Comparing Promix To Walmart’s Garden Experts Potting Soil. A Soil Scientist Explains Potting Soils

Рет қаралды 33,665

Күн бұрын

In this gardening in Canada video we will be looking at promix potting soil and comparing it to the Walmart garden experts potting soil. This video goes into exactly what to look for when choosing the best potting soil for container gardening and house plants. Choosing the best potting soil for container gardening is important because it will determine your drainage, nutrients, and yields. Choosing the best potting soil for house plants is important to reduce root rot and provide nutrients. Promix potting soil does have fungi so that is helpful.
Website/Blog & FREE printables: gardeningincanada.net
------
👩‍🔬 Grab your at home Garden Soil Testing Workbook! etsy.me/3dW5HLg
-----
👩‍🔬Patreon: / gardeningincanada
-----
Amazon Affiliate:
pH Meter: geni.us/ZXQx0S
Fungus Gnat, Thrip control: geni.us/SBDgp
Spider Mite Control: geni.us/tG5FlN
T5 Light I Use: geni.us/BXR7
LED light I Use: geni.us/Av6yYh
Magidome Greenhouse Connectors:
magidome.com/?ref=2517cenrgs
Discount code: GardeningInCanada
-------
🇨🇦 Canadian Seed Retailer - www.zappaseeds.com/?refs=282
------
🪴 Greenhouse Affiliate Link: www.magidome.com/?ref=2517cenrgs
Coupon code: GardeningInCanada
------
👚CHECK OUT MERCH!
Stickers, Mugs, Hoodies, Shirts, Face Masks!
Gardening In Canada
-----
MARS HYDRO LIGHTING 👽
US：ebay.to/2GaFQ5G
UK: ebay.to/3kOrzud
AU：ebay.to/35RvVLa
EU: ebay.to/2Gjeryl
CA: ebay.to/3ejfVoJ
-----
PODCAST : anchor.fm/gardeningincanada
🌿 PLANT HACKS TESTED SERIES: • Garden Hacks - Debunke...
🤠 SOIL SCIENCE FOR GARDENERS: • Soil Science For Garde...
🇨🇦 CANADIAN BACKYARD VEGETABLE GARDEN PLAYLIST: • Canadian Backyard Vege...
🤕 SICK PLANT SOLUTIONS PLAYLIST: • Playlist
😏 CONNECT TO THE LAND PODCAST: connectedtotheland.info/podcast
THUMBNAIL photos are compliments of Unsplash.com
INSTAGRAM / gardeningincanada
FACEBOOK: / gardenincanada
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are wanting to know more on gardening in Canada & gardening in Colder Climates in general. My methods apply to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 1 - Zone 6. As a soil scientist I always try to incorporate science into my videos. Soil science can be over complicated so allow me to guide you.
Leave a comment and let me know where your are gardening. And let me know what videos you would like to see in the future!
Ashley is an agronomist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are KZfaq, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s KZfaq channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her KZfaq channel as well as her reach to up and coming gardeners.
#gardeningincanada #canadiangardener #soilscience

Пікірлер: 244

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Did I just get a bad bag or is this normal 🤣😩 send my your Promix photos over Instagram instagram.com/gardeningincanada

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

For the potting soil recipe chart click this link gardeningincanada.net/diy-potting-soil-recipe/

@NashvilleMonkey1000 3 жыл бұрын

The secret to gardening is "Terrasigilata" something something defloculated clay~

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Haha love it!

@Hatarue 3 жыл бұрын

I don't use Instagram much. How would i send you a picture of my pro-mix?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Facebook?

@elizabethblane201 2 ай бұрын

I used the yellow bag ProMix to plant my EarthBoxes a little over a month ago. All the plants are exploding with growth. I'm happy with it. I noticed that the perlite pieces were very small also, but apparently the mix works well.

@kimmanning4989 3 жыл бұрын

I stopped buying expensive potting soil because I noticed the cheap bag pot did way better. I think it’s like beauty products, learn what ingredients you need and ignore the hype.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

It’s very true. Smart women.

@workerbee4891 Жыл бұрын

I use ProMix HP and couldn't be happier with it. That said, I have heard of other people not liking that particular bag/mix that you're reviewing. But many many people swear by ProMix.

