20 Best Living Soil For Weed (2023 Updated)

I needed some good soil for outdoors to till in with the dirt in our yard to have some nutrients in the dirt for a small garden. I never bought this kind before, but I’m glad I did. Combined with the added organic nutrients, It’s got enough of coco and perlite mixed in for a lightweight and spongy texture.

It holds water well for up to 5-7 days on long sunny days before you need to water your plants again. Overall Good soil at a Good $ price compared to others. Roots Organics has a good reputation for that which is really great.

I’m a customer for life. Im glad I found it online which is awesome, because it’s hard to find the soil you are looking for in my town other than Walmart or Lowes, Home Depot.

The 2 complaints I read were stupid fools. This is excellent stuff and make my own when I need 20 or more cubic feet, and this has everything I like in mine. For smaller amounts this is great stuff at a very good price.

I can’t make it cheaper in small amounts. There are only a few brands that rate this good and the others were to expensive so I tried this and now I’m back for more.

I was looking for an organic potting soil and wanted to try this since it was coco coir based. I’d been comparing this to Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil and bought both and I like this one much better. Lighter texture and has a clean, fresh smell compared to Ocean Forest (as clean and fresh as soil can smell :).

Most of my plants are tropical so I’ll be using this one going forward. I notice that all of my plants that are thriving and healthy are in 100% coco coir or a blend such as this. Definitely highly recommend.

Good soil for growing in pots or outdoors- good ratio of peat to compost- light and airy, my plants agree. I have zero complaints 🐷

I was so surprised to see this amazing product for sale on Ace Hardware.

Well I just received my 40lb bag of soil, only it was 28lbs, old, dried out and basically just bad. I wouldn’t bother buying from this seller unless they assure you it hasn’t been sitting in a warehouse somewhere for months drying up.

Clearly there was 12lbs of moisture and nutrients that were missing because of whatever happened to the bag. That doesn’t happen over night or in transit.

Wow im so disappointed i have used this for years and now 2021 it is nothing more then mulch. What happened? This used to be the best i always recommended now its a waste of money. Its more expensive but way less quality wish i would have known before i bought my yearly supply.

The best potting soil I have ever purchased. I love putting my hands in this dark, rich soil. Some potting soils contain large wood chips and even rocks. You’re not going to find those types of fillers in this product.

Highly recommended. I have reordered multiple bags. It’s worth the price to get a fine quality product.

I can drive to another state to find this and still get a better deal!

Omg!!! Run!!! I watched a YouTube video and the girl talked so much about this soil, how good it was, that she recommended for organic lovers. And bla bla bla ! Man I actually rinsed the soil with hydrogen peroxide to prevent infestation, as she said would be the best method.

5 days later I discovered that all my beautiful plants are now infested with fungus nagt! I’m writing this review because I’m shocked, and very disappointed. I would not recommend anyone buying this soil from Walmart, unless you want your house to be filled with annoying little flies, and all your house plants dead! :(.

Sungro must have a different mix here in California, but the potting mix I received looks like ground up bark. There is not a single grain of perlite or pumice to be found as advertised. Also, the mix feels heavy between my fingers instead of light and airy.

I will use the Sungro to line the bottom of my pots as a filler and stick to the potting mix I get at the hydroponics store.

I dont know if the bags were old or what but this was the worst experience ive had with any soil ive ever bought its been a struggle to get healthy plants out of it and im an experienced green thumb.

Waste of money and time. I for one will never use it again.

This is the very best potting soil I have used and I’m 69. It allows roots to grow easily for bigger yields.

This was my second year with an annual garden. I’ve been learning about Permaculture for a few years. This was also my second year trying to use soil blocks to start seeds indoors. Last year I used a soil mix from Johnny’s which worked well.

I’ve also experimented making some starter soil myself last year, but as a beginner it became overwhelming. When I heard this was a product of Vermont Compost Company, that gave me a great sense of ease.

I’ve heard of them through a few sources and I appreciate their practices. I always wonder what companies through into compost and how well they process it. When I opened my first bag, I was a bit confused and disappointed.

It was quite a different texture than I was used to. I had come up with an exact measurement of water to add to my previous mix and couldn’t see how this mix would hold together with the same. I watched a few YouTube videos and then got more generous with the water.

