Steve.g Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 I have been wondering if I can reuse soil for my succulents. Seems to be that as long as I add some cacti and succulent fertiliser to it, should be ok to re use. Also seems to me that I could use my old carnivorous plant mix for succulents if I add fertiliser. Can anyone tell me if I'm correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 I always save my old cacti and succulent mix when repotting. In the past, when I have a bag full, I've then sieved it to separate the grit etc which I then reused. The fine stuff was either spread on the garden or donated to the chickens to use as a dust-bath. This year, due to the lockdown, I simply added more loam based compost to the bag of stuff that came out of the old pots, mixed and reused. I wouldn't consider my old CP mix to be much use for any of my succulents as it would be too water retentive. My non-organic Ping mix should be OK unless it had added lime. I don't generally add fertiliser directly to my cacti & succulent mix pre-potting but, instead, fertilise when watering (at the appropriate intervals) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) One way you could reuse your CP mix could be if you were growing epiphytic cacti or succulents I suppose Edited June 29, 2020 by Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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