@PlantzNThings 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting topic for sure... I usually go with the best value when it comes to purchasing my soil... for the last few years my local greenhouse has been selling 3.8 cu/ft compressed bags of Pro-mix HP and BX. i prefer the HP... i haven't noticed any sticks but the perlite levels are increased substantially. recently for my houseplants i've been adding additional perlite...lol... as i have come to the realization that over the winter i over water my plants... this is a double edge sword... because in the summer the houseplants get forgotten. Keep up the great work. Keep us thinking about and learning what's happening in our soil

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

The HP also is a bale right? I’m assuming the baled products are less woody because it’s impossible to package twigs in bales 😂

@thecakepopsistars 3 жыл бұрын

What an eye opener, while disappointing its valuable information for us budget gardeners. Thanks!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah I like the pairing of those words

@corithefrugalflower Жыл бұрын

Earlier this spring I bought a "Voila" brand from a cpl stores and found the exact same crapola, vs. the CIL brand (same store) was much better quality texture with much less twigs, but they all seem to have some too large pieces. I think next year I'm gonna try getting the big bag one delivered, I've heard its better quality. My natural soil is very heavy clay some I'm reluctant to grow in it. 🤔 So glad you shed light on this issue! 👏

@Figs4Life 3 жыл бұрын

I was so waiting for this video thank you very much

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it! ❤️

@DragonflyenAmber 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a LOT of folks complaining about soil they have bought from many retailers in Canada this year. One person posted photos of plastics and other garbage in the soil she bought from a nursery in Ontario. I've definitely noticed a difference between the soils.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not okay... plastic and garbage wow disappointing. Hopefully she got a refund

@rickrolls3786 Жыл бұрын

The Promix Organic I bought recently here in the US has almost zero sticks in it. The few it had were tiny.

@aknaj89 2 жыл бұрын

I had lots of flies when I opened my promix from costco this year… I think those big brands still think they have monopoly for their products but the more, we as costumers, educate ourselves by watching videos like this can move them put from the market and demand better quality

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

most likely fungus gnats try this to get rid of those kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNmWeddh2srQlXU.html

@thetheoryprincess3050 3 жыл бұрын

I knew nothing much about potted soil mix until I started going great guns this year. ProMix organic vegetable mix looked superior, so that's what I've been buying for my containers (not for my raised bed) After watching this vid, I will take a closer look at the soil to see if I notice the same things. It's def higher priced, but that made me think, it was higher quality. Thanks for the info Ashley. Really helpful.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it so helpful!

@chickenjohnny3308 3 жыл бұрын

good info I have seen pro-mix in the stores. I just use peat and perlite I also add some vermiculite. I did notice a lot of wood in my peat this year.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

It must be a supply issue then. Everyone is in a rush

@dymondwillow2 3 жыл бұрын

I find that I need to sift my bags of anything I get whether it be 'shroom compost or peat moss. I sift the peat moss anyways because it makes for a finer mix for house plants ... and worms. but there does seem to be a lot of bigger wood chips and such along with balled up softer material, clay balls as you stated. The lumpier stuff goes into my compost pile to hopefully degrade to a usable state some day.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a really great idea honestly

@priayief Жыл бұрын

Different potting soils are so easy to test. Simply grow identical plants in various kinds of potting soil and observe the results. Over the years, I've done this with several different potting soils (including several of my "home-made" mixes). Personally, I wouldn't judge a potting soil by how it looks or feels, I'd rather see if one produces better than another.

@shezzone4856 3 жыл бұрын

Didnt know anything about soil as we are using normal soil for planting from our farms and all.. great to see your vedio .. HI FROM INDIA

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome

@SR98889 2 жыл бұрын

That’s weird. I’ve been buying Promix in the bulk size bags for years and it’s my favorite. It’s actually cheaper than Miracle Grow per liter and it’s way better texture.

@kateliza1000 Жыл бұрын

Same!

@upperplaygrounds6913 Жыл бұрын

These people don't know much or maybe they got a bad bag I only see 1 or 2 twigs per few handfuls and they're tiny like 1\3 a inch at most .. Pro mix is great the quality is literally 100% better than walmart soil And even picky plants love it and grow fast!!! You'd have to be a snob to not like it , IV gone through alot of horrible soils while tryna budget this year ( MG , Ace hardware potting soil , Wal-Mart etc and this is the first premise mix I bought worth the money

@elisabetk2595 Жыл бұрын

My experience is that the bulk bags are higher quality than the smaller ones you get at Walmart, but you need to mix in other ingredients since they are basically just a base.

