Dirt Recipes

THE STONE EATERS [LINK NEEDED] is basically the bible when it comes to getting to the bottom of xeric plant cultivation. It's the premier text when it comes to understanding what you plants need, how to give it to them and how to make that work for you individual conditions. So go read that first and come back here afterwards.

Variations on a Theme

Zack - @ocotillo_chico

• stone eaters/bonsai jack
  
• sandy loam // sharp sand
• ⅛” pumice
• shonin akadama
• mycorrhizae
• perlite
• compost
• etc depending…

Xue - @mauspad

• boon’s mix
• 50% coir
• 50% pumice/perlite
• expanded shale

Chris - @drvanburen

• superfly bonsai cactus mix 
• pumice
• potting soil

Bucky Muckshit’s Brown Gold - anon

• dr. earth bonsai mix 
• stone eaters 
• black lava
• potting soil

Whisker & Spine- @whiskerandspine

• 70% miraclegro
• 20% decomposed granite
• 10% bonsai soil

John - @manhattanbotanicalgarden

• superfly bonsai / stone eaters
• leftover soil
• mycorrhizae
• slow release fertilizer

Seed Starting

• 1 cup granite
• 2 cups pumice
• 1 cups turface
• 1 cup vermiculite
• 1/2 cup biochar

Internet Mix

• 70% perlite (various sizes)
• 15% decomposed granite
• 15% organic material

Dioscorea Mix

• 4 parts Coco Chips
• 2 parts Compost/soil
• 1 parts Pumice
• 4 parts perlite

San Diego Mix

• 60% Perlite Wet unsifted
• 20% Green Compost
• 20% Decomposed Granite

Vista Hard Mix

• 80% Pumice
• 20% Organics

Japanese Mix

• 5 part akadama
• 2 part pumice
• 1 part smoked charcoal
• 1 part high quality mulch

NorCal Mix

• 4 part Pumice
• 4 part Akadama
• 4 part Granite
• 3 part Lava
• 1 part Charcoal
• 2 part Compost
• 2 part Leaf Mould