A few questions on plants

[Sammag]

Well today I bougt my interesting pothos plant as well as a luna hibiscus plant (I have read this plant is acceptable, is that true?) and reppotted them both in organic soil mixed in with sand and a little cocnut husk (For aiding in drainage, will both plants take to the soil mixture) after washing them a bit. Now I like to keep my plants thriving as much as possible and have read that hibiscus plants do best when given plant food. Would an organic plant food be cham-safe? Where could I find such a product?

-Thanks
Sam

 

[cushcameleon]

Well today I bougt my interesting pothos plant as well as a luna hibiscus plant (I have read this plant is acceptable, is that true?) and reppotted them both in organic soil mixed in with sand and a little cocnut husk (For aiding in drainage, will both plants take to the soil mixture) after washing them a bit. Now I like to keep my plants thriving as much as possible and have read that hibiscus plants do best when given plant food. Would an organic plant food be cham-safe? Where could I find such a product?

-Thanks
Sam

Both plants should thrive in the soil. However, you do not need to use the loam soil, instead I would recommend using a 50/50 sand and husk soil. Here is my blog entry that has all the needed information, https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/cushcameleon/131-custom-plant-soils.html#comment235. Let me know if you have any questions, my plants have been thriving in a sand/husk soil for several months now (without regular/loam soil).

 

[Sammag]

Since they are already planted though will the loam soil be fine? I have something like a 30% sand 20% husk and 50% loam soil mix.

Will that do?
Also what about the plant food issue?

-Thanks
Sam

 

[cushcameleon]

Since they are already planted though will the loam soil be fine? I have something like a 30% sand 20% husk and 50% loam soil mix.

Will that do?
Also what about the plant food issue?

-Thanks
Sam

I tried a mix with 50% loam soil and it ended up killing my plant. You may have slightly different results, but I believe the optimum mix is 50/50 husk and sand. I haven't heard of people using plant food for their chameleon plants.

 

[Sammag]

Allright ill keep you updated on how the plants do then. Allright the only reason i asked on the plant food is that the staff at the plant nursery told me that i need to feed the hibiscus at least once every month for it to flourish

 

[cushcameleon]

Allright ill keep you updated on how the plants do then. Allright the only reason i asked on the plant food is that the staff at the plant nursery told me that i need to feed the hibiscus at least once every month for it to flourish

Plant food is another word for fertilizer, it is an additive and therefore not a necessity for your plants. However if you must insist on using it, there are "organic" types available. Hope that helps.