@timturk1899 10 ай бұрын

These "black" colored bags of "Pro Mix Premium"(?), like your reviewing, definitely isn't up to the quality of Pro Mix HP, Pro Mix BX, and Pro Mix CC, which are the more popular and work great! With no sticks, at all. I've seen these" black" colored, smaller bags of Pro Mix, advertised at Home Depot, and other big stores. Almost got some once, but definitely won't get that version, ever. Thanks for your insights, and the great breakdown on what sounds nothing like what we expect from a Pro Mix product. 🤔👍✌️

@Lochness19 3 жыл бұрын

I put some of my tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in pots to grow in the greenhouse, mainly as a hedge against racoons, squirrels, etc and mixed peat moss with my garden's soil (sandy with some clay balls that I tried to break up) and some manure (Canadian Tire brand) and sea compost (Fafard brand). For my new garden beds, I mixed my sandy garden soil with broken down spruce needles, and a bit of "manure mixed with black earth" and peat moss. I also put some random weeds, broken up turf, and other green material deeper down (about 8 inches under the surface) and occasionally some small branches, and also dried out filamentous algae from the creek in my backyard (although some of the algae I wasn't able to dry out as much as I'd like, but hopefully I didn't use enough for that to be a problem).

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds really nice

@charlenestevens2676 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased 6 large bags of miracle gro from Costco last year and had horrible results! I Ended up having two full bags left to use this spring and I took them back no questions asked. I’ve been purchasing the cheapest weight Vs volume. It’s been fantastic so far this year. No more big names for me. Such a a waste of $$. Thanks for the review!! 🌺🌸🌿😀

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s honestly the way to go. Well done

@davidanderson8469 Жыл бұрын

Ditto. I bought the organic Miracle Gro. Bunk. Never again. I use a lot of Fox farms soils.

@nancyspruiell347 Жыл бұрын

very interesting. I've never had those.issues with promix..only used them last year though, amd I used the yellow and black bag..organic garden mix. I would never have bought Walmart soil before. I would.give it a shot now. Thanks

@elizabethblane201 2 ай бұрын

The yellow ProMix has worked well for me in my EarthBoxes.

@tobruz 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased a bale of Promix soilless mix in the fall and kept it well sealed in the garage. Used some to start seedlings inside and found it hatched moths everywhere! In the spring my garage was infested too. I contacted Promix Canada and even sent them photos, they really didn’t care ...purchased A bale of Sunshine mix, zero problems!

@openhearts3466 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the Sunshine mix too.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Wow... that’s incredibly disappointing. And yea! Love sunshine mix number 4 specifically

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Which mix do you use? Number 4

@tobruz 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada have only seen the #4 apparently it’s favoured by the “pot” growers...

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah yea... but they have a few mixes some are special order though. I know when I was doing wheat breeding we have a wide selection to order from.

@michealkingsborough6705 3 жыл бұрын

Been using ProMix for well over 20 years and have never seen such issues in mine, perhaps the issue is a quality control problem at a particular facility. I do my own organic composting and dependant on what I'm planning for the soil I will amend it per species I plan to grow. Between my own compost, sea weed I gather at the beach, organic Blood, Bone meal and organic worm castings as well as organic molasses for the sugar balance and finally the sludge I remove from my garden pond filter system once a year I havent had any problems growing anything be it in a pot in the greenhouse or in one of my 32 flowerbeds around my property. Homemade compost tea is my best friend! 😁

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Are you grabbing the bales or the bags? It seems like the bales are less woody

@jean-marclariviere7618 3 жыл бұрын

looks like it's normal, you should see their seedling starter mix...the amount of crap i pulled out was insane...the mid range price was amazing..never again that expensive stuff. Thanks so much for your videos..

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Really? Someone on Instagram said their started mix had so much clay it was a mat

@Malc2112 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I bought the Garden Experts stuff. I added extra perlite and some Recharge.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! that is the walmart brand correct?

@Malc2112 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Yes it is.

@SH-jy6lc Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is normal. I recently got into gardening and found whole bunch of sticks, huge ones too.

@rebeccahenderson7761 2 жыл бұрын

I use Pro-mix all the time and don't ever remember getting any kind of a stick in it. I'm 100 % sure I haven't.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

is it in the bale form?

@rebeccahenderson7761 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Nope, just regular bags. I was really surprised you got such a bad batch.

@upperplaygrounds6913 Жыл бұрын

Right to see how she reacted was actually shocking I just went out & got a bag or promix to see if they got worse or went downhill and ....Nope! Still good 😁

@josanders1428 Жыл бұрын

To much info and no substance.

@j.b.6855 3 жыл бұрын

I am a very budget gardener. I mainly do sip containers made out of totes and five gallon buckets. I mainly make my own mix, but I will buy a few big bags of potting soil if I am running short of time to get plants in. I have never bought promix, its just way to expensive. After this video I likely wont buy it in the future.

@Appophust 7 ай бұрын

Just wanted to add that neither of the mixes you've mentioned in this video are actually soil. They're soilless mixes. And Pro Mix contains no clay at all. It's ground limestone to adjust the PH. And the Expert Gardener doesn't contain bog trees or anything like what you were claiming. It contains red cedar chips and lawn waste. Possibly human biosolids as well.

