Any one use this potting mix

[DoubleAtotheRON]

It fluffs up. Extremely compressed. I like it. Beware mine requires soap at first as a surfactant. Calculate somewhere in between is my suggestion. But it’s my current medium of choice.

Yucca is suggested as a mix in for better early water absorption. .

edit add: I don’t add perlite to Sunshine 4 Advanced and don’t miss it. It dries fairly quickly and I like that.

Thank you sir!... i do have some EarthJuice to help with hydrophobic mixes.

 

[hillbill]

Really like Pro Moss mixed with essential elements I already have.

 

[thumper60]

Thank you sir!... i do have some EarthJuice to help with hydrophobic mixes.

You get 40-50 gals per bale

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

You get 40-50 gals per bale

Say what?... out of a 3 cf bale?

 

[thumper60]

Say what?... out of a 3 cf bale?

Say what?... out of a 3 cf bale?

Yup thats what comes out of a 3.8 compressed bale of promix, unless what your showing has been baled up like a rock should be pretty close.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Yup thats what comes out of a 3.8 compressed bale of promix, unless what your showing has been baled up like a rock should be pretty close.

Im looking at filling 30, 7 gallon pots. so... if 7 gallons = ~1.2 cf per pot, looks like I'll need about 8, 3cf compressed bales.... if my math is correct.

 

[thumper60]

Im looking at filling 30, 7 gallon pots. so... if 7 gallons = ~1.2 cf per pot, looks like I'll need about 8, 3cf compressed bales.... if my math is correct.

At the most if its baled tight an expands well 6 might do it cutting it close, I used to buy the 5k bricks of coco shit would expand to 30 gals great for swamp growing just dump them an let Mother Nature do her thing.

 

[LeastExpectedGrower]

Say what?... out of a 3 cf bale?

I can't vouch for the exact numbers, but I bought two bales of ProMix HP+ thinking it would be good for something like 6 5g pots...and I can say that so far I'm about 2/3rds of the way through one bale and I've filled 6x 5g pots, 7x .75g pots, a bunch of seeding trays, etc. So yeah, it does expand beyond my expectations. I would guess I could get another few 5g's out of the same bale.

 

[Kerowacked]

I don’t use the organic garden mix but I use same brand premium moisture. It’s not bad… not great either. Just what Wally World has

I bought the premium moisture bales last year as a base, 90% peat. See whats in the bag of organic, then decide.

 

[thumper60]

I can't vouch for the exact numbers, but I bought two bales of ProMix HP+ thinking it would be good for something like 6 5g pots...and I can say that so far I'm about 2/3rds of the way through one bale and I've filled 6x 5g pots, 7x .75g pots, a bunch of seeding trays, etc. So yeah, it does expand beyond my expectations. I would guess I could get another few 5g's out of the same bale.

Nice you got a good tight bale. I have seen them from 40-60 gals i used to buy by the pallet 16 bucks a pop not that long ago, Now i see it in the shops 40+.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Nice you got a good tight bale. I have seen them from 40-60 gals i used to buy by the pallet 16 bucks a pop not that long ago, Now i see it in the shops 40+.

Yeah.. I got quoted $45 at one store, $46 the next for the 3 cf.

 

[LeastExpectedGrower]

Nice you got a good tight bale. I have seen them from 40-60 gals i used to buy by the pallet 16 bucks a pop not that long ago, Now i see it in the shops 40+.

I want to say that mine ended up being in the 35-40 range. But then, in comparison to 'bagged soil' I don't think the pricing was too terrible.