Happy Frog Potting Soil - Ready-to-Use Amended Container Blend with Soil Microbes, Earthworm Castings, Bat Guano, and Aged Forest Products for Indoor & Outdoor Plants - 12 Quart

This is pricey, but great soil. I'm never going back to that cheaper brand that takes a "miracle" to get rid of the fungus gnats once you open the bag. I'm getting great results starting seedlings in old yogurt cups and a 50/50 mix of Happy Frog and coconut coir and then planting them in full strength Happy Frog.

No matter what plants you are growing, Happy Frog by FoxFarm potting soil is some of the best you can buy. The only thing better would be ProSoil Mix which is expensive and can be finicky if you buy it from the wrong vendor. I use a seed starter mix or jiffy pods for all my seeds, no matter what I am growing. Once roots start to show, into Happy Frog they go! The great thing about Jiffy Pods is that you are not disturbing the roots like you would in a tray of dirt. Less transplant shock and once roots push out the side, you know its time to transplant into Happy Frog! Within 7 days you will see a transformation in color, width and height. You can get similar results with a good feeding system and poor dirt/plain coco coir, but why do that when Happy Frog gives you everything it needs for the first month? Ive used dozens and only 2-3 others can compare to quality and being bug free. Ive never had a gnat problem using Happy Frog. Thats worth the purchase price right there!

Compared to another organic competitor that I purchased on Amazon at the same time a few weeks ago, the Happy Frog soil is seriously the top performer. For clarity, Photo 1: Happy Frog in back, competition in front, & 2nd round of fantastic corn starters on the left. All the corn started in this brand popped up quickly and is seriously thriving post-transplant. Cannot say same about competition. Photo 2: Happy frog moved to the left, competitor on right. Hoping some of the ones that were on the edges might sprout in the middle of the tray... no luck. Oh well. That’s more likely due to my homemade seed tray setup than either soil. Anyways, HF plants stronger & more numerous than competition. Photo 3, about a week later: HF double seedlings we’re transplanted into other spots where seeds did not sprout. I’m impressed by how much healthier & more numerous the Heal All seedlings are doing compared to the competition. Photo 4: Corn starters mentioned in Photo 1. The one that did sprout in the competition’s soil is still much smaller than the 2nd round of seeds sprouted in HF, and not very healthy. Note, photos 1&2 auto-rotated when I uploaded them, thanks amazon...

Good soil. Needed to transplant a plant & needed decent soil. No bugs like other products.

The ONLY reason this soil does not get 5 stars is simply because their Ocean Forest line is in fact a bit better for MOST plants. However, if you wish to amend the soil, or are worried about higher levels of fertilizer for plants that don't need much, then this is the one you want. It does not need to be amended, but you really do NOT want to add anything to the Ocean Forest. That being said, if you're unsure which one is best for you, go with this one. That being said, you really want to use dechlorinated water with it.

Not only does this soil provide long term nutrition to MJ plants—didn’t have to start fertilizing til 2 months!—which tend to suck the soil dry fairly quickly, but it works amazing with succulents (I added some perlite) and any other greenery you can imagine. Just an amazingly nutrient rich soil, I use it for everything! Even my fiddle has been thriving in it, after two years of no growth!

I've been growing indoor, since it was legalized here in Mi. With this soil, all I have to do is add tap water(ph of around 7.0). This soil is pretty low in ph. I tested 5.6, and 5.8 out of 2 different bags, with my tap water coming in around 7.0. I use nothing but tap water for at least the first 4-5 waterings. This brings the ph back into a usable range. The soil has plenty in it to start your girls off right though. Ph is my only complaint.

I inherited a few plants from my grandmother a year and a half ago and recently noticed my hibiscus not doing well. I previously attempted to use the dirt she gave me with it but nothing seemed to help. I recently purchased this and repotted my hibiscus. Even in the midst of AZ heat its sprouting new buds and growth everywhere! Will absolutely purchase this for my new plant babies, very happy that I can continue keeping my plants happy with this dirt!