We Tested 14 Different Potting Soils...Here's What We Learned

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• EP

  @epicgardening · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  We want to do another soil experiment - what should we test next? P.S. YES we know this isn't a scientifically valid and super-controlled study. There are a lot of variables we couldn't control for, like variation in plant vigor, etc.

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• TA

  @TaroDoBeGaming · 1 year ago

  Me watching after all of my beds have Kellog’s raised beds mix 🥲

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• GA

  @Gardeningchristine · 2 years ago

  So buy the cheaper mix and add your own fertilizer. I lucked out last fall and was at Walmart when they put their parking lot inventory on sale for $1. So peat moss, potting soil, mulch, paving stones, gravel, sand, everything $1 each. I spent $140, and probably saved $1400. I have a small car and had to make 4 trips but it was so worth it!

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• HA

  @Hawaii_Ro · 1 year ago (edited)

  I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EXPERIMENTS LIKE THIS, THIS IS THE BEST PART ABOUT GARDENING, PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS

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• SE

  @seanedwards9569 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Completely off-topic but I want Kevin and Jacques to switch hats for one video 😎🧢👒

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• WS

  @Wschrepel · 2 years ago

  now do fertilizers. Use a blank medium like Pro-Mix HP, then each container feed with different products both synthetics and dry amendments

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• VE

  @Vertotestic · 5 months ago

  50-50 happy frog and Ocean Forest

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• JO

  @johngalt97 · 2 years ago

  I saw an article testing several commonly available bagged soils 40 years ago. They got the best result from soil that had been sitting around since the previous year, the lesson being that soil needs time, moisture, and not being physically disturbed in order to develop beneficial biological activity.

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• BE

  @bernadetteteague4859 · 2 years ago

  Who puts an Ikea and Lowe's together!!!! Heaven! I would stay broke!

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• TI

  @timothydahlman1158 · 2 years ago

  Pepper Geek did a very similar experiment except he went full season & weighed every fruit for the whole season.  Happy Frog had a similar showing at about the same point in the season but ended up crushing everyone based on the weight of the peppers for the entire season.

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• OR

  @OracleAnne · 1 year ago

  To be fair, this test should include like, three to five different plants that have different nutrient and water requirements, but this is an excellent experiment for pepper growers!

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• SA

  @sae200502167 · 1 year ago

  It's close to my bedtime. The thumbnail looked like chips packet and I completely read the title as "We tasted 14 different potting soils" Whew, maybe I should watch this in the morning.

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