@mel_dub1: Everyone’s obsessed with ultra-chunky soil mixes right now… but for most houseplants, that’s a fast track to thirsty roots and nutrient loss. If your mix is this chunky, you’re basically growing in semi-hydro — and you better water and fertilize like it 👀💧 💾 Save this before your next repot & tag your bark-dumping friend #Plants #TikTokLearningCampaign #PlantCare #planthacks

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the.garden.rn
The Garden RN :
I’ve thought about this too
2025-12-01 02:15:35
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danidellosso26
DanielleDee :
Why should I add to my soil it’s drying out soooo fast it’s too chunky
2026-03-21 19:00:56
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virginiagrows
Virginia Grows :
Now, please tell me how to make it 😫😭🌱❤
2025-10-27 05:42:26
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thebestyellowduck
the duck :
I’ve honestly switched most of my plants over my alocasias are all in hydro now and thriving, while my anthuriums are loving full sphagnum moss. My monsteras are taking off super fast in a sphagnum moss + coco peat mix too. Honestly, chunky soil just never worked for me since I tend to underwater like crazy.
2025-10-06 09:42:47
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chavaflores845
Sally Boy :
I loove this!!! For a while i felt i was doing my plants wrong, but yet would see them thrive in the mix i made. Thankfully they are thriving
2025-10-04 18:26:51
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singingyellowbird
yellowbird :
I mixed foxfarm, bark, and perlite and the soil is still soggy 5 days later and my thai con got root rot! and it has lots of drainage holes. I want to water weekly to make things easy so next time im making it extra chunky, every potting soil I've tried just holds too much water.
2026-02-25 20:06:22
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arroyr
randomlyhere :
As a chronic underwater chunky mix bane
2025-11-02 11:16:19
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romancing_abby
Romancing_Abby :
How about leca only planting?
2025-10-04 21:23:13
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missravennicole
missravennicole :
Good info! Love your content girl!
2025-10-23 15:26:38
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thegentlefluffyunicorn
Mikie Huffman℠ :
Yeah I’m transferring my succulents to sandy mixes for winter, they didn’t respond positively to that chunky stuff at all. 😫
2025-10-04 17:01:59
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itsjustadogsworld
Denise Morgan :
Thank you, I literally have a cart full of expensive mixes in my Amazon. I felt like I didn’t have the adequate fancy soil lol
2025-10-27 01:15:15
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hilabd
HilaBD🇮🇱 :
how about aroids? like anthuriums and philodendrons
2025-10-04 18:38:10
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quetzalcoatl694
Quetzalcoatl :
Leca is amazing
2025-10-04 18:09:17
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kim361675
kim :
thank you!! i have so much better luck with a good balance including soil.
2025-11-18 02:47:37
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pinkcloudz34
Sofi :
I started researching the natural habitat of these plants to get a better idea of what they needs... ex: I unalived my 1st peace lily because I used chunky, turns out it hates that and prefers perlite and sandy soil 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 the new one seems okay so far. we shall see. 🤷🏽‍♀️✨
2025-10-27 10:32:51
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ejjogg
Ejjog 🇬🇧🇬🇷 :
Really interesting.
2025-10-04 19:47:45
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jay.b413
Jay :
I use orchid potting mix and my plants love it
2025-10-04 22:35:58
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texturesbydee
Dee 🍉 :
thisssss
2025-10-04 21:25:50
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plant.flair1
plant.flair1 :
🥰 visit my account
2025-11-04 18:30:38
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gruberaidan
gabe itch :
To remedy a too-chunky mix, I sprinkle some coco coir on the top of the soil and top water. The coco coir will drain into the soil and fill in those air pockets.
2025-10-08 10:44:37
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x0belly6
Shes.XoBelly :
When people are talking about chunky soil mix it’s almost never mixed with leca
2025-11-15 04:12:20
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missgreenthumb619
Miss Green Thumb 🪴❤️ :
Yes miss maam! Preach! 🥰🥰🥰
2025-10-04 16:35:30
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teddymom101
Teddymom101 :
I've been doing potting soil, perlite, orchid bark at 2:1:1 for my aeriods. Even with this chunky mix, I can go 1 to 2 or more weeks for watering! How often to and appropriate concentration of fertilizer isn't clear but my plants seem to be thriving so far!
2025-10-05 04:58:12
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danblasts
𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓮𝓵 :
my chunky soil mix is basically potting soil + perlite + bark, what do u think about? any tips?
2025-12-16 13:11:22
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marebear_88
MareBear_88 :
I got sick of the fungus gnats and ditched soil
2025-10-05 22:30:08
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