How I Make the Perfect Cactus Soil mix / Cactus Care Ep. 02

Рет қаралды 35,622

Күн бұрын

Here is everything you must know in making the perfect DIY cactus soil mix. We’ll be talking about what makes the perfect cactus soil mix, what are the components you can use, and how to make your own cactus soil mix. By the end of this video, I am going to share to you some of my personal cactus soil mix.
Astrophytum Soil mix : • How to Make an Astroph...
Succulent Soil mix : • How To Make A Succulen...
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
0:00 Intro
00:25 Why do cactus need a special soil mix?
02:40 What are the factors to consider in making cactus soil mix?
04:42 What are the ingredients or component that you can use?
08:09 How to make your own cactus soil mix?
09:30 What are some of my soil mix recipe?
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Welcome to The Plant Prince Ph, where I, Kim Jayson Medina, share my passion for plants and provide expert guidance on caring for cacti and succulents.
As an avid collector and enthusiast, I delve into the world of cacti and succulents to bring you comprehensive care guides and valuable insights. Combining my personal experiences with thorough research, I strive to offer practical tips suitable to everyone.
Whether you're a beginner or an advanced collector, my channel is dedicated to helping you nurture and expand your cactus and succulent collection. Join me on this exciting journey, as we explore the beauty and intricacies of these remarkable plants together
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Cactus and Succulent Highlight: / playlist
The Ultimate Cactus Care: • The Ultimate Cactus Ca...
Affiliate Links
(By buying using the links below, I earn a commission)
• Shopee Recommendation: mycollection.shop/plantprinceph
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Facebook: theplantprinceph
Tiktok: @theplantprinceph
Business Inquiries: theplantprinceph@gmail.com
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🎈Song : Daystar - Fluffy / • ✨샛별 - 솜뭉치✨(Royalty Fre...
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
#CactusSoilMix #Cactus #CactusCare #ThePlantPrincePh

Пікірлер: 122

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Closed Captions / English Subtitles are available for convenience and for those who prefer reading while watching. Enjoy!

@sayikaaykurt2574 2 ай бұрын

Türkiye'den selâm sizi yeni keşfettim.Bazi videolarınızın türkçe altyazısı yok bu konuda yardımcı olurmusunuz.Teşekkürler

@Rogersai76 21 күн бұрын

Muchas felicidades, tu explicación es excelente!! Me encantó que explicaras el por qué de cada ingrediente y que la mezcla depende de varios aspectos, como el clima, el tipo y la edad de los cactus. Gracias!!

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you find the video helpful.

@jennybalatbat8611 Жыл бұрын

Love the way you differentiate the soil mix depending on the surrounding. That's one of my greatest challenge since I'm currently leaving in Holland. Thank you. 😊

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

There is no best soil mix. It really depends on the environment and watering habit. You can adjust it depending on your microclimate. Thank you at Ingat po diyan.

@CactusCaffeine Жыл бұрын

Full of information! I enjoyed watching. 👍🏼😊🌵☕️

@kv1815 Ай бұрын

Excellent video!!!

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching.

@jude1515 6 күн бұрын

Great video.

@theplantprinceph 2 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

@onLYbyM 2 ай бұрын

This guide is excellent, because it explains the mix very simply and discusses the elements in their real essence instead of requiring specific components that adds to the confusing (such as requiring regular potting mix as an element in some guides which is CONFUSING). Thanks a lot. I am now your loyal follower 🥰

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment and your support.

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

I understand that not everyone has access with the same materials/components. That’s why as much as possible I’ll try to make a guide wherein people could make and experiment on their own.

@anonymousspeechless7913 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your effort to make brief explanation about the medium use for the soil. Thumbs up!

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

@gunjabeans Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. It shows that you take great care in the things that you do.

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you for watching and for your support!

@neerajgupta5024 Жыл бұрын

Very well explained Wonderful

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kishanbiswal9621 Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully explained.

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching! 🤗

@rougesaitam2179 Жыл бұрын

Wow.. So informative!! 😍😍

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you! 🤗

@JoseGarcia-oc7dj 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I hope you get many more subscribers - you deserve it!

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like it. Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

@bonngggutierrez4268 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Well explained.

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback.

@anitacb1784 9 ай бұрын

You are one of the best❤

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. 🙂

@squishyghost1234 9 ай бұрын

thank you for the awesome videos

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thank you for watching!

