Friday, January 20, 2012

Is there one type of potting soil I can purchase for these three houseplants?

Ok, I'm new to houseplants. I have a purple waffle, a spider plant, and a red edged peperomia Jellie. This is what I found on the net for soil types:



purple waffle - "Use a GOOD rich potting soil (a soil that retains water yet drains well), such as an African violet mix. If you want to mix your own take: 1 part humus (leaf mold) and 1 part peat."



spider plant - "general purpose potting soil"



peperomia clusiifolia - "light, well drained compost containing plenty of humus"



Is there one sort of potting soil I can purchase that will work for all three of these?

Is there one type of potting soil I can purchase for these three houseplants?
I've never used anything but a general potting soil, and have healthy plants. Use a good quality though. I bought some generic potting soil from Lowe's and it doesn't drain very well and gets really compacted and hard.
Reply:General all purpose for me. I don't like African Violet mix, too silty. Waffle can be tricky to grow, Spider can last decade or more, Peperomia is ok, not a real fan here.



Have fun, observe, learn and keep trying. It's the only way any of us learned.
Reply:All of these plants will do well in an African Violet soil. The soil is rich enough and they will most likely be hardier.
Reply:miraclegro potting soil is a good general purpose medium.
Reply:miracle grow potting soil and the type of pot is the most important in repotting plants to grow.

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