Best Potting Soil for Indoor Plants: By Plant Type
The best potting soil for indoor plants is a container mix that fits the plant’s roots, the pot, and the conditions in the room. Many foliage plants can start in an all-purpose indoor mix, while succulents need a more mineral blend and common epiphytic orchids such as Phalaenopsis need an airy orchid medium, often a coarse bark-based blend. If a plant started declining after a repot, the mix is one possibility to check, not an automatic diagnosis. Pot size, drainage, damaged roots, light, temperature, and watering can produce similar symptoms. A mix that drains at the surface can also remain wetter deeper in the pot, especially in a large container or a dim, still room. ...