Post by blane on Mar 14, 2011 4:55:26 GMT -5
I had very bad luck using Baccto. I wonder if it varies from batch to batch. Anytime I find a "soil" to have a lot of bark and woodchips, I refrain from buying it again, but, this said, I have a couple of 20 pound bags of Baccto I bought for lack of anything better, but I plan to use no more than 50% in a mix, and I won't risk my whole crop to it. I think it may have been an excellent product, as it was the first I know of to emphasize active bacterial content, but may have fallen to the fate of overdemand and scuttled quality for quantity.
I wish I could find coir, pap, just ain't happenin' here for some reason, even JiffyMix isn't always available, nor ProMix, which is only ever available as Sunshine ProMix, an excellent product, when you can find it. Jiffy has become my seed starting mix of preference (because it works and I can find it) and I still struggle with WTF to pot up seedlings into...I'll be damned if I'll waste a season's effort using MiracleGro Organic potting soil again...but around here it's Baccto, MG, bagged clay or peat moss. I'll be mixing peat, Baccto and Vermiculite and praying this year...well, maybe not praying, but it wouldn't hurt.
Your the 1st person that Ive heard mention that youve had very bad luck using Baccto-
Ive had nothing but great results with this product, however I do use it spearingly and mix it with other potting soils and compost for potting up Toms and Peppers.
I found one co-op here in Mississippi ( Ive checked almost everyone of them)...That sells 50 lb bags for around $7.
I believe it was up in Clay county, and when I go there, purchacing 2 bags does go along way.