Cacti soil

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Cacti soil

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Before i joined this site i thought cacti can live in any garden soil or in the soil they come in from the shop, but now i see how many mistakes i made, i saw a great article on how to make a cacti soil mix, but i don't have the requirements to do it. So does anyone have a soil similar to this one http://www.cactiguide.com/article/?article=article8.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, needs to be homemade i could buy? I want to buy 1kg of it or approx 1kg, will need to ship. I have no idea how much that would cost so please suggest a price. I will obviously cover all the shipping costs. Can buy from the 6th of July due to payment reasons.
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While these soil mixes you see are good its better to taylor you soil to your circumstances. I live in wales so we will get quite similar cold wet and dark weather with intermittent heat and sun during the summer. So I collect my ingredients from nature for free. Streams are good for grit and sands and silts. Stones are easily come by just break the up with a hammer for smaller chippings. I use almist 100% mineral soil most of my plants don't even have dirt just stones, grit, chippings. This type of rock based soil drains very quickly so the damp weather is not so damaging. Also there is a very good article about cacti soil called stone eaters. Go to http://www.xerophylia.ro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and have a look at the magazines they got its one of the earlier ones, very good reading. But in the article it gives a big list of soil ingredients which are surprisingly easly to come by in uk.
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adetheproducer wrote:While these soil mixes you see are good its better to taylor you soil to your circumstances. I live in wales so we will get quite similar cold wet and dark weather with intermittent heat and sun during the summer. So I collect my ingredients from nature for free. Streams are good for grit and sands and silts. Stones are easily come by just break the up with a hammer for smaller chippings. I use almist 100% mineral soil most of my plants don't even have dirt just stones, grit, chippings. This type of rock based soil drains very quickly so the damp weather is not so damaging. Also there is a very good article about cacti soil called stone eaters. Go to http://www.xerophylia.ro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and have a look at the magazines they got its one of the earlier ones, very good reading. But in the article it gives a big list of soil ingredients which are surprisingly easly to come by in uk.
So basically to make a soil mix i need sand, grit and stones?
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Read that magazine on xerophylia. Ro it will explain but the basics is that cacti are unlike most plants in that they don't need the organics found in most dirt, there are some exceptions as always but most will grow like moss on rock and be healthy while eliminating issues like drainage, bacteria and fungi inbalances that can cause rot and other diseases harbored in rich soils with organics.
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adetheproducer wrote:Read that magazine on xerophylia. Ro it will explain but the basics is that cacti are unlike most plants in that they don't need the organics found in most dirt, there are some exceptions as always but most will grow like moss on rock and be healthy while eliminating issues like drainage, bacteria and fungi inbalances that can cause rot and other diseases harbored in rich soils with organics.
I read the article, very helpful. Thanks
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dave123791:

Which of the issues is the article in?

- Jim
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Its in the one called the stone eaters.
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My fear begins to fade recalling all of the times
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Duh. :oops:

I found it. Thanks, Jim
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