I started getting awesome 2″ blocks with ease. I now find this mix very easy to use and I no longer measure the water I add. It seems very forgiving. So far I’ve only used this mix for 2″ blocks (not the mini’s), but the plants all did very well and are now out in the garden.

Since this was a hectic year and we’re fairly new to all of this, we also bought some starts from local farms as backups — these of course came in trays. Now that we’ve transplanted them all, I have to say that I liked the starts in blocks MUCH better.

Some of the trays were root bound and needed to be freed. The soil we got in many of the trays just seemed like an ultralight sponge. The blocks I made with this mix had healthy plants and no root bound issues — they transplanted much quicker.

The fine grain and bits of coconut coir in this potting mix makes it ideal for soil blocking. A YouTube video recommended mixing this Vermont Compost product with Jiffy seed starter, but I have achieved great soil block results with just this product and enough water to make the mix clump well.

The blocks hold together extremely well. You do have to find and remove larger particles like small sticks before making the blocks, but these are mercifully few.

This is the best, most versatile compost mix. I do sift out larger bits when I use it as seed starter with tiny seeds, but other than that, it’s great as is. I use it as potting mix and to refresh my raised beds.

My vegetables thrive on this stuff!.

I like the Hoffman’s varieries of specialty potting soils for some of my more high maintenance okants like succulents and bonsai. Hoffman’s has a good mixture of nutrients and is light weight. Hoffman’s carries a wide variety of specialty soils perfect for any of my house or outdoor plants.

I love going organic with anything to do with my plants. Especially the edible ones. I have great soil because of wonderful products like this. I wish it was easier to get

I like this Hoffman Organic Soil. My kids and i love to plant and this is the only brand that i always love to use. What i love about rhis is that it’s organic and eco friendly. The packaging is super nice and the price is very affordable.

I would definitely buy this again. Highly recommend this product.

I’ve been using Miracle Grow potting mix for longer than I can remember, 3 to 4 large bags every growing season. Never had any issues with the product until my most recent purchase. When I opened the bag the first couple of scoops seemed normal then I started getting large clumps of some fibrous material.

My initial reaction was that it was fiberglass but upon closer inspection it appeared to be some type of organic material. It was dry and hairy in appearance and seemed to have black mold embedded in it.

The further I got into the bag the more of these clumps I encountered. The clumps were baseball to softball sized, very compact and there were over a dozen of them in the bag. Each clump had to be thrown aside as they would not fit in the pots I was using, nor did they appear to look like any potting material I had ever come across.

I would have thought that the potting mix would go through a screening process prior to bagging but that is not possible as these clumps would never had made it through such a process. Long story short, either Miracle Grow had a breakdown in their processing of potting mix or they have eliminated the screening process to save money.

In either case, this bag was a waste of money. I’ve seen cheaper potting mixes on the shelves but always gone for the Miracle Grow because of past experience. I think that it’s time to sample the alternatives.

I purchased several bags of MG potting mix for container vegetable gardening. I have used this product in the past over about a ten year period. The materials in the mix just purchased are not the quality ingredients I have used in the past.

In the past the mix was more uniform with smaller bark pieces and uniform shredded peat with enough perlite to actually promote good drainage it was easily used to fill cell packs. Most importantly it drained well and did not compact.

The current mix is garbage compared to what it used to be. The stuff I got h to his year has large chunks of wood and sticks large rocks huge chunks of hard organic matter globs peat like material the size of golf balls.

The mix does not drain well and packs down tightly. There is not enough perlite to maintain a good air to water ratio when wet. The mix used to be very similar to a traditional Cornell Peat lite mix but no longer.

It does not perform well doesn’t drain well and overpriced for the quality of product.

Here where I live, in Texas, we luckily have two planting seasons; the usual late spring, after frost/summer season, and also the fallish season. We normally only freeze here in late January or February, if at all, living near the Gulf of Mexico.

We take advantage of that extra second planting season time. Although we have a compost pile, we usually use most of it on the first planting season. Even though I continue to add and grow our compost, it does take time to get it ready to use.

I’ve learned that if we wish to do our second garden planting, we need ready made, rich compost-like soil to have good results. I’m very impressed with the Miracle Grow Garden Soil for Vegetables and Herbs.

Some fall seasons bring rain to us, but this year, like a lot in the past, we are having many beautiful sunny mild weather days, and not so much rain. So the fact that this soil holds moisture is a huge help.