@LauraTeAhoWhite 11 ай бұрын

This is why I stick to making my own blends. It reduces the amount of disappointment I feel.

@gardeningwithnanay 3 жыл бұрын

Awe PROMIX used to be so good and high value and a lot of gardeners really recommended it but lately there's been some complaints at the gardening group I am in... thanks for sharing.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really interesting. How long ago would you say? I’m wondering if demand from covid is the cause

@gardeningwithnanay 3 жыл бұрын

It's just this growing season. It can possibly effect by covid. People have trouble buying/looking for promix last year in the middle of lockdown. So they have to order online and wait.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yea makes sense

@yurimodin7333 3 жыл бұрын

a 3.8 cu ft bail of Lambert Peat Moss is like $15, add perlite and you have a better product than "pro"mix

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

It’s honestly true...

@KevinSmith-dq9tz 3 жыл бұрын

Got so tired of those problems I started making my own. Zero problems now. Even adding your own amendments is still way cheaper in the long run. And to me it's actually fun. I can make them different for indoor, outdoor, cloth, plastics etc... . Biggest advantage is no more headaches with sticks, plastics etc... . Very basic and simple video but great topic for us all. Keep up the great work. ❤

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yup very very true.

@anntaft7808 Жыл бұрын

Last spring I used Pro mix to top off my stock tank raised beds and to fill my 18 gal totes. Most of my Pro Mix was purchased by the bale, not by the bag. All did well except the last bag. I did not find twigs, chunks of wood or chunks of clay In any of them. Last bag was also topped with fertilizer . My helper may have put too much fertilizer in. My plants struggled and were very yellow. I was disappointed to see how much the soil shrunk over winter. My daughter has a landscaping company and a degree in Landscape Contracting and has not had problems with Pro Mix. Could there be a difference according to geographic area? We are in NE Ohio.

@Tauranasaurus Жыл бұрын

I purchased quite a few bags of top soil last year from Walmart to top up some of my raised beds. I added peat moss and fertilizer to it before adding it to the bed. When I was mixing it in my wheelbarrow I noticed small flecks of color. Went through the soil and discovered not small pieces of very hard plastic of different colours. It looked like it had been ground and intentionally added to the soil. I planted onions in this bed after a few weeks and none of them survived. I left this bed empty for this growing season but would like to put some carrot seeds in it to see if they grow. Is there any way to check soil to see if there is something wrong with it?

@LEETGAMER 2 жыл бұрын

nursery i go to grows everything in pro mix and every single plant in the operation looks perfect

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

yea it works great. I am just commenting on the sticks, but its not an issue in the tight bales just the smaller bags.

@kb1236 Жыл бұрын

I have been using Organic Pro Mix from a growers outlet and have never gotten any sticks... It is packed in the bag and is fluffy and light when you use it. I have had the best outcome since I have started using it. I ran out last winter and had to buy so called starter mix from Walmart not their brand, that was a bag of sticks and straw. Result wise the Pro Mix has been the best I have ever used. Price is competitive as well. I am shocked at what you are pulling from that bag.

@greenedyfrio338 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Doc. You should sieve from each bag a porcion enough to fill a pot or a vase and compare with one it is best(less chuncks)

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Haha doc ❤️ thanks. And yea absolutely you can

@matthawkins4579 Жыл бұрын

What about using soil "activators" to promote the bacteria and fungal communities in your soil? Do they work?

@tanyawales5445 3 ай бұрын

Pro-Mix Moisture Soil in a compressed 2 cubic ft carry bag with handle at ~ $20 each from Wal*Mart is beautiful stuff. No sticks, no clay, fairly large perlite pieces and some moisture so it doesn't fly everywhere but not soggy. Perhaps the compressed packs CAN'T have sticks because that would tear the plastic bag.

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

Great topic right now let the gardening begin Well it's already going but ya know summer is in sight

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

We just got snow 🤣😂

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada lol I heard it was coming It's been 30is here and 15C at night and sooo dry we need rain but you can keep the snow lol we cool back down the weather man says so I'm watching

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAH don’t want to share?! 🥺

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada not really but you can throw snow balls lol I threw them all winter at Australia lol

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

HAHA

@openhearts3466 3 жыл бұрын

If I spend more money on a mix I expect to not have to spend time picking out sticks and rocks. Cheap soil? Then I'm more willing to work, haha. 😆 I was looking at your potting mix recipe page (super cool!) but I couldn't find one for container tomatoes (this could very well be because I'm just having a hard time, haha). Thanks for sharing! 👍

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I actually have one for tomatoes! But I’ll throw that in great idea.

