My best cactus & succulent potting mix! Peat free | DIY SUBSTRATE

Hey everyone, I've been meaning to do this video for a long time! This is my favourite mixture of soil / substrate / potting mix for my cacti and succulents. It's nice and well draining, cheap and easy! Let me know what you think :)

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[Euphoria_]

That looks like a great substrate mix! Well explained video, thanks Emma. Would love to see a tour of your cacti and succulents sometime.
I use about 50% Tesco low dust cat litter, 25% coconut coir and 25% chicken grit. The molar clay turns back to its pale pinkish colour when its dried and makes a hissing noise when its dry as you water it, so its a good indicator of when the substrate is dry and works as a nice top dressing 🙂

[joelh]

I just use potting soil and 50% perlite in terra cotta pots, but it can be a little too light so I may try adding sand. I just bought a bag of pumice and while it is more expensive I think it could replace the perlite well and then it won’t all float to the top when watering.

[Rheashields]

You should try moler clay cat litter. I’ve grown my succulents in it for a few years now x