The ratio of sand and soil for growing succulents

1. Soil Proportion

When growing succulents, it is very important to prepare the soil. They do not like water accumulation during their growth, so air permeability must be guaranteed. Therefore, sand needs to be added. The soil can provide nutrients, is rich in organic matter, and can increase the root strength of the plant. The ratio of sand to soil can be kept at about 1:1. It doesn’t matter if there is a little more or less. This way, the needs of both parties can be met, and then other substances can be added as needed.

2. Soil preparation plan

1. Ordinary: When raising some common succulent species, you can use 2 parts of garden soil and 4 parts of coarse sand, and then add 1 part of leaf mold and half part of rice husk ash.

2. Hard leaves: For some varieties with harder leaves, their water evaporation is small. You can mix pond bed stones, fairy soil, lightweight materials, and peat soil in a ratio of 3:2:1:1. This formulation will just meet their growth habits.

3. Lithops: Lithops is a special type among succulents. You can use natural soil with 8 parts of golden stone and then add a little shell powder as appropriate.