Soil composition

Has anyone done any testing with experimental soil comps? My wife has some soil that's made for cactus/succulents that boasts moderate water drainage over traditional soil (possibly some additional sand) but I believe the soil's also more acidic.

Based on the idea of introducing a steady stream of nutrients and oxygen from drain-happy soil, would using this be beneficial? I have some lime I could add to counteract the acidity.

Any validity?

sheep manure compost,
peat moss,
sand,
Pinch of lime works for me.

The soil you choose depends on what you want as far a grow. For example, do you want something that you won't have to add nutrients to or do you want something that has very little nutrients in it and you will have to feed on a regular basis. Drainage is always good but it's something that can easily be changed with some perlite. If you want something you don't have to add nutrients to, take a look at subcool's super soil mix... the stuff is amazing. If you are trying to find something that you can add all your own nutes to, look at light seedling mixes that are primarily peatmoss, perlite, maybe a little compost, and some dolomite lime. Or you can make your own, it's cheap and easy. If you are wanting to add your own lineup of nutrients throughout the grow, then you want something light with very little nutrient content. The reasons behind this are that you want excellent/high drainage because you will frequently be adding nutrients and you want hardly any nutrients in the soil because if it is a hot soil and you add ferts; your plants will fry and you can have a lot more problems with ph fluctuation, salt build up, etc. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction!

i bought the same shit. i am not sure tho if it will work.

the miracle grow cactus mix, right? did u use it, if so how was it?

Try to stay away from anything by miracle grow as it usually contains nutrients/ferts that are too high for new plants/clones. (Although it is usable)

Create your own soil mix. (<link)