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- #143 in Garden Soil
Product Description
Jane Biunno
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2024
This organic potting soil mix is perfect. The reason being is that there are absolutely no dirt gnats!!! I mix it with Prolite when I transplant my plants and this is absolutely the perfect plant soil. I will never buy anything else.
Timotheus
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021
No fungus gnats but some mushrooms but overall not bad potting soil. We ordered it because we needed to get some soil faster to start our tomato plants. It was going to take eight or nine days or more to get the miracle grow soil that we ordered.We do have a few mushrooms here and there but when you put them out in the sun or under light they die.I think the biggest problem with some folks is they don’t know they’re buying living soil. It’s not sterilized. Sterilized is probably better for seedlings But I am no expert. Our tomato starts are looking pretty decent.I think it really has to do with how fresh the soil in the bag is. If it sat on a pallet in the sun for a season it’s going to have issues. Any soil would. We have some miracle grow potting soil left over from last year that stinks so badly of mildew we can’t use it.
A. C.
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018
As an avid gardener I have learned that the most ideal and possibly the best garden soil has to have the right mixture of chemical components, physical components and biological matter to achieve optimum results.1. Chemically soil must contain adequate amounts of essential nutrient contents, (such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), be of suitable acid-alkaline reaction (pH levels), and free of substances toxic to plant growth, (such as herbicides).2. Physically soil should allow water to drain through and air to gain ready admittance, but not so loose that it does not retain enough moisture and nutrients for the plants’ needs, (in other words moist well drained soil).3. Biologically soil should contain an abundance of favorable organic matter (humus, which is what remains after extensive decomposition of organic matter), and other helpful soil organisms (such as earthworms) and a minimum of harmful ones, (such as nematodes).When the above three conditions are met, the gardener now has rich organic soil to successfully grow and harvest a variety of crops. Espoma Organic Potting Mix has all the above components; it is dark, rich with organic matter, moist, soft and light.I was able to successfully grow and reap a bountiful harvest of tomatoes, hot peppers (serrano and habanero), lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots and a wide variety of herbs and flowering plants.This is the best organic potting mix I've used and it gave optimum results. A+
Michelle L
Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2017
This stuff is magic. I planted some seeds in this soil two days ago and prepared to wait about a week for germination. There are tons of sprouts this morning! Two days later! I'll only be using this soil from now on, great product. Thanks!
Mtradingcompany
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2017
Good
Andre
Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2017
Good product
Just looking
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017
Update 11•2019🙄😐☹So very disappointed! Earlier this year i found tiny puncture holes made with a tiny object but when I opened the package all was fine. After I used what I needed I closed the bag rolling it tightly to keep air or fungus causing gnats/fruit flies [had that problem with another very popular brand. I cleaned the roots of my plant and replanted all of my plants in this brand because of the rich black soil and the micro organism in soil it was rich lightly fluffy no bugs for years .. as I said I bought a few packages earlier this year everything seemed fine except for the puncture spots. At the end of this autumn Ibegin to prepare my plants for a very very cold winter. And realized I'd have to start using another "boutique " soil i.e intact without bundled ruts and bug drying NY apt. Throwing away soil that seem to be littered with roots, branches,bugs fruit flies eggs I was so disappointed. Althought it is a worm casting soil I never ever spotted any worms--○••until I started working in it eww , litteredwith roots, 2 worms &.fruit flies coming up from the soil. Eww, happily i was work out of the disposal sink dump the soil down disposal and promised myself to NEVER ORDER this again. I kinda knew that the soil was having marketing troubles ; the usually expensive product was at a give away sale ½ off smh I've already found a replacement no I just cant do it! Pay for unprocessed? Weedy buggie soil? No, no, no. And I swore buy stuff!Case closed--'I only buy this brand for my apt garden ... I've grown summer veggies, I love my basil & other herb plants and I've even grown succulents!I'm also growing a lemon plant [3yrs] from seeds! I'm hoping it grows to be Ponderosa lemon tree-- evident in the tall trunks, full foilage that in another year maybe! --Update 9•2019 the fuller foilage of tree! Yay!--Since 2014 when I began this hobby I used another popular brand and my plants were FILLED with bugs I cleaned them up and NOW THIS IS THE ONLY BRAND FOR MY INDOOR GARDEN GROWN WITH LOVE & ESPOMA! See how my garden grows? Summer veggies Swiss Rainbow Chard, 3 brands of Kale, Broccoli and more ... from Start - to finish!
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