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habitat_gardener · January 25, 2010

We have a HD nearby and I've never seen any useful seed-starting mixes there, and I haven't been to any of the other chains you have.

But we have another chain called OSH that has a big selection of bagged mixes. Last winter none of them were primarily "seed-starting mix," but I looked closely at all of them and the NutraPeat mix contained lots of coir and in small print listed "seed starting" as one use. I used it last year and it worked ok. Also, it's in a big bag and a lot cheaper than the seed-starting mixes they start selling in April.

So it's possible one of those places has a mix that could work as long as it
(a) is fine-grained
(b) doesn't contain soil, sand, and compost primarily
(c) is loose and well-draining

For food plants, I avoid anything with moisture granules.

January 25, 2010	#5
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	We have a HD nearby and I've never seen any useful seed-starting mixes there, and I haven't been to any of the other chains you have. But we have another chain called OSH that has a big selection of bagged mixes. Last winter none of them were primarily "seed-starting mix," but I looked closely at all of them and the NutraPeat mix contained lots of coir and in small print listed "seed starting" as one use. I used it last year and it worked ok. Also, it's in a big bag and a lot cheaper than the seed-starting mixes they start selling in April. So it's possible one of those places has a mix that could work as long as it (a) is fine-grained (b) doesn't contain soil, sand, and compost primarily (c) is loose and well-draining For food plants, I avoid anything with moisture granules. Last edited by habitat_gardener; January 25, 2010 at 03:15 AM.