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Nutrient Rich, Eco-Friendly Calathea Soil

A high-quality, airy potting mix for your calathea indoor plant
Rated 4.9 out of 5
Based on 65 reviews
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☑ A well-draining soil for calathea care made with Earth Positive ingredients (no peat moss, pumice, or perlite)
☑ Supports good moisture and nutrient retention
☑ Contains abundant organic matter
☑ The best soil to stimulate new plant growth for calatheas

Vegan Compost

We use aged and plant-based compost to provide essential plant nutrients (like nitrogen and phosphorus) for your calathea plant. 

The organic matter in the compost also helps with aeration, drainage, and preventing root rot.

Plus, it minimizes the need for synthetic fertilizers — which can harm soil microbes and pH levels when used excessively.

Carbon-Negative Biochar

Biochar is the star of Rosy’s calathea potting mix! It enhances aeration, drainage, nutrient retention, and plant root development.

What’s more?

Biochar is carbon negative. 

For every ton of biochar produced, three tons of carbon is removed from the emission cycle.

That’s why it’s a better alternative to activated charcoal and unsustainable soil additives like peat moss, pumice, and coco coir.

Root Boosting Mycorrhizae

Rosy’s calathea soil contains plant-friendly fungi known as mycorrhizae (mahy-kuh-rahy-zee). 

The benefits?

The fungi enhance water and nutrient access for the plant’s root system.

They also create glomalin, a gum-like substance that further locks in the moisture and nutrients calathea plants need.

Step 1: Pre-Moisten

We recommend moistening Rosy’s calathea soil before use for the best results.

Place your desired amount of the potting soil in a container and spray with water until it releases a few drops when pressed.

Step 2: Pot or repot

Choose a pot with drainage holes (on the side or underside) and fill it 1/3 with pre-moistened Rosy potting soil.

Step 3: Plant

Release your calathea from its current container and remove any soil debris around the plant’s roots.

Next, center the plant in your new pot and fill the remaining space with pre-moistened Rosy soil. Leave an inch of space at the top for easy watering.

Step 4: Water

For the first watering, water your calathea from the top and allow the excess water to drain.

For future watering, we recommend bottom watering. You can water from the top occasionally to flush excess salts and minerals.

Rosy’s entire supply chain has a net negative carbon footprint — from manufacturing to delivery.

How do we do this?

We carefully select the most sustainable packaging and shipping options. Plus, we use low-carbon and carbon-negative ingredients (like biochar) for our potting mix.

In fact, each bag of Rosy soil captures 2 kg of CO2 from the carbon emissions cycle!

To know more, read our Life Cycle Assessment.

Guaranteed Analysis 0.72-0.22-0.37

Total Nitrogen (N) ..................................0.72%

     0.72 % Water Insoluble Nitrogen

Available Phosphate (P2O5)...................0.22%

Soluble Potash (K2O).............................0.37%

Derived from green compost and wood waste compost

ALSO CONTAINS NON-PLANT FOOD INGREDIENTS 

Soil Amending Guaranteed Analysis

Active Ingredients

     Rhizophagus irregularis.........2.3 propagules/cm3

     Funneliformis mosseae..........2.1 propagules/cm3

     30% Biochar derived from pine wood

Inert Ingredients

     70% Total Other Ingredients (inert as non plant food ingredients)

Biochar reduces soil density and increases soil aeration.

Mycorrhizae may promote root mass expansion and nutrient efficiency.

Rosy Soil vs Other Soil Brands

Carbon Footprint - 2.05 kg + 3.38 kg
Promotes Soil Biodiversity 🐛 🚫
All Natural Ingredients 100% ???
Peat, Synthetics, And Fillers 🙅‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️

Calathea Soil & Plant Care Guide

Calathea houseplants are beautiful plants with colorful, sometimes variegated leaves.

This tropical plant genus includes many gorgeous calathea varieties, like:

  • Calathea ornata (Pinstripe calathea or Pinstripe plant)
  • Calathea orbifolia (Prayer plant or Maranta)
  • Calathea rufibarba (Furry feather calathea or Velvet calathea)
  • Calathea lancifolia (Rattlesnake calathea or Rattlesnake plant)
  • Calathea roseopicta (Rose painted calathea or Calathea dottie)
  • Calathea makoyana (Peacock plant)
  • Calathea zebrina (Zebra plant)
  • Calathea lietzei (Calathea white fusion)
  • Calathea veitchiana (Calathea medallion)
  • The kicker?