The thing I love the most, is the dark, rich, compost-like density that this product holds. I can continue to nurture my own compost pile for the spring garden, yet use this to have a healthy fall harvest.

My plants and herbs seem to really like this soil, and are doing well, so we plan to continue using it in years to come. With grocery prices soaring, we all can use gardening to not only save money, but feel good about food that we grow ourselves.

I’m thinking about adding a bag or two, of this soil to my compost pile in the spring and actually making a much bigger home garden next year So far, the plants are growing well and happy, and with a little bit of water and nutrients.

I am confident that we will have a great fall/early winter harvest once again this year. I highly recommend this soil as being dark, rich, and plant happy. Although it’s best for our outdoor garden, I also plant fresh herbs and some easy to grow indoor veggies, like green onions and some herbs, and I’m using this nice rich soil to do so, and they are also doing well.

I do recommend this rich garden soil for all of your garden plant needs! It’s good stuff!.

Ruined my tomatoes. Oh, they grew like crazy and had a ton of fruit. But as the tomatoes started to turn red EVERY ONE had blossom rot due to an inadequacy of minerals in the soil. Oh and this company claims they back their product.

This is only true if you keep the receipt and UPC code from the bag. I naturally trusted what I was buying…with a photo of flowers and vegetables…including a tomato on the bag was formulated correctly.

I tossed the bags. Long before the plants started to product tomatoes. This is what the company had to say so do t use it in a raised garden! “ Miracle-Gro All Purpose Garden Soil is designed for in-ground use only.

It is not formulated for use in containers, even large containers such as your watering trough. Soil in containers does not benefit from the natural processes of environmental interaction, such as natural fertilization.

Soil in containers is also prone to compacting, which is why our Potting Mixes use a blend of mediums that are designed to maintain soil aeration even when water has been applied. We do not recommend Miracle-Gro All Purpose Garden Soil for use in containers.

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My back yard has terrible clay dirt. I’ve been very unlucky at growing vegetables and herbs in the clay dirt. I am very optimistic to use the Miracle-Gro Garden Soil for Vegetables and Herbs. Miracle-Gro is a very popular brand.

I’ve put this Miracle-Gro Garden Soil in pots and am growing basil, lavender, mint, parsley, and rosemary indoors. The Miracle-Gro Garden Soil for Vegetables and Herbs is enriched with a blend of compost, plant food, and other essential nutrients.

The Miracle-Gro Garden Soil for Vegetables and Herbs bag advertises that it will feed plants for up to 3 months. Furthermore, this soil has moisture control which means it protects against over and under watering.

I believe this soil will increase my herb harvest during the months of November and December as it becomes cold outside. I will continue to use this product in the future and definitely recommend this product.

I used this for a few pots. I’m not a great plant parent, so I didn’t put much hope into growing anything and just picked easy stuff. I have potatoes growing in this mix and they are doing just fine.

It’s on the patio, so I haven’t noticed any gnats. I also started some “Zombie Plant” seeds in another container of this soil. Again, on the patio so I can’t say if there are gnats. The seeds sprouted and are doing well.

Not sure what the actual name of these are, but they seem to be thriving. This soil shipped well and lots to be just fine for my needs.

The pros are simply put it is great soil with the right amount of near everything and it’s of nice fine sift. It’s great for one go of 4 months or so. After that it lacks slow release nutrients “that can be added” on the big con is “bugs” “larvae” this can be fixed with a bit of prep with neem oil and insecticidal soaps.

Plenty of ways to fix but for the price. maybe should already be done. The only problem with the cost is that the distribution is scarce. Very much so in rural areas. It’s a solid hour and 45 minute drive to my nearest dealer/carrier but if you take the trip and find one you’ll be sour that the price on the 1.

5 cubic feet bags are only $15. 99 and that’s full retail per one bag. They go on sale and offer discounts on larger purchases. I understand shipping costs. I only wish they would get this stuff in more locations.

Tractor supply or Co-OP at least. It’s a bit of a black market with a bug problem. I spray with neem oil and soap “notdawn” then flip the soil and repeat 3-4 times. I then let soil completely dry out again placing in extreme cold helps too.

I then re-warm and re-wet with spring water adding bone meal, broke up organic jobes fertilizer sticks, blood meal plus perlite and vermiculite for drainage and anti packing properties and finally about 5 lbs or 6 gallons of cocoa coir.

