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Bioactive soil

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#1 ·
Looking for opinions on the best bioactive soil ingredients? (Not premixed soils) thanks
 
#2 ·
I follow SerpaDesigns (https://www.youtube.com/user/SerpaDesign) Recipe & it works fantastically (much better than any pre-mixed soils I've used.


1 part coco fibre
1 part orchid bark
1 part horticultural charcoal (I either mix it in with the substrate or put a small layer down prior to adding substrate - both of these tactics have worked well so far)
2 parts sphagnum moss
0.5 part sand
Leaf litter on top


Obviously I mix this up depending on what the inhabitant requires. For more arid/temperate, I use a lot less sphagnum and a lot more sand in the mix.
 
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