4 House Plant Potting Mix Recipes - Common Plants, Succulents, Tropical Aroids & Orchids

In this video we break down the basics of potting mix for all of our house plants. Once we have a good understanding of what soil really is we can start to tailor our potting mixes to our plants in order to achieve optimal growth. I then provide four easy to follow recipes for four different categories of houseplants - common indoor plants, succulents, tropical plants mainly from the Aroid (Araceae) family, and Orchids.

0:30 Soil Basics
2:25 Common Houseplant Potting Mix
4:08 Succulent Plants Potting Mix
4:54 Rare, Tropical Aroid Plant Potting Mix
7:04 Orchid Potting Mix

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Make sure to peruse my channel for ever more content related to all things plant! I have many videos showing how to propagate various houseplants like Monstera, Anthurium, Philodendron, Pothos, and other Aroids. I also have tons of videos for the outdoor gardener looks for tips on pruning and growing some of my favorites like Hydrangea, Peony, Daylily, Black eye Susan, Beebalm, Groundcovers, succulents, and more.

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[ms.lizzypoulos]

Great clear tutorial! As always, thanks Devin!!

[TheQueensWish]

Horticultural pumice is a great alternative to perlite. It won’t float to top and isn’t dusty. Repti bark from the pet store is a nice and clean substitute for orchid bark. I also mix in coarse sand ( a little bigger than grit) or tiny pebbles or even small aquarium rocks to lighten up soil. Thanks for this video.

[Street]

Hey Devin,
Perfect timing on this one. I've been considering dividing my African violet, snake plant and orchid cactus so your video came at the right time. Also, I need to
plant the cuttings (which have rooted) from my Christmas cactus, spider plant, Pothos and Monstera. You are always an invaluable source of information. Cheers buddy!
Darryl

[waltermaples]

Hey Devin great video alot of information broken down so simply. Keep them coming. Have a Great Weekend my friend 👍💚.

[paulasage]

Thank you for the information. I get it now!!!! 🌄 it's so obvious what was I thinking??? Thanks again. Have an awesome day! 😁

[aida]

Thank you so much for sharing Devin!! I'm in the process of repotting several of my houseplants and I really want to invest in the right soil mixes for my houseplants!! These sound like great soil mixes!!😊🙏🙏

[stephentumbles]

DEVIN ... My Plant Brother Lover !!!

Thank you SO MUCH for your answer about my question about soil roots and water roots. I NEVER would have thought of that. You truly ARE an informational inspiration !!! Your folks must be so proud of you !!!

I was SO HAPPY to see your video and presentation on QVC about your lavender plants. Honestly ... I would have liked to have purchased them from Roberta's Gardens ... but hearing of you being on QVC ... I opted for that venue. Yesterday ... my eight plants arrived. Let me tell you ... they are the HEALTHIEST plants I have EVER ordered on-line.

I have a(nother) question for you ... WHICH venue would be the MOST beneficial to your family's business ... QVC, Roberta's Gardens or here on YouTube? I want the WORLD to know how WONDERFUL your plants are.

I can ONLY imagine how busy you are on a daily basis. I do not wish to add to your daily challenges ... but, instead, to increase the word/popularity of Roberta's Gardens. Honestly ... I am most certain your family's business does not need MY endorsement ... however ... you have no idea how much you DO have it.

[SR-gtej]

Already made the aroid mix for repotting a bunch of my plants. Thanks for continuing to provide great information and advice! 👍🪴😊

[westhavenor]

Great info! Thanks. I'm not a huge fan of perlite, so I'll probably substitute pumice. The bright white color of perlite looks out of place to me, especially when I dump used potting soil in my yard. Pumice has a nice, natural light gray color.

[FamilyJeweler]

Hi Devin! My friend introduced me to your YouTube channel and I am excited to learn more about plant care. I watched this posting about potting soil as I am planning to repot my ponytail palm. I recently discovered the bulbous base (as it had been buried since I got the plant) and have noticed the fronds aren’t what they used to look like and I feel it could benefit from a fresh repotting. I was wondering what soil mix would be best for a ponytail palm? Many thanks for your time.

Peter

[melanieharris]

Any suggestions for growing and maintaining aloe vera house plants?
Also, I absolutely love your channel🌱

[abdulrahmanalkanderi]

Hi, I just saw your video, and thanks for sharing all this information with us. I have just one question: I couldn't find charcoal in my country. What can I use instead of charcoal, or can I simply skip adding it? I'm referring to the third mixture.

[deniseshaffer]

What brand of bark and size do you recommend ? Im new to repotting aroid plants.

[deegrows]

I avoid miracle gro and opt for organic potting soil for my plant babies. 💚🙂

[annaredekop]

What soil would you use for a yucca plant?

[ss]

Can anyone give me advice on whats the best indoor soil for house plants? I keep getting these fly nats on my plants the driving me crazy, and it's from the soil. I don't know what to do anymore. And I have the vinegar and dish soap in a bowl around the plants. Some fall for it but some don't. What can i do?

[RobOddi]

that miracle gro potting mix for FLF is a recipe to kill it. It's so water retentive it's insane. It's like a sponge and keeps it so wet.