My plant collection is made up of 98% hoya. All of my hoya's are potted into the same mix to make it easier on me. I did not invent this particular mix. Credit goes to one of my plant friends and mentor Christie. To make up this particular mix you will need: The ratio is 40% FF, 30% pumice, and 30% bark. For example, you could do 4 cups FF and 3 cups pumice and bark. FF is my go-to high quality soil. I refuse to use anything else. As far as pumice goes you can technically use perlite if you prefer. My personal preference is pumice because you can't crush it and it is heavier than perlite. In terms of bark, I absolutely hate extremely thick bark especially since I use mainly 3 and 5oz cups as pots. I tend to buy small bark but I would recommend maybe a medium bark to keep the soil mix a little chunkier. Hoya's are epiphytes so they feed of nutrients in the air. You do not want to have a soil mix that is overly dense. The key to a good hoya mix is something light and airy. I make my hoya soil mix in bulk so that it is ready at my disposal. I then store it in a 4 gallon tote.
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Laura
7/4/2021 11:07:51 am
Would you recommend this mix for Syngoniums and Philodendrons?
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Marina
8/4/2021 08:45:58 pm
Hey Laura,
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Michelle Riedlinger
5/23/2023 07:53:31 am
Hello! Instead of perlite or hummus have you ever heard of Buddy stone? Buddy stone is made of recycled glass and it does the exact same thing as perlite and hummus but it's reusable. You can take it out of plants that you have either repotted and given away or that have died or whatever and reuse the Buddy Stone! The best part is that it takes all that glass that would be in a landfill and used to help produce our plants into air cleaning machines! And, it's really not that expensive either! You can find it on Walmart's site and also Amazon. Those are the only two that I know of so far, but it may be a little bit more readily available now that it's been out for a while. If I were you I would definitely check it out. I have had great success with my plants. You can also use it as leca.Happy planting!
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