Best soil I’ve personally ever used after a little prep work. ps: the neem oil and soap will keep away the bugs gnats and larvae best part its completely natural and from a tree. Smells bad and I do not recommend during flowering cycles.

I discovered this product last year and was totally blown away! You can literally see your plants growing once you pot them using this soil. My garden is in pots on my deck and I am amazed with how well they all are doing.

I started some seeds last week and decided to use this soil instead of my seed starter soil. In 3 days my seeds had sprouted and are doing great! I told my son this product is soil on steroids lol! I can’t remember how many bags I used last year but to date this year I have purchased 8 bags.

I have repotted houseplants using this soil and they grow like crazy!!! Best soil I have ever used, they have a customer for life!!!.

I spoke to Fox Farms because theres little information on this bag. I was told to treat it like potting soil, but it still grows like coco. It is PH buffered, and has enough nutrients for ABOUT 3 weeks.

However I start light feeding when the 1st permanent appear. Whats even better is coco is even better the 2nd time around. , Rip your plants and main roots out shake off excess back into the pot and top it off with a little fresh.

Its best to add an enzyme routine to your feeding but not necessary. By now the coco which is usually very unstable PH wise has become stable from all the Cal Mag, it also has lots of bacteria, and microbes that are great for your roots.

What ever you do, do not throw out your used coco loco after the 1st grow its just broke in and your plants will love it. My last harvest was 674 grams off 2 plants using subpar lighting. Would have been a lot better if I had more wattage.

Just remember coco loco is triple washed, so there is no dust, its ph buffered, and has nutrients for about 3 weeks, its really good stuff. But ask your local nursery to order it. because its only around 15 bucks for 2cu.

This Performance Organics®️ all purpose container mix from Miracle-Gro®️ is some seriously good stuff. I’m using it for my tomato plants, perrinials and even my herbs and the results so far are downright amazing! This potting soil easily yields up to 2 times more bounty than any other potting soil I’ve used.

It’s already blended with aged compost which is so convenient. And it provides plants enough nutrition for up to 3 months which is perfect for me and my busy schedule. There’s easy to follow instructions for transplanting and seeding right on the back of the bag.

And there’s even lighting, watering and repotting directions. Plus I absolutely love that this product is made from only organic and natural ingredients! It makes me feel so much better and safer about eating my tomatoes and herbs.

And this all purpose container mix fits perfectly with my green lifestyle. I truly couldn’t be happier or more impressed with this product! Highly recommended!!.

Packed and balanced with nutrients and ph…Also jam packed with fungus gnats. Be careful, 2 of 5 bags I grabbed completely infested my entire enclosed area. A lot of work to take care of.

Sorry, but I have not had the time to open it yet. As it sits on my kitchen floor my cat makes good use of it as a stool. Since it is right near the side entrance he likes going out of, he has taken a liking to this package just as it is.

I am in the midst of moving and it has been quite disturbing. Therefore this has taken second priority for now. Although I am sure it will be put to good use. Now I find I have soil and plants, but not enough pots.

As I plan on taking the flowers that I ordered from seeds from your company.

This soil was recommended for use with microgreens, but it’s much too coarse to get optimal results. I even tested it against an OMRI listed seed starting mix and there was definitely a difference in yield.

However, it works great in pots, and produces new growth when used for transplanting.

This is my first review but it was delayed only because I have been busy building my outside patio garden this summer. Thanks to Epic Garden and True Leaf Market not only have I successfully grown tomatoes but also squash, herbs, beans, and tried new items such as ginger (wow) and cucamelons.

I learned how to start my seeds, sew my own grow bags and plant a productive patio garden! I’m growing Cat Grass for my kitties as well as microgreens for me. I highly recommend True Leaf for their superior products, prices and delivery!!.

I’ve always had good results when planting with Scott’s miracle grow, in fact the best results. Just follow instructions and your climate guides for planting. There are some generic brands out there, I’ve had best results with spending that little extra on Scott’s.

Lots of variety mixes available for vegetables, flowers, and other specific gardening needs. I certainly wouldn’t sow my poppies into anything that’s not mixed with Scott’s planting soil. Highly recommend.

