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Flower*Lover
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I received the following cactus today:

Gymnocalycium Yellow Graft
Mammillaria Saboae
Copiapoa Dura

What is the best potting mixture to use for these? I was told just to mix up sand with potting soil. Will this work?

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Kelly
Plants: 24 | From: Elizabethtown, PA | Registered: Jun 2006  |  Seeded: 68.82.127.81
dodge
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That worked for me .....

Will watch for your answers.

dodge [clappy]

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margaret e. pell
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Be careful with sand. Coarse sand is good, fine sand holds water. Acquarium gravel is good to mix in, or you can get a commercially prepared cactus mix. Copiapoa are really slow growers.

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prairie village
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I often put gravel or pot shards at the bottom of a container to aide in drainage.
Donna
Plants: 7 | From: McCook, Nebraska | Registered: Jun 2006  |  Seeded: 68.187.64.82
dodge
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Sand is to be mixed with soil, sparingly.. Cactus doesnt like wet feet!


Mine grow great for years.. However i did mix it with cactus soil..
Even grew some from seed..It took about 5 years in zone 5..

enjoy.their cute.
[kitty] [kitty]

dodge

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Flower*Lover
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Thanks for all the replies.

I'll use a sand/soil mix.

I'll have to break out the camera and take some pics.

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Kelly
Plants: 24 | From: Elizabethtown, PA | Registered: Jun 2006  |  Seeded: 68.82.127.81
   

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