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February 16, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Southern Virginia
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soiless mix question
I live in a very rural area and have a question about a mix for starting my seed. What would be an acceptable one that could be purchased at Lowe's or HD? I definitely do not want to order this and have a expensive shipping charge. Maybe someone could suggest something I could buy and mix myself.
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February 16, 2012 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 44
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I used Jiffy Organic Seed Starting mix you can find there and it worked well for me. I think both places carry it. If you are doing a really large amount, I think some of the experts here could tell you what you need to make your own.
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February 16, 2012 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
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Here is a link to Home Depot if you want to see what is in it: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...rganic Organic
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February 16, 2012 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b)
Posts: 1,337
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I bought Burpee's Organic Seed Starting Mix at Lowe's. It comes in 6lb
bags, and it's made of coconut fiber. Maybe they have it at your lowe's. |
February 26, 2012 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: St Louis County, MO, 6b
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I use a product from Lowes called Sta-Green flower and vegetable planting mix. 2 cubic feet is between $6 and $7 and sometimes on sale for around $5. Also, got a huge inexpensive bale of pete moss and some perlite. I mix about two thirds Sta-Green, one third pete moss, and throw in some perlite and that's my fairly inexpensive and long lasting seed starting mix.
I know there are more expensive seed starting mixes and several recipes for making your own, but mine has worked exceptionally well for everything and I can't imagine significantly better results from the more expensive products formulated for seed starting. I use this simple mix for seed starting and for potting up. |
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