Best potting mix & soil for indoor plants | Beginners Guide to Soil & Amendments

Unlock the secret to selecting the perfect potting mix for your indoor house plants in this enlightening video. I'll debunk the potting mix vs potting soil confusion and delve into essential components such as sphagnum peat moss, orchid mix, cactus potting mix, coco coir (coco peat), perlite, and vermiculite. Plus, I'll demonstrate how to create your own organic potting soil and mix using helpful amendments.

For a quick summary, if you're currently at a home depot, lowes, or nursery, here's the key takeaway: opt for a bag labeled "POTTING MIX/SOIL" that explicitly mentions "pot" or "potting". And don't forget to grab a bag of "PERLITE" – you'll thank me later. Unless you're planting a cactus or orchid, skip the orchid or cactus mix. Save time and make informed choices with this valuable potting mix guide.

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0:00 Intro
0:10 Soil vs Potting Soil/Mix
0:46 Which potting mix to use?
0:55 Potting mix composition
1:40 Pre-made mixes
1:56 Cactus Mix
2:13 Orchid Mix
2:26 Where to buy?
2:43 When to use amendments?
2:55 Perlite
3:21 Bark & Twigs (Orchid Mix)
3:28 Sand (Cactus mix)
3:35 Peat, Coir, Vermiculite
3:50 How to add amendments?
4:26 Summary
4:51 End
5:40 Cat.

[Dismitz]

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[adrianmillard]

Well I'm 5 years late to the party, but I still enjoyed and appreciated your video. Thank you.

[kennyb]

Didnt know not to use garden soil in pots. That explains a lot.

[konsueloramirez]

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[ShineBright-yzot]

When I didn’t know about planting, I had put my pothos rooted cuttings in a 5” pot with garden soil we had lol. Now that I got into planting and am now obsessed, boy was that a big mistake I made. Thank you for sharing :) I love your style. More videos please.

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Wow, thank you for this detailed tutorial. You have made it all clear for me. Thank you. Looking forward to more videos.

[swatimane]

Beautiful.. the most I loved was the end part. Best wishes for your upcoming videos and projects. Thank you for sharing. 😊🙏

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[MarigoldsintheGarden]

Thank you so much 😊 This video is the only video that I have found so far, that goes into detail in such a concise, entertaining and scientific way, and is so helpful and interesting! 😀🌻🌺🪴

[PaulasPicks]

Thanks for this well-produced & clear video guide, Brian! Hadn't even thought about amendments, but I was definitely the "add some mix to the topl". 😜

[livingoverseas]

This is exactly what I need to learn as a gardening beginner! Thank you!

[varekai]

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[scrts]

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