Succulent Plant Soil Encyclopedia

Blue Stone

When growing succulents, a commonly used material is orchid stone, which is also called light stone, planting stone, and pumice. It is a planting material with a porous structure, a certain water storage capacity, and excellent air permeability.

Vermiculite

Vermiculite is believed to be a type that everyone often hears of. It is made from mica processed at high temperature. It has good air permeability and is sterile; but it is very easy to pulverize, and after pulverization, the air permeability is very poor. It is recommended to use it temporarily during sowing, and it is best not to use it during planting.

Perlite

Perlite is a common type of soil for growing succulents. It is also artificially processed, has good air permeability and is sterile. It is also very easy to become powder, and floats up when watering, which is not beautiful.

Coconut peat

Coconut bran is made from the brown shell of coconut. It has good air permeability and is slightly acidic, which is beneficial for areas in the north with alkaline water quality. But when growing succulents, you need to remove the fine powder inside.

Grass carbon soil

Straw carbon soil is formed by the accumulation and decay of organic matter. It has good air permeability, is neutral, and contains certain nutrients, making it a good planting material. But when growing succulents, you need to remove the fine powder inside.

Peat soil

It is formed by further carbonization of straw charcoal. It has good air permeability, is neutral, and contains no nutrients, making it a good planting material. But when growing succulents, you need to remove the fine powder inside.

Akadama

It is a planting material formed by the accumulation of volcanic ash, with a porous structure and excellent air permeability. Contains a certain amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.

Charcoal

It is made from burned trees, has a porous structure, contains no nutrients, and has strong antibacterial and harmful substance absorption effects. This is also a material suitable for growing succulents.

Carbon shell

It is made from the husk of rice that is carbonized at high temperature. It contains a certain amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, has good air permeability, and has strong antibacterial and harmful substance adsorption effects. But it is also easy to powder.

sand

There are many kinds of sand. What we are talking about here is the weathered sand on the mountain and large-grained gravel sand (particle size above 1MM). These sands have good air permeability, and some contain quartz, iron, magnesium and other trace elements that are beneficial to plant absorption.

The planting materials mentioned above should be selected and matched when used, and fine particles smaller than 1MM should be removed. The same particle size should be mixed at a ratio of 7:3 between inorganic matter and organic matter. This will get us as close as possible to the physiological needs of the plant. There are also some planting materials that can be used, such as honeycomb coal ash, fairy soil, and manure from various herbivorous animals, which everyone can use.