Mount Desert Island Blend™

Organic Cactus & Succulent Mix

Organic Cactus & Succulent Mix

Also made for Tropical Palms and Citrus Plants

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Mount Desert Island Blend™

Organic Cactus & Succulent Mix

Organic Cactus & Succulent Mix

Also made for Tropical Palms and Citrus Plants

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Mount Desert Island Blend Organic and Natural Cactus & Succulent Mix is uniquely crafted to provide a soil blend that serves all your cactus, succulent, tropical palm, and citrus plant gardening needs. It’s made from a carefully cultivated combination of sphagnum peat, composted manure, perlite, sand, aged bark, biochar, fish bone meal, and kelp meal. It’s the ready-to-use mix designed with organic and natural nutrients to nurture a robust root system, nourish your plants, and promote enduring growth.

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Houseplants
Succulents
Cactuses
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Sphagnum peat moss, aged bark, perlite, sand, composted manure, wood biochar, and fertilizer (see below).

 

0.2 - 0.10 - 0.10
Guaranteed Analysis

Total Nitrogen (N) 0.20% - 0.2% Water Insoluble Nitrogen*
Available Phosphaste (P205) 0.10%
Soluble Potash (K20) 0.10%

Derived From: composted poultry manure, fish bone meal and kelp meal.
*0.2% Slowly available nitrogen from composted poultry manure, fish bone meal and kelp meal.

Also Contains Non-Plant Food Ingredients:
Soil Amended Guaranteed Analysis
Active Ingredients
0.1% Wood biochar
Total Other Ingredients (insert as non-plant food ingredient) 99.9%

 

Store this bag in a cool, dry place. Avoid direct sunlight.
Biochar increases nutrient and water retention.

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How to plant a cactus or succulent garden

  1. Choose a shallow container with drainage that will fit the plants with a little room to spare for growth. Clay pots are perfect.
  2. Fill the dish 1/3 to 1/2 full with Mount Desert Island Blend.
  3. Remove each plant from its pot, loosen the roots, and arrange in the container. Place tall-growing plants in the center and alternate plants with different shapes, textures and colors to create a miniature desert landscape.
  4. Once all plants are in place, add more mix to cover the roots. Lightly press the soil blend around the plants with your fingers, leaving about 1/2" to 1" space below the rim of the container to allow for watering. To avoid rotting the plant, cover only the plant’s roots with soil.
  5. Spread small pebbles or clean sand over the top of the soil after you’re done planting.
  6. Water sparingly after planting, just a small amount around each rootball. Keep in mind that cacti need less water than succulents.
  7. Place the cactus garden in a sunny, warm location.


How to repot a cactus or succulent

  1. Select a pot that has a diameter 1" to 2" wider than the width of the rootball with drainage and fill it about one-third full of Mount Desert Island Blend.
  2. Remove the plant from its old pot using tongs, rubber gloves or rolled-up towel if it has spines. If it is pot-bound, use a knife and gently slip it around the inside of the pot to loosen it.
  3. Place the plant in the center of the pot and add Mount Desert Island Blend to cover the root ball.
  4. Lightly press the soil blend around the plant with your fingers, leaving about 1/2" to 1" space below the rim of the container to allow for watering. Make sure the plant is sitting at the same depth as it was in the original pot.
  5. Water the plant lightly and place in a sunny, warm location.

In the spring and summer, cactus and succulents are actively growing. The soil can be dry at the top, but should be slightly damp towards the bottom. Fertilize 2 or 3 times with an organic fertilizer intended for these plants during the growing season. Be careful not to over-water or fertilize during colder months, when the plants are dormant.

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