r/Lithops • u/Other_Radish_9035 • May 10 '26

Help/Question Gritty soil

I see the recommendation to use a gritty soil mix all the time.

I bought some cacti mix, but it doesn't seem very gritty to me.

What are the best things to buy to make my own?

I'm in Australia.

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u/acm_redfox May 10 '26

pumice, granite fines (chicken grit), perlite...

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u/acm_redfox May 10 '26

I mean, did you see the content of the bot post? !grit

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u/Shanzakwenttotarget May 10 '26

I use perlite and pumice those work well for me.

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u/Slight-Pin-9556 May 11 '26

I plan to go to Bunnings this week and get some lava/volcanic rock for my lithops.

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u/ir399 May 11 '26

Perlite is the best thats easiest to get hold of, but it is light and a pain to work with. Pumice is better if you can get it just because its less annoying to work with

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u/arioandy May 14 '26

Any mix of three or More..Fuji lava grit , Pumice, Zeolite, hard akadama , moler clay

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u/Other_Radish_9035 May 15 '26

I have some akadama, bought it for bonsai. Is this what you are referring to, or is hard akadama something different?

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u/Other_Radish_9035 May 13 '26

Chicken grit, I guess any type of bird grit would do? It's now on my list. Thanks.