    Calatheas have specific requirements growers must meet, like moist soil, distilled water, high humidity, and indirect sunlight.

    Here are some calathea care tips for growing this fussy houseplant:

    1. Choosing the Best Soil for Calatheas

    Calathea soil should have:

    • Plenty of aeration, so the root system has space to develop. 
    • Good drainage to prevent root rot and wilting. However, there should be sufficient moisture retention to keep the soil moist and provide enough water for the plant.
    • High nutrient content to encourage new growth.

    Moreover, choosing a calathea soil mix with sustainable amendments (biochar, worm castings, orchid bark, etc.) is best. Avoid mixes with unsustainable additives like perlite, peat moss, coconut coir, and vermiculite.

    We recommend: 

    A well-draining soil mix like Rosy’s calathea soil. It has everything your calathea plant needs, and it’s eco-friendly.

    2. Providing the Perfect Lighting for Calatheas

    Keep your calathea houseplants in a spot with low to bright indirect light — they prefer low-light conditions and do poorly in direct sunlight. 

    How do you know if your calathea needs low or bright indirect light?

    Check the color of the calathea leaves:

    • Calathea varieties with darker leaves prefer minimal indirect light or deep shade.
    • Brighter green, rosy, or purple calathea leaves can thrive with medium to bright indirect sunlight (but not direct sunlight).

    3. Watering Calathea

    Follow our handy tips when watering calatheas:

    • Calathea plants enjoy moist soil, so water them when the top 1-2 inches feel dry. This will help you avoid underwatering and overwatering your calathea.
    • Use a pot with drainage holes so the excess water can flow out. 
    • Tap water could cause brown leaf tips on your calathea indoor plant. To resolve this, dechlorinate your tap water by letting it sit overnight. Alternatively, use distilled water. 

    Did you know the plant’s pot affects moisture retention?

    An unglazed terracotta pot can wick away water, causing moist soil to dry faster — this can help if you tend to overwater. But if you want to keep the soil moist, use a different type of pot.

    4. Creating a Humid Environment for Calathea

    Since it’s a tropical plant, calathea plant care requires warmth and humidity. It may develop brown leaf edges when kept in low humidity.

    How can you improve humidity?

    Use a humidifier or terrarium to create high humidity levels for your calathea.

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    Reviewed by Lee Y.
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    Well worth using!

    I used Rosy soil to plant succulents. I mixed it with a little bit of succulent mix and within 2 weeks, the succulents had grown larger and had new growth shoots. I bought more to transplant herbs for the spring. It's well worth the price and it's all I'll buy now.

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    Super Rich

    The soil is super rich. I just had to transplant a lot of my plants and you can tell they love the soil

    My plants thank you

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    Reviewed by Tara
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    Great product!

    I waited a bit to post to see how my Alocasia were handling the change. They absolutely love Rosy Soil. Every single one of my Alocasia are pushing out new leaves and retaining more of the older ones. It stays airy while retaining a fair amount of moisture. I've also used it in a self-watering pot with a philo camposportoanum and it's sent out tons of new leaves and loads of aerial roots. It's so happy.

    Great product, my plants love it. And I'm so happy to be using a sustainable resource for my potting soil now. I'm allergic to coconut (and even cor processing is horrible for the environment) and peat is such a precious resource in the environment that makes them it's really disheartening to have limited options. Allergy meds and tons of salt from processing cor or slowly destroying a natural wonder were the only options I had. Thank you for producing such a quality, sustainable product. ❤️❤️ I'm trying to do my part and Rosy Soil makes it a lot easier to make a better choice. ❤️

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    Enhanced potting soil

    I have purchased this soil several times and used it “as is” and recently I mixed it half and half with some greenhouse purchased soil. I seem to like it better as it holds moisture better. The Rosy Soil has been enhancing and promoting the growth of my plants. I plan on using it for all of my plants once I get to the larger ones. It’s a great product for all of my species so far. That is African violets to ferns to figs. It’s great!

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    My plants are thriving after using Rosy!

    Winter in NJ is always rough on my house plants. I added a layer of Rosy Soil to all and they look better than ever!

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