@openhearts3466 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've dabbled in creating my own mix but would love your expert advice. 👍

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@deborah3783 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow... I'll know not to buy ProMix anymore! Thanks for the video!!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@samartinez1988 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a video about tannins. Very little to be found on KZfaq about it.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh interesting!? Really. I’ll put it on the list

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

For the potting soil recipe chart click this link gardeningincanada.net/diy-potting-soil-recipe/

@aperson1181 Жыл бұрын

Where can we find your blog post @4:17 ?

@davidwarnke3994 2 жыл бұрын

I use to spend hundreds of dollars on bagged soil each year with average results every time. Since switching to my own sifted compost, vermiculite, worm castings and perlite. My plant life has doubled and at fraction of the cost.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

I completely believe that!

@leafywiggy4427 3 жыл бұрын

For Canadians gaia green living soil has so much big chunks of wood and sizeable rocks. Their ammendments are some of the best here, their soil needs ❤

@WesFitz420 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t buy the living soil just make it with the Gaia greens dry amendments, peat moss, worm compost, manure and perlite

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s a good idea

@aperson1181 Жыл бұрын

Which fungi and where to get it?

@hamhawk4027 3 жыл бұрын

I bought 20 bags of the Wal-Mart soil last week. I'm finding a lot of plastic bits in it. They are like shredded plastic bags. I think I have 8 bags left if I remember I will grab pictures. Maybe I just got bags from a bad batch.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

That’s wild! Send me photos please, it goes back to my comment that it’s the supplier of the peat more so then the company. But the quality control should be catching that

@kb1236 Жыл бұрын

I got a bag of mushroom compost from HD and it had a rubber heel from a shoe in it. Never had that problem in the past with it.

@tomknack Жыл бұрын

My local green waste collector (which is also the garbage collector) used to make compost riddled with plastic leaf bags. I guess they didn't bother emptying the leaf bags that they collected in the fall; the workers just tossed the full bags into the shredder. After I (and probably several other customers) complained, the manager of the composting facility agreed to be much more careful about requiring their workers to empty the leaves and throw away the bags. Since then, their compost has greatly improved.

@lisakukla459 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I recently had a very similar experience with a bag of Black Kow. The first bag was perfect, the next 2 seemed to be mainly clay and sand, then a good one, then one had so many huge chunks of wood that I was able to mulch both of my strawberry planters. 😲🤦🏼‍♀️ I thought that was supposed to be one of the better ones, which is why I paid >$5 a bag, rather than the cheap-o $1.25 stuff, but I'm truly unimpressed. Perhaps their Quality Control team was on covid furlough. 🙄 And somewhere in there I lost the game of persistent herbicide roulette. Never again will I use a bagged compost product! And now that I've seen this video, I'll definitely not be seduced by the Promix hype, either. If I wanted a bag of sticks, I could get that myself for free. Thank you for revealing this to us shoestring gardeners!!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Ah! That’s so sad... these companies have gone wild

@sarahmchugh3375 3 жыл бұрын

I have ahad continuing mold issues while using pro mix. It came so highly recommend, I bought the really big bags, and mold mold mold 😡

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man... that not good.

@steffd8822 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Ashley! A friend who's moving gave me 8 bags of BeyondPeat soil mix. I opened one, seems almost like there's coco bark, as well as other bark'y looking bits & maybe some really fine other bits (soil-soil?), not a lot of info in the bag. I'm just wondering if this is a good mix to add to my indoor potting mix? Last year I had a terrible gnat infestation & I'm hoping to avoid it this winter. I don't know if you have, or even know of, etc: BeyondPeat soil mix (potting soil, in my case), like what's the word on it? (If you've made a video about it or addressed it before, apologies)

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

if you fungus gnats you should check out the article i did on this. You wont have issues gardeningincanada.net/how-to-get-rid-of-fungus-gnats-in-soil/

@steffd8822 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Thank you so much, Ashley! I'm ordering today.

@milkweed7678 3 жыл бұрын

Just curious. Have you ever been to a peat bog? About how far away would one be from you? None around here in south central IN. Thanks! Good video!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I have been yea. Honestly the only way to explain it is to explain it as the moon. It’s a big spongy thing, and you step on it and you sink till you hit water. And then it’s like a big springboard. They are about 3 hrs ish North of where I am.

@milkweed7678 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Very interesting! Thanks for the info explanation.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Anytime!

@Troy_Combs 2 жыл бұрын

I have been using pro mix veg and herb however I add a lot of ammendments

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

what do you typically add?

