The Best Growing Media Houseplants | Soil | Coco Coir | Leca | Pon | Aroid Mix

Not sure what soil or growing media to use for your houseplant? There are so many to choose from these days. I share my favourite growing media for each type of houseplants and also highlight which ones did not work for me.

Hopefully this means you can choose the right substrate, soil mix or growing media based on your care type and plant type.

Some of the topics covered are

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
02:02 Soils
04:34Soil Amendments
06:00 Coco Coir
07:52 Leca
09:50 Pon
10:55 Soil Amendments (pt2)
12:39 Growing in Pon
18:25 Growing in Leca
20:52 Growing in Potting Soil
23:47 Growing in Coco Coir
25:47 Final Thoughts

Leca Image
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Semihydro image
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Spider Mite Predators: https://amzn.to/3um56Zu
Neem Oil: https://amzn.to/3hQSAyL
Systemic Pest Control (Chemical): https://amzn.to/34ekInk

My Soil Mix ingredients

Coco Coir: https://amzn.to/3omzIbU
Orchid Bark: https://amzn.to/3byArBJ
Perlite: https://amzn.to/2RrN2zL
Activated Charcoal: https://amzn.to/3tMZur2
Worm Castings: https://amzn.to/3eOItbM
Mycorrhizal Fungi: https://amzn.to/3olNaNn
Slow Release Fertiliser: https://amzn.to/3oorYGk
Liquid Gold Leaf Fertiliser: https://www.liquidgoldleaf.co.uk/

Growing accessories

Heat Mat and Thermostat for fast propagation: https://amzn.to/3mAFyaC
Levoit Humidifier: https://amzn.to/3CIqTQm
Janky Support Sticks: https://amzn.to/3mDLX4F
Plant Velco: https://amzn.to/3nTHnP5
Cork Tiles for using as growing planks instead of moss poles: https://amzn.to/3bBLmKs
Plant Care Reminder App (currently only on Android I think) https://tinyurl.com/y2xju57b

Some of my Favourite UK Based Plant stores:
https://www.easterntropicals.uk/
https://www.turn-it-tropical.co.uk/
https://growtropicals.com/
https://www.thegingerjungle.com/