Soil

[MrBeto]

Hello guys ! I’m curious to know what’s your preferred soil blend for tropicals. Currently I have fukien tea, sageretia theezans, escambron, ficus nerifolia.I’m not throwing my olive into the mix. Planning to repot next season. What mix could I use for all of them ? Organic ? Inorganic ?

 

[Anthony]

Tropics here -------- even the Olive [ 31 years from seed ] we have is in -

5 mm silica based gravel
if needed - 5 mm crushed red earthenware brick [ perhaps red lava ]
aged compost .

can be 1/3 , 1/3 , 1/ 3 by volume or

simply 2/3 silica based gravel and 1/3 aged compost by volume

Good Day
Anthony

*Ficus is 90% 5 mm gravel and 10 % aged compost by volume in
less than 1 inch or so soil mix.

 

[sorce]

Do you have radiators or forced air?

Wait....

Does it even get cold there?

Where are they staying over winter?

Sorce

 

[MrBeto]

Do you have radiators or forced air?

Wait....

Does it even get cold there?

Where are they staying over winter?

Sorce

Winter temps are typically in the 20-30’s. I put them in a greenhouse.

 

[thomas22]

I use the same soil in my tropicals as my conifers. Pumice, lava, fir bark equal parts. I haven't had any issues.

 

[Anthony]

Ah, but it helps, if one says for how long ones has been growing healthy
trees.

 

[sorce]

Winter temps are typically in the 20-30’s. I put them in a greenhouse.

Asking because while some ficus seem to grow perpetually well all the time....

Some require a dormancy of sorts.

That may or may not determine the soil, as , something that goes dormant might could use to stay a little wetter so you can forget it....

But straight sifted DE for me Ficus.

Sorce