatmoss, and carbonized rice hull) My exact cactus recipe is 4 parts pumice, 2 parts lava rock, 1 part cocopeat, 1 part peatmoss, and 1 part carbonized rice hull. I understand that not all of these ingredients are available in your area, thus, you could always substitute.
The materials/components I used are cheap in our place. A 1 sack of pumice only cost less than 1 USD in our place. I gave more than 10 different components/materials that you can use. You don’t need to follow my recipe strictly, you can use whatever is availabe or cheap in your area.
