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I need some advice on soil mixes for my indoor plants, including ZZ plant, both types of aglaonema, snake plant, rubber plant, areca palm, philodendron, and china doll.

I haven’t watered my plants for a week, yet the soil still feels wet. I almost lost one plant due to root rot, so I’m trying to figure out what’s going wrong.

To troubleshoot, I’m currently experimenting with four different soil variants:

1. Standard mix – cocopeat, vermicompost, perlite, and garden soil
2. Red garden soil
3. Store-bought mix with thermocol balls (appears to include cocopeat, vermicompost, and soil)
4. Black garden soil

I gave the plants a thorough watering in the morning, but by the end of the day, the soil was still wet.

I’m unsure whether this is normal or if there’s an issue with the soil mix. The weather here in Bangalore is quite pleasant (around 23–33°C), and it’s usually windy, so I don’t think ventilation is a problem.