Cricket loam for Aztekiums, Lophophoras etc.

[Pattock]

I keep seeing those lovely Lophophoras in clay heavy substrates creating big crater-like holes around in winter, maybe I'd be able to pull it off indoor?!

Perhaps these descriptions of Texas soils would help? Perhaps you need Crockett County loam rather than County Cricket loam?

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/147125055.pdf

[ralphrmartin]

Seems like the next word in this sequence is
Cricket, Crockett,

Crackpot...

And yes, in the days of clay pots, people were known to smash clay pots to bits and add them to the compost, although my dad used broken brick, as it didn't have the sharp edges that crushed pots were liable to. Similar to cat litter, but cheaper.

[el48tel]

Seems like the next word in this sequence is
Cricket, Crockett,

Crackpot...

And yes, in the days of clay pots, people were known to smash clay pots to bits and add them to the compost, although my dad used broken brick, as it didn't have the sharp edges that crushed pots were liable to. Similar to cat litter, but cheaper.

Yes ... they re-used / recycled a low value waste material. Unlike cat-litter, which is high added value.

[Chris L]

I would have thought the soil used for cricket pitches is going to compact in to a very hard medium. Certainly the wicket is going to set like concrete when dry (?) otherwise the ball wouldn't bounce.