potting soil is something many gardeners (myself included) use and we all are aware of all the options out there. Many are at different prices and so I set out to compare cheap to expensive the different potting soils out there and see if you really get what you pay for.
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What is the best mix to get for a new gardener?
I use amicable grow in the yellow.only thing available
I’ll be finishing the setup of my garden within the next week & I’m actually using that same Miracle Grow potting mix that you reviewed, but I’m adding a mix of perlite, vermiculite, and steer manure mix. If needed for texture, i also have playsand and/or pea gravel that could be added. The natural soil here is clay, which has given me…mixed results in the past.
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After watching the close-ups of the mix and comparing screen shots side by side, there is very little difference in the appearance of the miracle grow versus the promix. I guess the true test is the growth rate of plants, but I wish you had grown multiple specimens in each mix.
Can we mix either of the potting mixes? I am following since I am currently in Michigan and I am interested in doing indoor vegetable planting.
1 of each n mix …
thank you
But… The promix DOES have a fertilizer? Look at the analysis on the bag lol. It has less than miracle gro, but it is there.
I used MiracleGrow Potting Mix until a few years ago, the quality went down, started finding big chunks of wood in it and other things…. so I started mixing my own. Best lesson ever… now I make cheap organic potting mix exactly how I want it!
The red bag is nothing but Fungus gnats
Well, while I don't think it was your intention, you sold me on the pro mix. Would you recommend it for my potted lemon trees?
The biases against Miracle Grow are not about ability to grow lots of food. It's about what it will do to YOU!!!! Of course it was manufactured to grow lots of food. But IT'S NOT HEALTHY FOR YOU TO EAT THAT FOOD!!!!!! That's the entire reason most of us are growing our own food.
Hi Luke,
I did a similar experiment with one of my science classes testing the quality of potting soil when starting a variety of seeds in a variety of potting soils. We used six different seeds types and six different potting soils. Started, watered etc all the same. All the students took care of their own plants which help to mitigate any better or worse treatment during planting, watering, care etc. The only different variable was the soil. Our results showed the Organic Pro Mix was the best for all seeds used. Fastest germination usually but fastest and strongest seedlings after three weeks of growth after germination. Nice to see our experiment is replicable with transplants. Love your videos and the info you provide. Keep up the good work!
I ALWAYS buy the blue bag
This is awesome! I'm not a seasoned gardener but it's not my first rodeo either and I would probably grab the one without fertilizer. Something about it never felt right to me. Now I make my own mix and the fertilizer comes from whatever organic compound I add to the water.
Would not want fertilizer in my promix as I add organic fertilizers
Its called pro mix for a reason, a lot of folks who grow at large scale want a good blank slate to work with and full control of the process. However I don't know a lot of pros who would purchase tiny 16 quart volumes of that material so perhaps having a fertilizer included would be advantages for the casual consumer market.
Now take all these prices and times by 2 – 3. Thank you, clowndemic.
1:33 pretty much sums up cheap potting soil….
With one plant per test this doesn't mean anything.
I prefer the promix not to have fertilizer I'd rather have my own fertilizer
As a newbie gardener, I so appreciate your content! Thanks
in Canada promix is cheeper than miracle grow. maybe its higher price in the U.S. is because of some kind of tarrif. the promix probably has more more compost and more nutrients readily available.
Are you using bark for mulch in those tree pots?
I wish I had seen this video earlier. I heavily invested into the Kellogg Raised Bed and Potting Mix. The soil compacted and root rotted all of my pepper plants. I mixed in perlite and sand to make it better, but hopefully I don't have root rot again.
I have videos on my channel comparing 2 of these exact brands this guy compared. I used them as seed starter. The third brand is a Cow manure brand.
Imagine you get a degree in uni and become a gardener
NOT having chem fertilizer in promix is a total positive. Would not even consider it a soil if it had the chemicals added. Miracle grow is not a soil it’s dirt with organic matter in it and it will not allow the microbes to flourish and will remain lifeless dirt, not soil.
If you search EPA they have a white paper showing how how hazardous waste is legally magically transformed into fertilizer by changing the label on the train car. Leaves factory as hazardous waste they change label at the first stop and it’s now fertilizer.
Neat trick to spreading out your hazardous waste and getting paid for it.