Title: Miracle-Gro Cactus, Palm & Citrus Potting Mix and Palm Tree

Description:

• Fast-draining formula
• Enriched with Miracle-Gro Plant Food
• Beautiful, colorful results
• Produces deep green, faster growing foliage versus unfed plants
• 15 feedings in every bag! Based on a 10 ft. Canopy
• Feeds up to 6 weeks

Most cacti grow in sandy and/or rocky soil that drains off quickly. Many cacti have very shallow roots. That is why many cactus growers use shallow pots. Cacti and most succulents do not like to have wet roots. The roots will rot without proper drainage in a pot. This soil has peat moss as a major component. Peat holds in moisture. That is fine for someone that is growing young succulents but will not work for an adult plant. This soil will work if you are very careful to water sparingly. I add coarse sand, pumice, and more perlite for most of my cacti and succulents so that the roots do not sit in damp soil for a long time. If those cacti and succulents take in too much water they will die. Either the roots will start to rot or the plant takes in too much water cells burst and it dies. Would I want added synthetic supplements? No. I would prefer nutrition from real food. About 90% of supplements sold in this country in food for human consumption are synthetic. Not made from real food. Same is true for pet feed and fertilizer. They are also processed in that country that makes so many of the things that we need to buy.

I have a dwarf banana potted in this soil and it seems very "happy".

It would be great for your tiny banana tree Good luck!! 🍌🍌🍌

Yes, the soil is designed for tropical plants. Enriched soil so light watering but a great soil mixture. I'm growing cacti and succulents on a window sill in Manhattan and they're thriving. Bought a palm just to see how it might do and it too is doing quite well.