Always been my view , even whilst in . All this cobblers about ' stumbling ' someone on a minor issue like beards for example , what about the one humiliated or called in the back room for wearing comedy socks . isn ' t it more likely the unloving treatment of the cong will stumble a person than the attention seeking excuse making one who complains . <| sep |> Same for me , and I ' m on iPhone . <| sep |> Fake at bayonet ' s learn to read <| sep |> I ' m glad to hear that ! <| sep |> I have been stbabed in the back with a knife by my best friend , no less . That hurt ! But not nearly as much as having a testicle rupture like an overripe grape . <| sep |> You might also touch base with rsucculents and rcactus for specific soil recipes . Be aware that they are going to want pictures , because pictures . I ' m not worried about what they ' re made of , The best pot for cacti and succulents is always going to be porous i . e . not painted terracotta clay . The moistureretention of plastic , glass , or painted or glazed terracotta is never a good thing when you ' re growing cacti and succulents . You want that porosity and that evaporation because you need them to dry out completely in between waterings , and you don ' t want them kept moist , which is what nonporous pots such as plastic will do . The best place to get cheap terracotta clay pots is at a thrift store , rummage sales , garage sales , and especially estate sales . If you can hit just the right estate sale , you can load up on Grandma ' s entire pot collection from her garage . Craigslist is also good . Other than that , Walmart , Dollar Tree , and Home Depot have pots for sale seasonally in spring and summer . The local garden center should always have them . If you ' re desperate for a clay pot and nobody has one the size you need , it ' s useful to know that Hobby Lobby sells them , too , as a crafty thing . I wanna put a layer of gravel on the bottom and top of the mixed soil of every pot if possible to reduce soil loss from wind , and maximize drainage . 1 . We no longer put a layer of gravel in the bottom of pots to facilitate drainage because it has been shown that it doesn ' t do this , but instead creates a pool of water at the interface between the two dissimilar particle sizes , i . e . between the layer of gravel and the layer of potting mix on top of it . All a pot needs for drainage is the hole in the bottom , and for you to empty the saucer immediately after watering and not allow the plant to reabsorb that excess water . 2 . We also don ' t generally mulch the top of pots containing cacti and succulents , because they don ' t need the moisture retention . Pebbles or gravel on top of the soil acts as mulch , and retains moisture , which is counterproductive to what you want for cacti and succulents . I know a lot of people do it for the deco effect , because it makes it look like a pebbly desert floor , but IMO they shouldn ' t . 3 . If your soil mix is blowing away in the wind , then set the pot containing the cactus inside a larger heavier pot that will provide a windbreak at soil level , such as putting a 6 pot down inside a 12 pot . It still gets plenty of sunlight and air flow if it ' s outdoors on a sunny porch in the direct sun , but the force of the wind is cut . But your soil mix should contain enough gravel and grit in proportion to compost that it really shouldn ' t be blowing away .