Simple soil mix for cactus and succulents DIY for the beginner collector

I run into a lot of people who think that succulents and cactus are some kind of high difficulty level kind of plant but they arnt. They are easy to read and easy to care for if you set them up right. Soil building is as simple as 2 inexpensive ingredients that you can customize the ratio of to fit your specific needs based on environmental factors and growing conditions for your plants. Succulents and cactus are literally the most hard core of all the plants in the world and thrive off of some of the harshest living conditions. So it’s not worth buying into all the 20+ additives that some companies try to push. They are selling you convenience at a premium and the push for “ready to use” products is even more aggressive now a days. Gardening and collecting is as complicated as you make it to be.