Terrene House · Substrate Mix

DESERT JEWEL - Succulent & Cactus Soil Mix

Rs.499
GST 18% incl.

If your succulents keep rotting, it was never your watering it was a mix that stays wet.

Succulents and cacti store their own water and evolved in dry, gritty, mineral ground. Put them in the soft, moisture-holding "succulent soil" most brands sell and they sit damp for days and rot from the roots up worst of all through the Indian monsoon.

Desert Jewel is mineral-dominant and gritty by design. It drains in seconds and dries fast, even when the air is humid. Lab-tested at GKVK, Bengaluru, it's the densest, most mineral blend we make built so desert plants stay dry-footed the way they're meant to. And because it ships dry, you're paying for substrate, not water weight.

Built for: Echeveria, Haworthia, Aloe, Crassula, Sedum, Lithops, Euphorbia, Adenium, cacti.

Lab-tested (GKVK, FAO method): AFP 21.5% · WHC 1,585 g/kg · pH 6.47

Read the full science: [Succulent & Cactus Soil Guide]

What's inside
  • LECA fluoride-free structural drainage, appropriate for fluoride-sensitive species
  • Zeolite potassium retention for frond development; moisture reserve
  • Perlite macro-pore aeration
  • Mineral Lock™ moisture film for palm watering cycles
  • Microbial Innoculent - moderate nutrition appropriate for palms; does not tolerate richness
  • Activated Charcoal 700 IV 700 m²/g adsorption, pH buffer
  • Active Brain sodium purge, pH calibration, long-term pH stability
How many pots it fills

One kg bag fills approximately six to seven 4 inch pots and three 6 inch pots depending on the pot size

Instructions

Step 1: Fill the substrate in the pot and tap it to make the substrate settle

Step 2: Water it until you see water drops coming from the bottom

Step 3: Wait for 5 minutes

Step 4: Water it again until the water starts flowing freely from the bottom (This will start the Ph buffering and the EC to come down)

Buy more, pay less. Mix and match any substrate.
2 bags Rs.849 · 4 bags Rs.1,549
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Delivered in 4 to 7 days
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Every Terrene House claim above is lab-tested. Scroll for this mix's numbers.
Technical specification

Performance data

AFP
Air-Filled Porosity
21.5%
WHC
Water-Holding Capacity
158.5%
OC
Organic Carbon
23%
CEC
Cation Exchange
80.05 meq/100g
pH
pH
6.47
EC
Electrical Conductivity
0.78
VOL
Volume per bag
4.5 - 4.8 L
POTS
Fills approximately
6 x 4", 3 x 6" or 1 x 8"
Repotting guide

How to use

01
Choose your mix

Pick the mix engineered for your plant family. Each is formulated for specific native habitat conditions.

02
Fill one-third

Fill your pot to one-third with the substrate leaving the cavity of the plant, Plant the plant and fill the substrate completely

03
Water thoroughly

Water on first use to activate Mineral Lock and trigger Active Brain pH calibration and wait for 5 minutes

04
Water as normal

Water the substrate until it drains freely. The substrate self-manages drainage, nutrition and pH for 1 - 1.5 years. No testing required.

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