I finally stopped using expensive potting soil for my succulents

Used to buy that premium cactus mix for like $12 a bag. Waste of money. Mixing my own with cheap gravel and sand from Home Depot works way better. Did it after a root rot killed my echeveria last August. No more soggy roots. Anybody else just use regular dirt mixed with rocks?

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kimmurphy22d ago

Home Depot sand is actually construction sand which compacts and holds MORE water, not less. Grab some chicken grit from a feed store - it's cheap and actually drains right.

william_harris23d ago

In my experience those cheap mixes still drain way too slow for succulents.

wilson.joseph23d ago

Yeah the way I water succulents they'd drown in tap water.