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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I ordered 13 plants for $19.99 on ebay on Monday  . It will be a variety of semps, so hopefully they'll be good quality. The seller has great feedback, so we'll see.
I use a water tester, but it doesn't have pH - which one do you use, do you have an Amazon link or anything?
Btw, do you make your own succulent soil, do you just use regular, or do you buy something special? I might've used the wrong soil last time...hmmm. |
Here it is:
Amazon.com: BestDealUSA 3in1 Plant Flowers Soil...
Most plants I have bought have come planted in soil that contains a lot of peat, which holds way too much water. I started this summer with a few from Walmart, and they all had root rot from being too wet, although they looked great at the time, lol. It seems that growers are using peat alone to root cuttings though.
After a few days of researching online, I unpotted everything, took cuttings from plants that couldn't be saved, and started making my own soil. Cactus/ Succulent soil is bad too, but I use it or a potting mix and add at least the same amount of pearlite, builders sand, and crushed granite or pumice ( see:
Pumice FOR Cactus Succulent AND Bonsai Tree Soil MIX 2 GAL | eBay ) and some Orchid bark or Repti Bark (for pet reptiles). Some soil recipes also add charcoal (like for aquarium fish filters). I aim for the soil mix to look like this:
Euphorbia Hybrid Guillemetii Cacti Cactus Succulent 1338 | eBay then I top-dress the pots with decorative stone.
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom Yes, I've seen these at Home Depot a lot - and they really do have nice groupings. I bought a couple once and they looked just awesome for quite awhile...then everything got...you guessed it....too leggy. Even though I had it outside in the desert sun! Darn it. |
Do you have the link for the ones you bought on Ebay? I got my order from MCG and Home Depot today! I'll take pics and post them tomorrow.
I am also planting most everything in clay pots then putting that in a decorative pot. Good drainage is so important.
Happy Planting!