J & J Cactus and Succulents Soil Mix

My base is Metro-Mix 366.

My coarse materials are:

Pumice* - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice - I buy it in bags when I go out to Tucson. From Toro Brand, Triple A Fertilizer Co. – Cell Phone 520-574-0040 – Must pre-order bagged pumice.

Perlite* - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlite - I buy it in bags from American Plant Products a wholesale greenhouse supplier in Oklahoma City. 405-787-4833

Haydite* – High Fired Baked Clay – I buy in bulk from Chandler Material, Co., Tulsa, OK. 918-836-9151

Osmocote 13-13-13, time release fertilizer – I buy it in a 50 pound bag from American Plant Products a wholesale greenhouse supplier in Oklahoma City. 408-787-4833

This is what I use if I don’t have the three stars list above.

Terface – Baked Clay used on Baseball Fields – I buy it in bags from American Plant Products a wholesale greenhouse supplier in Oklahoma City. 408-787-4833

Pea Gravel – I buy it in bags at Lowe’s or Home Depot.

Crushed Granite – Found at Landscape supplies – Sometime found at feed stores to feed to poultry.

I mix my soil in a 35 gallon trash can or a wheelbarrow. I fill one five gallon bucket with Metro-Mix 366. I then fill one five gallon bucket with pumice, perlite, and haydite the three stars. Then I mix the Metro and the other three ingredients together.  I also add Osmocote 13-13-13, a time release fertilizer.  Mix well and away we go! 

If I’m planting cacti, sometimes I add more coarse material.

Remember everyone’s growing conditions are not the same, so you need to find out what type of soil mix works for you! 

Hope this is helpful!

Joyce Hochtritt

J & J Cactus and Succulents

http://www.jjcactus-succulents.net/