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I think before I continue to talk more about plants in my blog, it's better that I tell you first about the different kinds of substrate you can use for your plants. It's one of the most important things to choose the right substrate for your lovely plants.  Generally, you can use green plant soil for all your houseplants. However, some plants need special substrate, like cacti and succulents. Furthermore, you don't want to see fungus gnats in your apartment flying around. But sometimes, we didn't think so far.  Wait a moment! Substrate is a growth medium for plants. Sometimes, we are confused about the difference between substrate and soil. They are the same, so, if we talk about the substrate, it includes soil, grow stones, coconut coir , sand , expanded clay aggregate, and so on. When I was doing gardening for the first time, I just bought some soil without thinking about the future. So, what happened after repotting plants into the soil?! I saw so many fungus gnats ...