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Planted using wrong compost

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SammySueTwo · 01/09/2022 18:47

I had a typical me moment and repotted all my houseplants using compost designed for hanging baskets!
I am concerned it's the wrong type of soil - I have snake plants, aloe vera, minature roses and cerapegii. Do I need to repot?

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CatherinedeBourgh · 01/09/2022 19:03

No, it will be just fine.

CaroleFuckingBaskin · 01/09/2022 19:04

Just leave them. They'll be fine.

SammySueTwo · 01/09/2022 20:29

Thank you both

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viques · 06/09/2022 09:57

Some plants like an acid soil (heathers, azaleas) so if you have a very alkaline soil you might want to use an ericaceous compost to get the best out of them, though frankly most people don’t bother in my experience, and like me just buy the cheapest peat free they can find , unless I am planting something really precious in which case I bite the bullet and get a good John Innes. I do top up with my home grown compost though.

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