{"id":858,"date":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/olive-trees-repotting-mix-and-drainage\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:20","slug":"olive-trees-repotting-mix-and-drainage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/olive-trees-repotting-mix-and-drainage\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Trees \u2014 Repotting Mix and Drainage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bmp-care-article\">\n<h2>The Ideal Soil Recipe<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of standard potting mix, use one of these two options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>(Easiest):<\/strong> A premium Cacti &amp; Succulent Potting Mix mixed with a high-quality Citrus &amp; Fruit Potting Mix at a 50\/50 ratio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Essential Potting Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drainage Holes:<\/strong> Ensure your new pot has large drainage holes. Never let the pot sit directly in a saucer filled with water.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid Moisture-Retaining Additives:<\/strong> Do not add water-saving crystals, heavy compost, or peat-based mixes that lock in moisture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fertiliser Caution:<\/strong> Skip heavy nitrogen fertilisers during repotting. Olive trees prefer a neutral to slightly alkaline pH (6.5\u20138.0) and thrive when their soil is kept lean. If you want to feed it, wait until active spring growth and use a controlled-release Mediterranean or Citrus fertiliser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"bmp-care-downloads\">\n<h2>Download or print this guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/olive-trees-repotting-mix-and-drainage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original guide PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ideal Soil Recipe Instead of standard potting mix, use one of these two options: (Easiest): A premium Cacti &amp; Succulent Potting Mix mixed with a high-quality Citrus &amp; Fruit Potting Mix at a 50\/50 ratio. Essential Potting Requirements Drainage Holes: Ensure your new pot has large drainage holes. Never let the pot sit directly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"buymyplants_70lkd8","author_link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/author\/buymyplants_70lkd8\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Ideal Soil Recipe Instead of standard potting mix, use one of these two options: (Easiest): A premium Cacti &amp; Succulent Potting Mix mixed with a high-quality Citrus &amp; Fruit Potting Mix at a 50\/50 ratio. Essential Potting Requirements Drainage Holes: Ensure your new pot has large drainage holes. Never let the pot sit directly&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/858\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}