The TRUTH About Seed Starting Mixes!

[@DV-ol7vt]

I’ve been using that bag of red Pro Mix for several years now for seed starting, it works great, easy to find and reasonably priced. I use one or two bags a year.

[@growyourownfood7814]

Enjoyed the video. Really appreciate your honesty, not just pushing your own products.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I appreciate that!

[@davidward1259]

Greg, I've been using ProMix BX in the compressed bales previously, but this year I think I found my new mix. We were mixing our own mix for some Olle raised metal beds. I was using 2 cu ft SunGro Black Gold peat moss, 2 cu ft compost (Soil 3 from SuperSod - we bought 2 bagged cu yards to fill the beds) along with 1 gallon pail of vermiculite and 1 gallon pail of pearlite. Made the best fluffy and fertile soil mix I've ever seen. Holds water well too! Beautiful stick and bark free and fine texture also. Going to use it as a seed starter next spring and expect good things.

[@barefootgardens22]

I found that red pro mix bag a few years ago in fall at Walmart on sale for $5/ bag. I bought $100 worth. They lasted until summer and worked great. I grow microgreens for restaurants as well.

[@marilynowens4147]

Thank you for being honest and trying to help your viewers save money. I will rush to Wally World tomorrow and hope to find that soil. I am in Texas so it's too expensive to ship. My daughter and son-in-law live in Italy, Texas and he orders from you a lot.They are ranchers and their new hobby is growing three huge gardens and going strong! Everything is growing great! They watch your show and love it as do I . Been busy lately and missed a few shows but I will catch up.Thank you for all of your good advice. Appreciated! ( I will order some seeds) I am new at this( old city slicker)lol

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Marilyn

[@ronevans852]

Great video nice to know what the best to buy instead of wasting money.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aileensmith3062]

We have used Whitney Farms Seed Starting Mix for years and we have been very pleased with it!

[@apiecemaker1163]

You got a great deal on the Walmart promix. Ours in the 2c. Bags is 14.98. I’ve used it many times and it does work great. What I like is I can use it multi purpose in seed starting, potting up, and house plants. If you got it for 6$, I agree with you that anyone should load up on it. I’m not gonna make it to Petals this year because I hurt my back. Tell Sheila if she wants any more canning mats (counter quilts) I will make her some while I recoup and mail them to y’all.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I hope you are feeling better soon. Those back issues are terrible.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@gardeningwithhoss I picked up a cement bird bath and it fractured my spine. Go figure. I’m doing ok. Trying to stay positive. Switched to indoor stuff like my quilting but no fall gardens for me this year. Will make spring that much more special. Happy gardening my sweet online friends!👩‍🌾💚 Have fun next weekend.

[@Christian-jx3nx]

I used screened compost, old outdoor potting soil(sanitized in microwave) some extra perlite and peat. Then fed with diluted agrothrive. Cole crops seeds started outside no greenhouse in same mix except not sanitized. Inexpensive except the agrothrive. Everything grew well. Make your own seed starter and spend where you have to if your on a budget. 😊 The important thing is to monitor, water and feed consistently for seeds and plant starts. That Agrothrive is the bomb!

[@classicrocklover5615]

How long to sanitize soil in the microwave?

[@Christian-jx3nx]

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[@Keith_Alamond]

I've used the Jiffy organic seed starting mix (White and Yellow bag). Probably 3 years it was okay. Seemed to start have more twigs in it. Then this fall one bag is so hydrophobic that I can't keep it watered well enough. Last time using this mess.

[@NCF8710]

I have been using ProMix BX for over 40 years. I'm a home grower with a large garden and buy the large bale like the one you have shown. It lasts me 2 - 3 seasons.

[@brianczuhai8909]

Thank you, young man. That's one thing I do think I need to improve on. However, I never had any great success with the commercial seed starter mixes. They are way too dry and inert. I've been doing Miracle Grow with Moisture Control for seedlings as well as potting. I do add some perlite to loosen it up some to add drainage/root growth. I swear by it for potting!!! Get the Moisture Control! Promix with something additional looks like might be worth a try. Agrothive 3-3-5 for seedling and throughout the fruiting stage is the way to go. Or even your stuff. It's got all the wood chips and branches/sticks filtered out of it and is ready to go. Thank you for paving the way. I think you may see an order from me next year.

