Espoma 16-Quart Organic Potting Soil Mix

I'm an avid houseplant hobbiest, with almost 100 different (mostly tropical) plants. This soil has all the ingredients I wish for....with a few notes. First: it smells strong of healthy fertilizer...as in: manure. Not horrible, but definitely present. The smell does fade, but for indoor plant rooms, you will notice it at first. After a few hours, the smell will fade, and eventually disappear over the next few days. Open your soil box and the smell will still be there. It's not nasty, but does signify you are getting proper soil. In my plant cabinet, the smell lingers a bit. I mix this soil with Groundswell (also thru WalMart), as Groundswell tends to be heavy on the perlite side, and this soil is heavier on the coir. Groundswell takes a bit to dry out, Espoma dries out much quicker. Young plants and new transplants LOVE Espoma in my experience. Dragons Blood incense and Pepermint oil spray (for cleaning plant leaves and protecting a bit against pests) counterbalances the soil scent. Think: greenhouse smell

I have an indoor herb garden with all the usuals. Basil, cilantro,oregano,Ect.. This product did exceptionally well over other more popular brands I will not name. You know who they are. I used the espoma plant tone with the blood and bone meal. The plants were out growing their pots before the season was half over. Never experienced that before.

I have started growing buckwheat lettuce and microgreens in 11"x2" trays because of the ecoli outbreaks the last 2 summers, decided to buy this soil and it literally leaves me astounded. I had been soaking seeds 6-8 hours and sprouting 2 days before planting and still had to wait ages for it to grow. With this soil I did not soak, planted and saw shoots the very NEXT DAY! I wish I could give it another star it is phenomenal!

I am using a pot of this to grow cat grass. The seeds are sprouting like crazy. No need to worry about my cats eating synthetic fertilizers.

It is so expensive compared to other potting mixes like miracle grow.

excellent...organic...i will never touch miracle gro again

I plant a lot and repot my house plants often. This mix was the best I ever worked with!

I have not yet tried this brand but it looks excellent! I started organic gardening 2 yrs ago and can't wait to try this. I watch organic gardening shows on You Tube and this product is highly recommended. I will begin filling some pots tomorrow as I have seedlings that I've started and will soon need transplanting.

Disappointed still trying to dry I out and I live in sunny Florida. When it says dry courts that's what I expect!!

We are overwhelmed by little flies after we used this soil inside our apartment. Absolutely disgusting and horrible. The flies get into our drinks and our food all the time. We always did indoor gardening before buying this soil and never had a problem before.