Beginner Gardening: Succulents, 1 by tapla

tapla wrote:
If you get the science under your belt, everything will become much clearer as it pertains to all container culture, not just houseplants or veggies or ......

I grow all my houseplants, including succulents & cacti, in the soil pictured below. It's a remarkably productive soil if you follow a few simple guiding principles. The thread this link takes you to gives a good overview of what constitutes a good soil and how to recognize a poor soil: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/796311/

Al