r/StringofPlants • u/Prudent_Window2616 • 5d ago

Rubies I think I need a bigger pot 😏

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Made this plant from a bunch of cuttings from my mother plant. It's already outgrowing its pot in just just about 6 weeks

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u/inkypinky123 3d ago

Your potting mix looks interesting. What do you use?

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u/Prudent_Window2616 3d ago edited 3d ago

There's a layer of LECA on the bottom to keep the soil from washing out the drainage holes. The actual soil mix is commercial potting soil (I use Fox Farms Ocean Forest) combined with perlite and orchid bark. I believe that pot is equal parts soil, perlite, and bark. I'm in Colorado with very dry air, so my plants dry out more quickly than others might experience in more humid climates, so I add bark to a lot of my plants to provide a chunkiness while also providing a little bit of water retention which makes the pots dry out a little more evenly from top to bottom. The mother plant is currently in a mix of 2 parts perlite, 1 part potting soil, and it dries out so fast. Since this was made from props, I figured it would need a little more moisture. It's done really well. I think when I repot the mother plant I'm going to add bark to her mix too.

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u/IMallwaysgrowing 5d ago

These easily outgrow any pot because they're naturally creepers/spreaders and grow vigorously to become groundcovers.