Tropicals & Tender Perennials: hoya serpens question, 1 by propmaker

propmaker wrote:
Hilary,
When I was growing in the UK I used a different mix to most of my Hoyas now.....I used to use a cactus compost mix with a lot of grit in it and Perlite in a bright spot but only morning sun. It did dry out in between waterings...However, the one I have now, which was sent to me last year is in what looks like a normal peat potting compost, in a plastic pot. I havent changed it as its doing so well, just hidden the plastic pot, but here it never dries out. It does get loads of fresh air tho and is in the coolest spot, as its under shade outside. Min 55 degrees at night in winter.
Years ago, over 20, I used to buy most of my Hoyas from a nursery near Bournemouth, Long Man Gardens, and all his were grown in a cactus type compost very successfully, which is what I followed there until I moved here. This is the one I have growing here now in the conditions described above.
I should also add that the cactus compost was more loam based than peat

This message was edited Feb 10, 2009 1:24 PM