Hi there,

I found out what my plant is called thanks to David, it's a crassula ovata
aka money tree). Now I have more info on it I would like to go ahead and
repot it!

From the websites I went on to see how to repot I read that I need to "
(use) a sandy, well-drained potting mix. If a commercial potting soil is
used, add one part perlite or coarse sand to two part the soil mix".

Can I buy that kind of pre-mixed soil from a garden centre? Or do I buy any
compost and some sand and mix it together??

any advice is much appreciated,
many thanks,

Tara

Back again.
I would use a soil based compost and a wide based pot.
The plant can get LARGE, I had one weighing in at around 40lbs.
If you let it bake in the summer then you can get it flowering in the
winter.
I had a Barber in Cardiff who kept his plant in the shop window which was
South facing. every Xmas it was a mass of flower

--
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 13:26:13 +0100, "Tara" no_email wrote:

Hi there,

I found out what my plant is called thanks to David, it's a crassula ovata
aka money tree). Now I have more info on it I would like to go ahead and
repot it!

From the websites I went on to see how to repot I read that I need to "
(use) a sandy, well-drained potting mix. If a commercial potting soil is
used, add one part perlite or coarse sand to two part the soil mix".

Can I buy that kind of pre-mixed soil from a garden centre? Or do I buy any
compost and some sand and mix it together??

any advice is much appreciated,
many thanks,

A commercial mix suitable for cacti should be OK, usually available in
garden centres. Failing that, buy small bags of the ingredients as
specified and mix your own. Get perlite or gritty sand, not fine or
builder's sand.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Manyt thanks, you guys are really helpful.

I went to the website Dave pointed out and emailed them too and got a reply
pretty much straight away packed with good helpful advice!

Many thanks,
T.

"Tara" no_email wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I found out what my plant is called thanks to David, it's a crassula ovata
aka money tree). Now I have more info on it I would like to go ahead and
repot it!

From the websites I went on to see how to repot I read that I need to "
(use) a sandy, well-drained potting mix. If a commercial potting soil is
used, add one part perlite or coarse sand to two part the soil mix".

Can I buy that kind of pre-mixed soil from a garden centre? Or do I buy
any
compost and some sand and mix it together??

any advice is much appreciated,
many thanks,

Tara

In article , Tara no_email wrote:

I found out what my plant is called thanks to David, it's a crassula ovata
aka money tree). Now I have more info on it I would like to go ahead and
repot it!

From the websites I went on to see how to repot I read that I need to "
(use) a sandy, well-drained potting mix. If a commercial potting soil is
used, add one part perlite or coarse sand to two part the soil mix".

Can I buy that kind of pre-mixed soil from a garden centre? Or do I buy any
compost and some sand and mix it together??

Buy a bag of sharp sand from a builder's merchant or even garden centre.
It is a LOT cheaper than buying fancy horticultural sand, and is as
good for most purposes.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.