What is the best growing medium you can buy at Lowe's or Home Depot?

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actont

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Lowes special Blend!...spend some money on some good stuff at local Hydro store..Lowes will not give you what you need.
 
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T.H.Cammo

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The best I've ever seen at those two places was Kellogg's "Patio Plus". It's not bad or pricey, at all, from what I hear. If I didn't mix my own soil - I would, at least, give it a try! Google it and see for yourself, all the good stuff they put in there!
 
slim83

slim83

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Home Depot sells growers gold and Lakeland they are both made by sungro horticulture the same company that makes the sunshine mixes I have used both with good results both of them are peat coco perlite both have lime to buffer ph only the growers gold has mycorise the Lakeland is about $12 a for a bale and the growers gold is $10 for a 1.5 cu bag
 
bamacheese

bamacheese

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Lowe's has a soil called Jungle-Gro that is completely acceptable for growing herb. It's only like $8 a bag, completely organic...

It could have more peat and more vermiculite or perlite in it. But for starters, I would highly recommend it.
 
potpimp

potpimp

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I've used the MG Organic Growers Choice for several grows; it's good stuff but I always add amendments to it.
 
DoomsDay

DoomsDay

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Psh.... The plain old white bag with the orange stripe on it. Forgot the company name but its ingredients are forest compost, mulch, and perlite. I mix that at 50/50 wih more perlite ( big green bag at Home Depot). I think I figured it out to less than a buck fifty to fill a 5 gallon pot with this soil mix. And my ladies love the shit.
 
70's natureboy

70's natureboy

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T.H.Cammo said:
Maybe your store does, mine sure doesn't!
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Bummer. I have heard of people in Hawaii buying Pro Mix so I started thinking it was available everywhere. Maybe yours stocks Sunshine mix?

Ask your local greenhouses what they are using and if they might sell you some. I buy Pro Mix from a greenhouse when the stores run out of it. They buy more than they need to get a discount on it and don't mind selling some of it.
 
brotherjericho

brotherjericho

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bamacheese said:
Lowe's has a soil called Jungle-Gro that is completely acceptable for growing herb. It's only like $8 a bag, completely organic...

It could have more peat and more vermiculite or perlite in it. But for starters, I would highly recommend it.
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I'm fairly close to you, but all of the local Lowe's in my area have stopped carrying the organic version of Jungle Growth.
 
mdjmatthew

mdjmatthew

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potpimp said:
I've used the MG Organic Growers Choice for several grows; it's good stuff but I always add amendments to it.
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im using a mix of 1/3 miracle grow moisture control 1/3 miracle grow garden soil and 1/3 organic peaty dirt type mix i got that at ace
 
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thinn

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They have more choices online and ship to the store of your choices free.... get online and make your purchase on the website then go pick it up.
 
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