New cuttings, New Year and hopefully a new and positive experience with plumeria! My plant from last year finally did die, it rotted from the center where the heaviest of the soft wrinkling was. I've just purchased 3 new cuttings and this time I picked them out myself so there are no soft wrinkly sections on them. My question is What is the best kind of potting medium to use? Obviously I have to keep them potted because of where I live and I know they need good drainage but I'm wondering what other people use for planting medium while your younger plants are in pots? What I had used before was a peat based potting soil with lots of varying sized grains of sand to small sized gravel. It was heavy (probably too heavy) but it did drain quickly. Would a looser, more open medium work better? I have some turface (expanded clay pellets), Coir ( both shredded and chunk) Peat and non peat based potting soil, sand and small grain aquarium gravel to use. Can anyone recommend a mix of any of that or some other material more suitable? I was also wondering about the use of small bark chips? I would appreciate any suggestions and recommendations. Thanks!!
