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Recommended potting mix for hoyas

Posted by loi tran on

There a lot of different potting mixes for hoyas.  You can get as complex or as simple as you want.  A safe potting mix based on my experience would be: 25% - 50% organic (peat, potting mix, coir) 50% - 75% in organic (pumice, perlite, lava rock, charcoal (usually 5%) bark, turface, etc) You would use more organic in the mix if you grow your plants in a dry and hot environment and less organic mix otherwise.  It also depends on if you're an overwaterer or underwaterer.  I'm an overwaterer so I like 25% coir to 75% inorganic mix.   I...

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Hello and welcome

Posted by loi tran on

     Hello, my name is Loi and I'm a plant addict.  Welcome to Plants Wake You Up.  After selling on Etsy and Ebay by the same name (PlantWakeYouUp), I've decided to create my own website to have more control and to be able to sell plants at a lower price.     Feel free to message me with any questions.  I plan on writing more articles on hoya plant care in the future.

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