@ijazsb2225 Жыл бұрын

Excellent information ☺️

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 🤗

@jeanrojas388 Жыл бұрын

Gracias por compartir tus experiencias, exitos y bendiciones...

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🤗

@IvanPetrov903 10 ай бұрын

Хороший контент. Аргументированно и подробно.

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like it. Thank you so much!

@masterofreality.o0o.535 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I've only just found your site. Fascinating information. I've just started to collect again after 30 years, there are so many options available now and so many interesting species available. I'm going to start to sow seeds from a number of potentially tricky species. I'm going to grow in sealed pots, another new method to me. Could you please suggest mixes for the following species and your thoughts on preventing mould from killing the seedlings. the species are Geohintonia, Aztekium, both genera that hadn't even been described when I last grew. Matucana and all species of Lophophora. I'm uncertain as to whether there is a single approach to all species in this genus Apologies for the extensive question. Having watched several of your videos and being very impressed by your plants I'm just hoping for trustworthy understandings. I live in the UK. The seeds will be sown in sealed pots in a warmed container inside the house with an LED light and a shade screen. I do have a fungicide containing copper oxychloride. I'd read an article suggesting having a weak solution as the water for soaking the compost for sowing. I'm just concerned about mould killing the seedlings in the sealed environments. Alternatively another suggested watching for fungus and then spraying with this fungicide or 3% hydrogen peroxide. Sorry for such an extensive query. I just want the best results. Many thanks if you can provide guidance. .

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Hello, sorry for the late reply. I was in vacation for the past months. I use the same soil mix for all the seeds. To prevent molds, make sure to sterilize or sanitize the soil mix that you will be using. You could sterilize it by heating the soil mix. For the seeds, you could dip then in a solution of hydrogen peroxide a 1:1 solution is okay. You could also spray some fungicide, just use a weaker fungicide.

@RoseTorn411 Жыл бұрын

Best cactus/succulent diy mix.

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

@ShyDog827 10 ай бұрын

Extremely precise and helpful. I suspected my tap water was not beneficial because my pots and so much ugly residue. Going to keep distilled water in supply👍🏻

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad my video was helpful. You could also try catching rainwater. Cactus love rainwater, and it also washes the salts that accumulates overtime.

@markdavid-el9ke Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Very informative and detailed. Just curious if you have had the chance to use this soil mix in full rain and sun?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

I haven’t. But if you’re planning to make a soilmix for cactus under full rain and sun. You should add more inoraganic materials (pumice, lava rock). Thank you for watching! 🤗

@TrenT83 10 ай бұрын

bro, do not forget that the roots of astrophytum and hymnocalycium are prone to decay ... they are suitable for a mineral substrate .. thanks for the video

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Thank you also.

@TrenT83 Ай бұрын

@@theplantprinceph ❤🌵👍

@VoidloniXaarii 2 ай бұрын

Great reasoning!

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@alystairmabloch401 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome! And thank you for watching!

@delli6201 3 ай бұрын

Great video 😊 I can't get rice hull. Could it be substituted with worm castings ?

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

Yes. You can use anything that is available in your area.

@edvicleoalcantara9215 Жыл бұрын

laking tulong ng page mo idol salamat ☺️☺️☺️😯 happy planting 😊😊

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Maraming salamat din po sa panonood at suporta! 🙂

@johntowner1893 Жыл бұрын

Am watching after my question in one of the pseudolithos videos

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

I hope this video helped you! Thank you for watching! 🤗

@michellekilner7176 4 ай бұрын

I live in Canada and have a Cephalocereus Senilis that is about 3 years old I keep indoors during the winter near a window facing East. Lately it has started to turn brown on the body and some of the hairs. I’d like to repot it and start with a good soil mixture. I’d also like to have the right fertilizer for it. What do you recommend. I also plan to take it outside this summer and don’t know where to place it. Full sun/ partial shade? Thank you for all the great information in your videos!