@daniellebailey6802 Жыл бұрын

I just got some expert gardener potting mix for winter sowing and it literally looks like mulch!

@GardeningInCanada Жыл бұрын

That is upsetting

@nomadhomad3685 2 жыл бұрын

I feel covid really F’ed up the quality of bagged potting soil. Most of the influx new gardeners in the market don’t know any better regarding what quality “soil” is, so company’s don’t care lol. I ended just buying Ocean Forest cause I’m lazy and healing from an injury, so guess I’ll pay for the convenience for now. Maybe add some perlite to the ocean forest. But yeah you can’t go wrong with $12 3cbft spag moss, perlite, and compost

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

It’s true… I feel the same

@noninoni9962 Жыл бұрын

A more "scientific" method would be to sift both bags (at the same total weight, seperately), and weigh what went through the mesh vs. what didn't... Also, to get a better estimate of the soil's contents, for each, put a handful in jars, add water, and measure the layers of clay, sand, silt, after separation...

@tzurtex6336 11 ай бұрын

I’m debating if I should get sunshine mix 4 or promix or Gary’s best top pot

@GardeningInCanada 11 ай бұрын

Sunshine is my favourite

@tzurtex6336 11 ай бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada do you suggest anything for dragonfruit ? It’s been a big debate in the community for the longest

@rebeccawatson9284 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the Walmart brand is better! Promix is so expensive! The one time I bought it, it was fine, but still a lot of money. I usually make my own as well, but was starting seeds and wanted to try it. Thanks for the information!

@GardeningInCanada Жыл бұрын

Great point!

@booswalia 3 жыл бұрын

I opened a bag of Promix Seed Starter earlier this year. It was a bag that I bought last year. It was totally white with some kind of fungus all through it. Mycelium???

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s exactly it. I’m assuming it looks like spider webs?

@booswalia 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Yes, but it was also kind of furry.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s it

@kellyzent2415 Жыл бұрын

I worked at a greenhouse many years and sticks are normal for greenhouse premixed dirt, sad.

@CarnivoreChristian777 3 жыл бұрын

Obviously more expensive is not always better. So many love and swear by promix so I bought a bag and ended up returning it.... the amount of sticks in it was a joke! Being tech challenged I need to ask if you have a video on blossom end rot and if you do can you direct me to it? Thank you! 😊

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

You ended up with a stick mess too? And can do one, haven’t yet.

@CarnivoreChristian777 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada Yes the sticks/logs😁 were awful on top couple inches... didn't dig into it so I could return it. I know watering can cause BER but I am not sure if the soil can be a problem. It's always my Romas so I quit growing them but this year I am trying again with Martino romas. It would be awesome if you get around to making a video on it. After 25 years in the garden BER is one of my few achilles heels. Thank you again for all the great content.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea absolutely I can. It is a common issue.

@naomifehr669 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought the same bag yesterday (I was in a pinch) and it was terrible. Compacted, dry, like *overly* dry, and full of sticks. I typically buy the bale of Promix in the blue & orange bag, same brand, and it is somewhat better.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

so its not just me

@SL-pr1lw 3 жыл бұрын

When you mentioned adding amendments to increase biological activity, could you expand on that? What amendments would those be? Or is there a video where you go into more detail about that? I would love to learn more about that!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea absolutely that’s a great idea. Would want that for containers or ground soil or both?

@SL-pr1lw 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I’m only a container gardener for indoor plants and some veggies on my balcony but I’m sure others might be interested in both? Always looking to learn about making the best soil I can!

@stevemotley808 3 жыл бұрын

@@SL-pr1lw have you tried recharge ? Its suppose to be beneficial microbe's. I also add a little molasses to my water to feed the microbes

@OldGuy70s 2 жыл бұрын

Well... Can u tell me which PeatMoss Medium would be the Best for Outdoor Cannabis... I usually get GreenWorld Pro Mix VPW 420 or VPW 20 wth 80% Peat, 10% perlite, & 10% vermiculite... My Well water is roughly 8 ph... And YeaH.., they aLL have them DaM Wood Chunks...! haa

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

sounds like what you have works nicely. Are you trying to grow organically or conventional? If organic you may want too add aged composts.

@gnawbabygnaw 4 күн бұрын

Is it HP Promix? Or is there another “Promix?” Thanks for the helpful info.

@sislertx Жыл бұрын

Holy moly...the Walmart 1.00 bag i got at the end of the season beats both those...

@sislertx Жыл бұрын

Lazy dog nursery swears by promix...i forget what mixture..

