Big Box Potting Soil Issues??

[Scooty]

Originally Posted by throwaway

Not specific to the brand discussed, but I had a horrific seedling year last year thanks I believe to a bad coir block. Bought a big bag of pro mix and a miracle gro seed starter and had significantly better results on a test grow out compared to the coir I used last year. Lesson learned.

Some of the coco coir is really poorly processed, still retaining it's hydrophobic tendencies, which makes it maddening to work with.