@theplantprinceph 4 ай бұрын

If the browning is hard. It is probably corking. Old cactus or tall cactus usually have corking to support their weight. This is very evident for top heavy cacti like columnar cactus or large barrel cactus. A potting mix with at least 70% inorganic will work. I’m not sure what are the aggregates available in your area, but the 70% could be a mixture of pumice, scoria, lava rock, turface, perlite, decomposed granite, akadama, or any material that could improve the potting mix drainage. For the 30% you could use any soilless potting mix, or any potting mix you have. For the fertilizer, AICL osmocote is nice since it is a slow release fertilizer. This controlled-release feature provides a consistent and gradual supply of essential nutrients to the cactus, promoting steady growth and minimizing the risk of over-fertilization. Cephalocereus senilis can handle full sun since it has hairs that covers it. But since it is from indoor, you have to gradually introduce it to sun. Probably add 1 hour every 5 days. For example, Day 1-5, it will receive 1 hour of direct sunlight. Day 6-10, it will receive 2 hours Day 11-15, it will receive 3 hours Day 16-20, it will receive 4 hours And so on, until it can handle full sun.

@ismaelgonzalez111 11 ай бұрын

Hi thank you first of all for the info do you have a mix that you use for ariocarpus?

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

For Lophophora and Ariocarpus, I just use my Astrophytum soil mix.

@squishyghost1234 9 ай бұрын

What is your advice on lopho william cacti soil mix? And is there any way to make chubby round cacti grow as fast as possible?

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

I have a Lophophora fricii and I’m using the same soil mix I use for my Astrophytum (I already have a video about it) so far it works well for my Lopho. Lot’s of sunlight, higher temperature (but not scorching hot and under uv plastic sheet), watering thoroughly but infrequently (don’t let their soil mix get super bone dry), and adding fertilizer. Also repot and roottrim the cactus once every 2-4 years depending in the size of your cactus.

@anonymousspeechless7913 11 ай бұрын

Hello there. May i know, does this soil mix suitable for other succulent? ( Cactus + succulent + aloe). Other person already asked, but didn't mention about aloe type. 2nd question, how diatomaceous earth was used? I saw on your succulent soil mix, you mix it up inside the soil mix. But, how frequently it must be apply? Thank you. Such an informative video with brief explanation. Thank you for this superb information.👍

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Yes, you could use it and tweak it a little bit. The common thing about cactus, soft succulents, and aloes soil mix is they have to be well draining. Just add more organic for aloes and succulents. I only put diatomaceous earth once. It eould be good until I repot the cactus.

@patrickbowen5398 4 ай бұрын

What is your best mix for Gymnocalyciums? Thanks.

@theplantprinceph 4 ай бұрын

I have a guide for Gymnocalycium care, I think I have mentioned my potting mix there. But right now, I am just using 7 parts pumice, 1 part coco peat, 1 part peat moss, and 1 part carbonized rice hull.

@AtifGulzar 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the informative video. Please also suggest media for EUPHORBIAS.

@theplantprinceph 4 ай бұрын

I only have a few Euphorbias, and their potting mix is 7 parts pumice, 1 part cocopeat, 1 part peatmoss, and 1 part carbonized rice hull.

@ginaj7732 Жыл бұрын

Can i do this: cocopeat, vermicast, CRH = 1 part them mix with 2 parts pumice?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can experiment and make your own. Just keep in mind that the soilmix should drain the water well. Thank you for watching!

@neerajgupta5024 Жыл бұрын

What can be substituted for rice husk

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

You can use crushed charcoal. But you can also use other organic components that are available in your place such as leaf compost, tree bark, regular potting mix.

@chebadilles8069 Ай бұрын

Is cultured soil good for astrophytum asteria?

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

I haven’t use that brand of soil mix. But you could try.

@sanasini2627 Жыл бұрын

hello again lord Kim... i put my astro under direct sun without any uv plastic from 07.00 am till 14.00 pm ... im in indonesia... is it bad? i keep watering them every 2 or 3 days because the sun is really hot these days

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Hi again, If you want their skin to look beautiful, UV plastic shade is needed. But if you don’t have one, you can expose them in morning sunlight and afternoon sunlight, avoid noon wherein the sun is intense. Direct sunlight especially (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM) is way too harsh for their skin especially for ‘nudum’ cultivars. Regarding watering, you can water them as long as their soilmix is dry. There are times that I water them twice a week during summer. Just make sure to have a well draining soilmix.

@sanasini2627 Жыл бұрын

@@theplantprinceph yes sir... i keep watching your entire video everynight before sleep.. over and over again.. but still i need to experiment on myself...

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Do you have your own cactus soil mix recipe? Feel free to share it. You could also add where you live or a short description of your climate. So other people in your place or with the same climate may have an idea on how they can make their own cactus soil mix.

@mariloudiaz1696 Жыл бұрын

What do you do with old and used soil mixture?