@darcypotterpotter6214 2 жыл бұрын

i purchase PROMIX peat moss by the bail, i add my own compost to it and pearlite and GAIA GREEN ORGANIC AMENDMENTS I have tried all the major brands of potting soil and find the home mix to be better and 1/4 the price. I use fungi inoculants and add nemotobin. I use air prune 10 gallons and 15-gallon pots on risers and saucers I use 20 gallons for indoor pepper and tomato.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

that sounds like a good mix

@darcypotterpotter6214 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada it seems to work well

@ThomasRasor1 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get that awesome hat?

@yapi6034 3 жыл бұрын

Hi dear, I like your hard work mam i have a general Question. I have done my B.Sc in agriculture specialization in Soil science can i apply and get canada visa and work in agriculture sector ?

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

sure apply to different companies

@anne-9374 9 ай бұрын

Well, there is always a bit of little sticks but not like those! I’ve tried a few kinds not this premium pro mix. It is weird as I don’t think the huge pro mix mycor. bags I love have even this many sticks. I hated the miraclegro as it was full of fungus gnats eggs. Didn’t like Fafard…..

@dmjmercer Жыл бұрын

I've never gotten pro mix like in this video and no it wasn't bailed but every cannabis farmer will recommend promix so I think you got a bad batch but I'm getting better results with pro mix!

@rosemarythyme8595 5 ай бұрын

I agree I’ve been using pro mix for several years and I’ve had excellent results. Now I am putting in other amendments to it for nutrition and aeration, etc..

@VIDSTORAGE 3 жыл бұрын

Try the Fox Farm Ocean Forest for certain plaints you really like that need super hot nitrogen with many other nutrients and watch it moon.. ..

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen that soil before it’s wicked expensive so that makes sens e

@VIDSTORAGE 3 жыл бұрын

If you don't live in California ,it is too expensive and I don't live there either ,I think it is a organic product still unless they changed up but it does the best I have seen so far ...I transplanted some small bell peppers in a mix of it and it grew them like nothing I had seen before ....

@colbykinney5633 3 жыл бұрын

The clay could be put in to raise the CEC of the mix

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly I thought maybe as a vector for the mycelium but I’m unsure

@AliceMarieM 9 ай бұрын

I have purchased many bags of potting mix, and I have never found a stick. mebbe I was lucky.

@VGV0 Жыл бұрын

Got 3, 112L bags of the promix from costco. Still many small and a few large pieces of wood in there. 2023

@markuswade2158 4 ай бұрын

Wow, not what i expected from pro-mix.

@kendravoracek3636 3 жыл бұрын

💚💚

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@JanetUrsel 3 жыл бұрын

Yikes! I don't remember it being that bad when I was still buying it. Got a couple of bags of Vigoro (? Home Depot brand) last year and it was truly awful. So heavy and dense. Must have been loaded with clay. Even mixed half and half with composted manure it was still dense.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to grab that bag because multiple have mentioned the Vigoro now.

@overthenever4262 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome green house !🌴👍🤠👍🌴 We make our own here to , it's a Mainer thing . ☘️☘️☘️☘️🌹☘️☘️☘️☘️ Edit , is that an African Violet tat ??

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Orchids! 😎

@overthenever4262 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada ah🤠 Sweet channel , thank you for bringing normalcy to a world out of wak ! Our new Queen of the green 👍☘️👍

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha wak love it ❤️

@overthenever4262 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada 🤠✌️

@littlemissblueyes100 3 жыл бұрын

I grow a lot of annuals outside in pot's. I usually use miracle gro or just buy the walmart or store brand. This year the walmart brand seemed different. I bought a couple different batches. The second batch all my plants started to die off within 2-3days. I decided to pull the plants to salvage what I could. In doing so the amonia smell was so bad. I have never had that happen before. My only guess is there was a lot of non composted material because this happened way to fast.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s sounds like anerobic soil

@littlemissblueyes100 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada i actually mentioned it to the walmart garden center turns out they had bags from most likely the same batch break open in parking lot. The guy who knew nothing about gardening said he had to get his boss to ask if that was normal. They told him no and sent him home to shower 🤣. Unfortunately it killed 90% of my fancy petunias I had been collecting since April

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! That’s so sad

@Growinggolfing 2 ай бұрын

I’m just not sold on organic growing in containers. I know a bunch of folks do it and it works for them. I find organic fertilizers to be inconsistent and kind of a bag of mysteries. What exactly is in it? Does anyone really know? I know what’s in FLAVUH.

@Betty-qd8st Жыл бұрын

I planted a grow bag with pro mix and pea seed. I went to move some plants around and the weirdest thing was the pro mix grow bags shook like jello . WTH. I also noticed the strawberry plants are sickly and small seeds that are sown on top of the soil had bad or no germination. If I kept pro mix moist, algae got bad. Letting it dry out a bit left a white crusty residue on top of the “ soil “! I won’t buy pro mix again.

