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I have a P. afra that keeps dropping leaves then growing them right back. I have like 10 or so P. afra growing in identical conditions and only one is doing this, the rest are fine.
Would straight perlite work? I have a gigantic bag of it. I mean huge.
This is one of my other Ports. Between wet and dry, I would have to say dry. With these pots I have a hard time even getting the soil wet in the first place and with full sun they are bone dry in a day or two.Perlite is almost too wet. And hard to tell, (without lifting) when it is.
The roots didn't run out of space. It's either too wet or too dry or pests.
Sorce
What other soil media do you have?
This is one of those impossible situations for me.
You have to pay too much attention to getting water right, or either the tops will suffer, or worse, the roots without you knowing.
Sorce
Miracle Grow succulent mix,
That's what I use. I water once a week.Also Miracle Grow succulent mix,
Eventually I'm going to get rid of it and switch to something else but I keep putting it off. The quality seems really inconsistent depending on where it was made. I've seen different bags with vastly different contents in them.That is that soil?
I don't trust Miracles.
Sorce
I do the same. One thing I do remember is my dog unpotted most of my ports this summer and some of them defoliated afterwards, but now they're mostly back to normal except the one. Maybe it's still suffering because of that.That's what I use. I water once a week.
I use 50% perlite sifted in I believe a 3mm seive, and 50% oil dri or turface also sifted, the oil dri both wet and dry adds enough weight for the succulent. You can buy oil dri at a car parts store or any store with mechanic/car related products and its pretty cheap. I got a huge bag for 12$ CDN. And both are inorganic!I do the same. One thing I do remember is my dog unpotted most of my ports this summer and some of them defoliated afterwards, but now they're mostly back to normal except the one. Maybe it's still suffering because of that.
Would this work?I use 50% perlite sifted in I believe a 3mm seive, and 50% oil dri or turface also sifted, the oil dri both wet and dry adds enough weight for the succulent. You can buy oil dri at a car parts store or any store with mechanic/car related products and its pretty cheap. I got a huge bag for 12$ CDN. And both are inorganic!
Yea that would be good.Would this work?
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