{"product_id":"mollys-aroid-mix-5-5l","title":"Molly's Aroid Mix 5.5L","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost \"tropical houseplant soil\" is too dense for the plants people actually buy it for. Aroids like Monstera, Philodendron, and Anthurium evolved as epiphytes climbing rainforest trees, with roots adapted to chunky bark and constant airflow. Pot them in regular soil and the soil compacts, holds water, suffocates the roots, and slowly rots them. The right aroid potting mix is bark-based, chunky, fast-draining, and humidity-retaining without being soggy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolly's Aroid Mix delivers exactly that. Coarse orchid bark and perlite as the structural base, expanded clay (LECA) and coir for moisture buffering, plus biochar, worm castings, and mycorrhizae, which colonize the roots and extend their reach for water and nutrients. Built for the way aroids actually grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is aroid potting mix?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAroid potting mix (also called aroid soil mix, tropical potting soil, soilless potting mix for tropicals, or chunky houseplant mix) is a bark-based, soilless growing medium engineered for aroids and other epiphytic or hemiepiphytic tropicals. Despite the names, real aroid mix contains no garden soil. It's mostly chunky structural material (bark, perlite, LECA), with a smaller fraction of moisture-buffering organics (coir, charcoal, worm castings).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA proper aroid potting mix should:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrain almost immediately when water is poured through it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHold its chunky structure for 1 to 2 years before breaking down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow constant air contact with the root system between waterings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContain no peat moss as a primary ingredient (peat compacts and starves roots)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf a product labeled \"tropical potting soil\" feels heavy and dense out of the bag, it's the wrong product. A real aroid mix feels light, chunky, and audibly bark-like when you pour it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlants this is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for aroids and tropical foliage plants:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonstera (deliciosa, adansonii, Thai Constellation, Albo, Mint):\u003c\/strong\u003e the headline use case, especially for variegated cultivars that need maximum aeration to compensate for reduced chlorophyll.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhilodendron (Pink Princess, Birkin, Brasil, Micans, climbing and self-heading types):\u003c\/strong\u003e all benefit from the chunky structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthurium (clarinervium, crystallinum, warocqueanum, regale):\u003c\/strong\u003e velvet-leafed types are particularly sensitive to root rot in dense soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePothos, Scindapsus, Epipremnum:\u003c\/strong\u003e trailing aroids that thrive in chunky mixes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlocasia and Colocasia:\u003c\/strong\u003e heavy feeders that still want fast drainage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCalathea, Maranta, Stromanthe, Ctenanthe:\u003c\/strong\u003e prayer plants benefit from the humidity retention without root saturation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSyngonium, Aglaonema, Spathiphyllum, ZZ plant, Sansevieria:\u003c\/strong\u003e classic indoor tropicals, all suited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoya:\u003c\/strong\u003e semi-epiphytic, prefers this style of chunky mix over standard houseplant soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiddle Leaf Fig, palms, ferns:\u003c\/strong\u003e work well in this mix with slightly more frequent watering than aroids.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Veryplants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52836635213956,"sku":"0005","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/9461\/7476\/files\/mollys.webp?v=1789666665","url":"https:\/\/shopurbangreenhouse.myshopify.com\/products\/mollys-aroid-mix-5-5l","provider":"Urban Greenhouse Hydroponics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}