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Bromeliads: best soil mix and feeding guide
Bromeliads is in Living Soil's General houseplants group. Foliage plants in pots indoors. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems, cautions and mixes, with 4 mixes that suit it.
What the bromeliads guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems3
- Cautions3
- Mixes4
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit bromeliads
4 mixes are made just for bromeliads, inside its guide.
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 5.5 to 6.5 for general houseplants in general.
- The mistake to avoid: Putting a layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot, which slows drainage rather than helping it.
- Also known as: bromeliad, aechmea, guzmania, vriesea, neoregelia, urn plant, air plant and tillandsia
Questions
What is the best soil for bromeliads?
Living Soil lists 4 mixes that suit bromeliads, each from a published reference. 4 are made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does bromeliads need?
The references give pH 5.5 to 6.5 for general houseplants in general.
Is the bromeliads guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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