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Vote for your preferred commercially available soil mix in South Africa  

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  1. 1. Vote for your preferred commercially available soil mix in South Africa

    • Freedom Farms Organic Classic
      24
    • Jamies Garden Shop Orgasoilux
      1
    • DoubleGrow Potting Soil
      0
    • Culterra Potting Soil
      2
    • Organics Matter Living Organic Soil
      2
    • Royal Gorilla - Royal Gorilla Mix
      0
    • Earth Dance Growers Gold
      0
    • Hortishop/hydroponic.co.za Organic Promix
      0
    • Just Cannabis
      2
    • Forest Roots
      1


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Organics Matter is certainly the best I've tried. Prefer it over Freedom Farms, plants have been happier in it and you get a small 20ml bag of mycorrhizal fungi in each 30l bag of soil.
Its useful!

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It seems okay... Price is decent too... 

But I find it drains too easy... Doesn't hold water nicely. 

Although, I must say I added perlite... 

So I guess I can't give it a proper rating. 

It wasn't bad though and I have a local supplier so I will prob try it again. 

Smelled nice and earthy

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It would seem that soil companies aren't a fixed constant and seem to suffer from what most businesses suffer from, supply and demand. 

I think all soils will go through good patches and terrible patches and to stick to one soil would be a folly. 

We should rather learn how to analyze bagged soils and determine by smell or sight and touch to be able to tell if this batch is good or bad.... 

No easy task at all!!! But learn every day and get better!! 

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3 hours ago, 420SA said:

The organics matter soil isn't recommended for seedlings and clones. I think its a bit too hot for them

I personally have not noticed issues with it on my seedlings and the clones I have put into it.

 

I still have some Freedom Farms germination mix, although do not feel the need to use it. I recently put 2 sprouted seeds straight into some Organics Matter soil without any ill effects at all. They are growing and look pretty happy! No signs of nute burn what so ever.

 

Perhaps more sensitive strains may struggle.

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