Of course starting your own composting pile at home is best for the environment, still doesn’t hurt to mix in a little scotts.

I have a very extensive collection of plants with many being cacti and succulents. I take a lot of pride in my plants and want to give them the best soil. Miracle grow soil is the best that you can buy that is premixed.

It’s perfect for holding just the right amount of moisture for the right amount of time. Cacti and succulents like water but they like big drinks every do often and that’s it. Then they need to be dry.

They don’t do well in soil that stays moist. So this is perfect for that and it’s the only kind I buy.

This potting mix is actually the only potting soil that I purchase. It allows plants to grow full and you will notice a difference within approximately 5 days after re-potting. It also allows plants to produce some of the most vibrant blooms!! I’ve witnessed this mix bring plants back to life (recently brought my 2 flamingo flowers back) when they were at the brink of dying.

I can attest to this product being called “Miracle”-Gro!! I absolutely love it and definitely recommend it!.

I’ve purchased myltiple bags of this product every year for my garden and house plants. Up until this year, I’ve been very satisfied with my purchases. This year I also purchased several bags for my garden and house plants, but have been extremely disappointed.

Inside the “soil” I’ve found strips of plastic and other non-organic materials. All of the seedlings that I up-potted into Burpee Organic Potting Soil have become sick, the leaves turning yellow, and some dying completely.

I have never had this problem before, and I’ve been gardening for over 6 years with this product. There were also large chunks of what I assume to be compacted manure inside the bags. Usually the soil is well mixed, light, and fluffy – but this year there seems to be extra coco coir along with these large chunks of manure.

Tldr; I’ve loved this product for years but don’t recommend it any longer.

I have bought this product many times before for my planting needs and have always been satisfied with the quality and results. I purchased a bag over the weekend to transplant my tomato and pepper seedlings.

I knew something was different when I opened the bag. It was overly moist, almost wet, and smelled of overpowering, raw manure. Within 2 days of transplanting, my beautiful, healthy green vegetable seedling had turned yellow and the leaves curled before dropping.

Definite fertilizer burn. I lost over half of my plants, and the others, at this point, are debatable as if they will survive. Extremely disappointed with this product. I will not purchase again.

While screening this mix to make my soil blocks, I found a lot of trash: bits of plastic shopping bags, shreds of what I think is mylar, shards of hard plastic, a plastic bottle cap, and broken glass.

After screening about a quarter of the bag, I found enough bits of garbage to fill an 8 ounce measuring cup. I grow and sell food. My customers trust my cleanliness and integrity. I can’t possibly grow produce in this mystery mix.

I’m returning all the unopened bags at once. I wouldn’t want to eat anything grown in this. Would you?.

I tried an experiment where I planted 4 types of tomato seeds on a 12 cell pk container. I planted 4 seeds in a row in my homemade soil mix and the rest in black gold soil. In 3 weeks time most of tomato plants in my homemade soil grew well and almost 3-4 times talker with better developed leaves.

The tomatoes grown in the black gold are not growing very well. Also I had to throw away my batch of tomato plants I tried to grow with black gold soil; they were stunted and sickly looking. I had also used the black gold for houseplants and had to change out the soil after the plants looked like they were dying.

Good, peat based organic potting soil. I use it as the base for my container garden mix. It has a good amount of perlite in it, so it allows oxygen to reach the roots, and it drains well. You’ll need to add your own slow release organic fertilizer to it, as there’s not much food in there for your plants after their first three weeks.

This potting soil has a nice fine texture, with few stray pebbles and small wood chunks. I rarely encounter a tiny piece of shredded plastic. The price per 1. 5 cu ft bag has really jumped lately, maybe due to the increased demand from the large number of pandemic inspired, new home vegetable gardeners.

It’s better quality than the mega lawnseed companies’ sludgy/chunky potting dirt, but not nearly as good as a plug-and-play, loamy, pre-fertilized potting mix like FoxFarms ‘Ocean Forest Soil’, or Coast Of Maine’s ‘Bar Harbor Mix’.

Black gold soil is good stuff. The item shipped quick. I would have never purchased it had I known it was for a very small bag of soil. It’s my fault and I should have looked at the size. For $20 I couldn’t conceive that it was any thing other than the standard big bag of soil.

It’s not. It is a very small bag. For the price, this may as well be gold. Not practical for any garden bigger than micro-green sprouting.