@rastafarieverliving Жыл бұрын

can i use construction gravel as an inorganic component?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Yes you can. Just make sure it is clean.

@onLYbyM 2 ай бұрын

I would wash it before using it in the mix as they can contain a lot of salt (I know this to be the case in my area at least)

@marlon5272 Жыл бұрын

In what proportion do you recommend diatomaceous soil?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

I mix sparingly amount around 0.25 part for every 10 parts of soil mix, since too much may affect the soil pH.

@marlon5272 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, i learn a lot whit your videos

@salvacionpalattao478 Жыл бұрын

What kind of soil mix should I use since my cactus are exposed to sun and rain with net of 70%. Thanks

@yaddahaysmarmalite4059 5 ай бұрын

That's interesting that you don't use any limestone. Many Mexican cactus species grow in limestone rubble. Some grow in gypsum.

@theplantprinceph 4 ай бұрын

It’s hard to find limestone here. And I find that cactus grow faster in pumice or lavarock.

@rontropics26 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever use sand friend?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Hi, I don’t use sand since it is not easily available in my place.

@ginaj7732 Жыл бұрын

Can i use this mixture for my succulents?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Yes, you could.

@ginaj7732 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply.

@slwariior6767 11 ай бұрын

I am in sri lanka, it is difficult to find pumice, akadama, perlite, what are the substitutes that can be used instead?

@Sheerlers5150 8 ай бұрын

Did you try buying them online?

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

You don’t have to use all the ingredients. Just find some aggregates/ inorganic soil components that is available in your are. You could try lava rock, or turface if pumice is not available. Though I highly suggest pumice, you could skip akadama and perlite as long as you have pumice.

@slwariior6767 6 ай бұрын

@@theplantprinceph Thanks you very much❤️

@blitzynautilus2420 8 ай бұрын

would this work for uebelmannia?

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

Yes

@blitzynautilus2420 8 ай бұрын

@@theplantprinceph also where do you get your pots, they're gorgeous

@theplantprinceph 8 ай бұрын

@@blitzynautilus2420 If you’re from the Philippines, I bought them from Shopee. The link is in the description. If you’re outside of the Philippines, you can check Alibaba and search for tall slender pots. These pots were from China.

@blitzynautilus2420 8 ай бұрын

@@theplantprinceph thank you, i'm from america so hopefully alibaba has those in stock, what soil mix would you recommend for uebelmannia which was shown in the video? and thank you for the fast responses

@theplantprinceph 7 ай бұрын

@@blitzynautilus2420 Hello, you could use this general cactus soil mix: - 2 parts inorganic (any of the following or a mixture of these: pumice, perlite or lava rock) - 1 part organic (you could use your regular potting mix or you can mix your own, just mix equal parts of cocopeat, peatmoss, and carbonized rice hull) My exact cactus recipe is 4 parts pumice, 2 parts lava rock, 1 part cocopeat, 1 part peatmoss, and 1 part carbonized rice hull. I understand that not all of these ingredients are available in your area, thus, you could always substitute.

@republica08 Жыл бұрын

san po makakbili ng ganyang soil?Thank you

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Hello po. Mahahanap niyo po lahat ng gamit sa paggawa ng soilmix na ito sa Shopee. Ito po ‘yung link para mas mabilis niyo mahanap: mycollection.shop/plantprinceph

@kevintruck0 Жыл бұрын

Kim do you sell your cactus?

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Hello, I’m sorry. I don’t sell seeds nor plants outside the Philippines.

@kevintruck0 Жыл бұрын

@@theplantprinceph oh man :( 😢

@MrValeraViP Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Super!! 👏🏻👏🏻🫱🏻‍🫲🏼👍🏻👍🏻

@theplantprinceph Жыл бұрын

Welcome! Thank you for watching! 🙂

@FreemanF39 2 ай бұрын

Well thats alot of effort and expensive

@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal 2 ай бұрын

Upfront but compared to other plants in the long run are cheaper.

@onLYbyM 2 ай бұрын

You're wrong. There are almost 10 different elements that you can use in this guide, choose the cheapest available one.

@theplantprinceph 9 күн бұрын

The materials/components I used are cheap in our place. A 1 sack of pumice only cost less than 1 USD in our place. I gave more than 10 different components/materials that you can use. You don’t need to follow my recipe strictly, you can use whatever is availabe or cheap in your area.