Mixing different brands of potting soil?

roxtar · May 15, 2010

Bought the el cheapo potting soil last on Monday because the store I was at was out of MG organic potting soil. Went back today and picked up a bag of the MG so I can finish potting up my peppers and tomatoes.

Anyway, I'm wondering if it will cause any problems if I dump the MG stuff in with the generic potting soil I didn't use. If I did, the bin would contain about a 4:1 MG to Generic ratio with perlite and pine bark in there too.

Any help is appreciated.

dice · May 20, 2010

That sounds like it will work ok, given a good fertilizer,
adequate water, etc.

May 15, 2010	#1
roxtar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Danville, VA Posts: 7	Mixing different brands of potting soil? Bought the el cheapo potting soil last on Monday because the store I was at was out of MG organic potting soil. Went back today and picked up a bag of the MG so I can finish potting up my peppers and tomatoes. Anyway, I'm wondering if it will cause any problems if I dump the MG stuff in with the generic potting soil I didn't use. If I did, the bin would contain about a 4:1 MG to Generic ratio with perlite and pine bark in there too. Any help is appreciated.

May 20, 2010	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	That sounds like it will work ok, given a good fertilizer, adequate water, etc. __________________ -- alias