i'm not very good at this but the main thing i'd make sure of is that it drains good. because you don't want your plants sitting in water. sorry i couldn't help much! good luck!

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There's also ways you can make your own soil mixes. If you're willing to spend a lil money, then you can go out, grab some sphagnum moss, slow release fertalizer, bone meal, blood meal, pearlite, builder's sand, and stuff like that. It'll all provide your soil with nutrients, and if properly mixed, you'll get your own preference on how much water it'll hold at one time, how well it'll hold ur plants in the pot, how much your plants will get fed, etc.

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~Phoebe

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i usually use miracle grow. it doesn't hold the moisture quite as well as schultz, but i tend to overwater if i'm not careful. so that works best for me.

The woods chips are fine. It's organic matter and that's always good. I use mainly Pro-Mix myself and add (depending on the plant I'm repotting) perlite to loosen the soil and also provide better drainage.

I tried Scotts last year and HATED it. WAY to heavy of a mix IMHO.

Tom

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The potting mixes available in Australia, are rated and if they're good ones they'll have an Aust standards stamp on the bags. There is premium and standard, the premium usually having some slow release fert and zeolite, maybe some other additives. I've found that the cheaper ones without the standards stamps are usually crap. They are also about a quarter of the price but it's just not worth it. They put all sorts of crap in there to make it look like good soil, including dyes to colour it black so it looks richer. They are also the ones which tend to have bits of wood in them and other stuff. You don't want bits of wood in there, you're not buying a compost heap,if it's organic matter you want it to be broken down already. The best way i've found to buy quality stuff is instead of buying a 25 litre bag for say $5:00 i'll buy a 60 litre bag for $10:00. You pay a lot of money for your plants and you give them a lot of your time and attention. Don't waste your money on second rate potting mixes. It's just not worth saving a few dollars in the short term.

thanks terry... i'll have to find one... i thought i knew of one, only to discover they "order" their plants too!