Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix - All Natural Potting Mix for All Indoor & Outdoor Containers Including Herbs & Vegetables. for Organic Gardening, 4qt. Bag. Pack of 1

This Espoma potting mix is a great option for those looking for a non-fertilized soil option.I needed a soil that wasn't Miracle-Gro as that seems like the only product sold at Home Depot. I've found Miracle-Gro to be full of mold, or bugs in more than a few bags, so I only use Espoma at this point.This stuff looks "clean", and feels as natural as soil can feel. It works great for regular house plants; all the plants that I have potted with this are doing well and looking healthy. Don't forget to have a drainage hole on your planters, otherwise your plants could easily be over-watered. This soil can also be used for terrariums. For any enclosed terrariums I would recommend mixing it with their Espoma 4-Quart Organic Cactus Mix, for a more airy mixture (in a 2:1 cactus/potting soil ratio), that will help with airflow and a self-sustaining water cycle.Espoma has multiple sizes for this product:• Espoma 4-Quart Organic Potting Mix (this product)• Espoma 8-Quart Organic Potting Mix• Espoma 16-Quart Organic Potting Mix• Espoma 2 Cubic Feet Organic Potting MixI ended up buying this several times as this can be used up pretty quickly. I do recommend ordering a lot bigger than you may actually need so you end up saving money. Recommended.

This is the best potting mix I have ever bought. My indoor plants started blooming within two weeks of use. My outdoor plants had the best growth ever this summer.

I used this mix for the first time and I am happy with the results so far. I started radish seeds and sweet peas that were left over from last year on Sunday and on Monday several had already sprouted. I cannot say for sure that it is the soil, but I am using the same high output T5 fixtures for lighting, the same trays, and the same seeds and they are sprouting faster than last year. There were no pests visible with the eye or with a 30x magnifier that I could find. Thrips and other pests have been a problem with several other brands. Super happy.Update- About 2 weeks after first opening and using the soil the second batch of seedlings had a much lower success rate and there were some that developed mold on them. This is probably due to spores in the air, but I would recommend using it all at one time to avoid this. I still think it is a great product.

The soil is good. There was hardly enough for my 10 inch pot though, nevermind the two other plants that needed repotting. Be aware of what you are potting and how much soil you need.

This is not a big bag but it was just what I needed for starting my seedlings. It was very rich and black. Not sticks and stones like in big bags. Seeds grew within days. I'd buy again.

Let me preface this review by saying that I don't consider this a bad product, just wanted to provide this info for anyone else that might need it. I purchased this organic soil to make Walstad dirted shrimp tank, which I understand is not the intended use-case of this product. I established the tank for two weeks with the soil and all the plants before introducing the shrimp. I'll say that the soil works great for the purpose of supporting aquatic plants and the fauna that tagged along with them (snails, worms, bacteria, etc). If you simply wanted to create an aquatic aquarium then I'd say this product will work for you. However, when I introduced the shrimp they really struggled in the tank. Constantly at the water's surface even with water changes and checking all the parameters. After losing a few shrimp I transferred them to another container that just had some fresh RO water and fluval stratum and they perked right up. Based on my researched I've read that some topsoil blends just don't play well with shrimp and their sensitive water needs, so I wanted to put this out there for anyone that comes along.

This is a small bag of very nice soil for maybe 1 or 2 small plants. It came fast as promised

I bought this potting mix to fill some small 4" planters. There were 8 in total. I had a variety of herb seeds and am using this indoors in container gardening.It is not a very big bag but it was more than enough for what I needed it for. The soil was fairly moist when it arrived and has retained the moisture since day one. Since it's indoors, I understand that there will be a lot less moisture loss than if the plants were kept outside. I planted all of my herbs about 2 weeks ago and already I'm starting to have some mustard, chive and dill sprouting up! I am also using a growth promoting light to substitute some of the lack of natural light in my apartment, but having a good potting soil as a base has been a really big help.I noticed many reviewers mentioned that their soil contained bugs. I have not noticed the same problem, perhaps those reviews were from a bad batch that was sent out. It's unfortunate, but when you're dealing with soil, it can sometimes happen. I do feel that this product is a little expensive for what you actually receive. Most garden stores offer the same size bag for half the cost, including this exact brand. You could get twice as much at the garden store for the same price as this smaller bag online.Overall, I think it's a good product. It has definitely been a big help in stimulating some rapid growth for my little plants, but I do feel that it costs more than what it's worth. Next time, I'll take a trip to the garden store instead of ordering it online.