@yurimodin7333 3 жыл бұрын

my soil mix is 70%peat 30% perlite.....I then use it as a substrate for my worm bins. 6 moths later I pick out the worms and then plant in my super soil. Also keep an eye out at the end of the season, I cleaned out walmart's fertilizers at the end of the season last year. I have been top dressing with Expert Gardner Organic 5-4-4 that I grabbed for $2.25 off the clearance rack......it even has Bacillus.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect

@JJK713 2 жыл бұрын

I think the sticks are inoculated ,

@identaman187 2 жыл бұрын

Some twigs are actually fine and beneficial to the soil but there are a lot of them and big in that bag right there.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Haha yes there was

@mindydiaz9015 3 жыл бұрын

I use promix 😂 they always have sticks in them. But I don't really mind it's organic matter itll help the soil. I will however just use promix for my flowers I plant outside for now on bc I want the organic matter in my soil. The clay pieces I have not noticed. My flowers honestly do really well with promix. But I can try a cheaper soil I add perlite to even my outside soil so I can get a cheaper one and add perlite.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea absolutely

@MaureenStrong1 Жыл бұрын

You definitely got a bad bag. I use about 20 bags of 112 litre (super cheap at Costco in Spring - Ontario) and have had virtually zero problems for years. I also bought a bag of premium soil for very well known brand (who uses white pots) two years ago and it contained sticks, stones and broken glass from something like a windshield. Yes I contacted the company. I think sometimes their local suppliers go way off track and quality control misses it. Aside from this love your science based videos and I don’t always have to agree with you or you with me. ; )

@jenpaige3110 3 жыл бұрын

Pro-mix... more like pro-stix. Best to diy that potting mix!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha pro stix love that

@LEETGAMER 2 жыл бұрын

guy went to penn state for growing so he must know that pro mix is the way to go

@storkbreath 5 ай бұрын

I think the sticks make the drainage better so that the little balls of clay don't stay wet too long. 😅

@NashvilleMonkey1000 3 жыл бұрын

Obviously the Pro's grow plants in factory floor sweepings from a beef jerky factory! The nitrate content is through the roof!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Haha maybe!

@mikethecaveman90 3 жыл бұрын

Snow snow go away come back in December

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s snowing here again 🤣😂

@mikethecaveman90 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada I swear it wasn't me throwing them it's hot and dry here man I planted some seeds out but didn't water or I would have to water at least once a day maybe more so hopefully we get rain tomorrow to get these seeds germinating

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah Ontario I assumev

@mikethecaveman90 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada ;) I'm wild edibles hubby:) much love xoxox

@brianseybert2189 2 жыл бұрын

This is why I make my own potting mix.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

never a bad choice

@IAmHisBeloved5 3 ай бұрын

What do you use to make your own?

@joshuarichardz6010 2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure you even got real pro mix? Or did someone repackage other soil. My plants thrive in pro mix and I’ll never use anything else indoor or outdoor. Never gotten sticks. I just went through 3 bricks of premium organic pro mix.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

I mean it was sealed bag so I’m assuming yea

@tateeklund3186 2 жыл бұрын

My experience is its best to mix your own. The bags just dont provide the quality for what you pay.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Yea ❤️

@brianramsey3824 3 жыл бұрын

The wood is filler to I seriously doubt it and the peat have the same origins.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

No I think it just isn’t sifted properly because the sticks will naturally pccur

@parisplayzz6368 2 жыл бұрын

I use premix for almost all of my plants and I’ve never seen twigs or clay in my soil So I’m pretty sure you got a bad bag

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Okay! Good too know

@Betty-qd8st Жыл бұрын

I think pro mix is mostly jell !

@Stephen... 3 жыл бұрын

ProSticks!

@Stephen... 3 жыл бұрын

And if you reuse/compost your used container soil I can imagine a build-up of clay becoming something one might eventually need to consider.

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah love that

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

Yea forsure. It’s not a bad thing but it’s how they tossed it in that’s an issue

@DJDOUBLE077 2 жыл бұрын

Promix is good but not worth the money in my opinion. You can easily make your own mix for way less.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

It is expensive i completely agree

@DJDOUBLE077 2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningInCanada not to slander promix...it's convenient but we all know that comes at a price. For small scale gardening it's ok but large scale you'd go broke. I employ your method of buying components separately...it works for my wallet. Housing in Toronto is also too expensive so being frugal for myself is a way of life.

@GardeningInCanada 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with that