A rocky argument
And so after a visit to a garden center or a mall, you found a commercially made potting mix and promptly bought it, to be used as media for your succulents. Upon reaching home, you take a photo or two of the product and post it on social media, asking people if what you have purchased is suitable for use for succulents (which makes mo sense at all, considering that you already bought the said product. You are just committing what is termed as confirmation bias- in your mind you were convinced that you were correct in your decision, and would like others to have that supposition confirmed, which feels good). Predictably, answers you obtained are just variations on a theme: that the potting medium you have at hand, which is coconut coir based, is perfect for cacti and succulents, but you need to add some specific amount of sand and/or pumice to make the mix free draining. Satisfied with the answers to your query, you picked up the cutest pots for your plants, had them potted up, and f...