[@oriolehomestead2]

Agree with you, I have been using about 3 bails of that Pro Mix BX + a year for several years. It is the only 1 one I trust, and I have a Sungro factory in our town. Luckily, I can get the Pro Mix at the local hydroponics store for cheaper than most places.

[@cindyeasterling6917]

Ive been using the red bag pro mix to start seeds for a couple of years now and it works great.

[@wayneessar7489]

Promix in Canada advertises a 3.8 cu ft bale size of organic. Folks like me that water to darn much use Promix HP because it drains very well. The instructions on the bale are important because they mention to let water settle the stuff and to not push down hard because this will make it harder to water and also it might not drain as good.

[@tommathews3964]

I’m with you on the ProMix BX by the bale. Been using it for years. It’s inexpensive, consistent, and does a good job. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! 😂

[@timmcquerry6068]

Greg,thanks for a well done video! Informative, indepth,no fluff! GOOD ON YA.😊

[@clwilli]

Walmart had the ProMix at 5.00 per pack her in SC. Loaded up

[@Chris-op7yt]

here in Australia it's pretty much just one or two different bags of seed starting mix in box store, and it's terrible finely ground bark and very fine sand. i used it once, and got zero germination. nowadays i use a commercial seed starting mix like yours, which comes in a bale and is cheaper than buying bags. made of peat and perlite. i've started adding some vermiculite to it, so it re-wets easier, when on heat matts.

[@TexasNana2]

I really appreciate this information. Thank you 😊

[@emilygarner6224]

Miracle grow seed starting mix works great.

[@eb1684]

I have noticed lately that bags of potting soil has an awful lot of sticks in it. I would say 25% sticks. Very poor.

[@lonnieclifton3883]

I use 1/3 peat moss 2/3 good soil mixed good

[@danbrower7755]

Very good video. I needed to learn this

[@donnastormer9652]

Greg, I’ve tried the yellow bag of the pro mix from Tractor Supply and the majority of my seeds have died because it holds too much moisture too long. It has the same ingredients as the red bag does from Walmart I suppose if I mixed more per light in it, it would work better. I just wanted to let you know that.

[@dbld31]

Hey Greg can I use that pro mix for large grow bags??

[@ARF.Racing]

I filled up 10 grow bags this spring with a mix of 1 part: Pro-mix , 1 part: compost, and 1 part: Perlite. Then just feed my plants every 2 weeks with a good fertilizer. Everything has done very well.

[@FosterFarmsOk]

i used that walmart pro mix for years until they raised the price. lowes has sunshine mix that works very nice and cheaper.

[@jawick]

Bonnie plants has the best seed starting mix. Good luck getting it though.

[@rigovertohernandez2714]

@jawick from my knowledge Bonnie's has been using Miracle Grow for many years. If you read the products label they tell you.

[@rigovertohernandez2714]

Bonnie's uses a Miracle Grow blend. The labels on the products will give you more information.

[@citylotgardening6171]

Great video I use the big bales of promix myself 👍

[@roberth1148]

I found Promix moisture stays too wet for indoor seed starting

[@lynnesurdyk335]

I'd always heard that we need to buy sterilized seed starting mix

[@clwilli]

Bought that Walmart crap. Did not know the difference. But I’ll tell you this I had very few seeds germinate.

[@trudyeagan8160]

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[@baneverything5580]

I tried 5 different soil mixtures from Miracle Gro to "organic" last year and I swear ALL OF THEM killed my plants except some basil and tomatoes. One organic bag was nothing more than muddy strips of cedar bark...I think. I dumped them under my fig trees. I finally gathered sandy soil and leaf mold from the woods last February...and got into poison ivy roots. My right hand is scarred and still having deep sores pop up if I get out in the sun.

[@clwilli]

@@baneverything5580 never using Miracle Grow. It’s a miracle anything grows

[@timmcquerry6068]

Gee, I'm sorry to read all that 😔. I believe I'd find another hobby.

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

I avoid organic potting mixes and seed mixes like the plague if I’m starting seeds inside. Every time I use them, I end up with a plague of fungus gnats. I do grow organically once they’re moved outside though.