You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: Greenhouse tales: focus on ConophytumsView the full contextproto26 (67)in Succulent growers • 9 months ago I thought it was lithops, too! I've never heard of cat litter as a soil amendment! !LUV
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Cat litter is quite clayey but it adds important minerals for certain plants
Oh I didn't know it was nutritious. What minerals does it contain?
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Cat litter is attapulgite clay, and is mainly alumium silicate. These clays are found in the soils that the plants grow in in nature. Mainly it helps to keep the soil ph in a neutral to alkaline range