In-Ground Soil in a Pot

[terrapin]

Hello!
I'm trying to grow a Echinopsis Lageniformis and I have this in-ground cactus soil here, and I was wondering if it's okay to use it in a pot instead of in the ground.

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Thank you

[Daniel]

I think that you are better off not using it, it sounds way too rich and with a "Wetting agent" I reckon that soil would rot the plant within a month. For pots you are best off using grit, gravel, pumice etc... Hope this helps.

[Sutremaine]

You might be able to get away with it in a pot connected to the ground (making a very small raised bed), and in a hot dry place or with cacti with vigorous root systems, but I'd save this stuff for hungry leafy plants. A leaner mix than this is better for all cacti.

[terrapin]

Well alright, thanks guys.
Now is there anything I can add to it to make it better? What if I bought some grit, gravel, pumice and mixed it in there 50/50?
I also have some perlite if that would help.

[Daniel]

Perlite would work but grit is better, if you add perlite note that it floats to the surface when you water. I keep my cacti in a mix of gravel and coarse grit and it seems to work.