I was at Lowe's yesterday and paused to look at this soil: Kellogg Palm, Cactus & Citrus (All-Purpose Indoor & Outdoor Potting Mix). This stuff looks like ideal soil to me. Zero nutrients, sandy. The texture looks right. It has zero peat.
Just holding a handful of it it feels right. I'm thinking: mix it with 30% Pro-Mix HP (for peat) and 20% perlite.
I've been using Kellogg Patio Plus (60% Pro-Mix, 20% Kellogg, 20% perlite). It works well, but seems a little barky to me. That cactus/palm soil has bark. I think this would reduce the use of Pro-Mix (expensive) and create a nicer (more natural) texture of soil.
I'm going to buy a bag and play with it. It's cheap $6 US for 1 cu. ft. I wanted to mention it in case anyone else might want to experiment with it. I googled and couldn't find anyone using it. That surprises me because it really feels good. If I used it by itself, I'd do 20-30% perlite. I think some peat would help.
Just holding a handful of it it feels right. I'm thinking: mix it with 30% Pro-Mix HP (for peat) and 20% perlite.
I've been using Kellogg Patio Plus (60% Pro-Mix, 20% Kellogg, 20% perlite). It works well, but seems a little barky to me. That cactus/palm soil has bark. I think this would reduce the use of Pro-Mix (expensive) and create a nicer (more natural) texture of soil.
I'm going to buy a bag and play with it. It's cheap $6 US for 1 cu. ft. I wanted to mention it in case anyone else might want to experiment with it. I googled and couldn't find anyone using it. That surprises me because it really feels good. If I used it by itself, I'd do 20-30% perlite. I think some peat would help.