lokie
Well-Known Member
I was looking at organic soil amendments and see that a savings can be had by buying in bulk.I'm really liking the Down to Earth line. I've got a half dozen boxes of stuff that's lasted me through 4 soil cycles, about 50 gals each time, and I still have a couple cycles left in each of the ones i use large amounts of. The box of humic is gonna last me years. That's something like 9 months of soil amending for something like $150. I also use Espoma(?) products with them.
What is the shelf life on these type of products?
Does the packaging come with a use by date on them?
It may be a no brainier that rock dust and similar amendments will not go bad but what about items that may have microbial life it it?
There would be no savings in a 25 lb bag if a 4 lb bag will last me 2 years.