I am transplanting it to a bigger pot, so I need more soil? What kind do I want?
2007-07-12 11:35:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
it depends on what kind you have. You should be able to slide it out of the pot and take a close look at what it is growing in now. Many cacti do grow in a sandy soil but some are epiphytes and like a soil that is high in humus. Just as an experiment I once re-potted my mothers zygocactus in straight perlite. I put some leaves on the top with the theory that they would decompose and work their way down, and then when I fertilized it I used fish emulsion to get and keep the perlite "dirty" so to speak. It did extremely well for another ten years. I think that you could plant a terrestrial cactus in straight sand if it was course and you could put a little organic mulch on top, and fertilize very infrequently with fish emulsion. The object here would be to encourage a good micro-culture on the surface of the sand grains that could retain nutrients and some moisture and yet that would allow really good aeration. Of course you may not want to experiment so it would probably be best to just go buy a "cactus mix".
2007-07-12 16:10:40 · answer #1 · answered by a_measured_brush 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any soil not too much water. Mine even grow in the snow. Texas Panhandle.
2016-05-21 00:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can usually buy cactus and succulent specific soil.
2007-07-12 14:28:33 · answer #3 · answered by sharpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since cacti grow in the desert, sandy, well-drained soil would be my guess.
2007-07-12 11:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One eight peat and seven parts river sand..wet the peat and mix well with the sand..that's it.
2007-07-13 02:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