What soil brands should we choose instead of Scotts Miracle-Gro (Monsanto)

As the spring planting season begins soon, it is best to support a local soil yard and farmers who sell composted maneure.

What are our Canadian options for store-bought bags of soil when we're in a pinch?

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HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

See if your municipality has a compost program.

DemBoSain@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1y

Yes. There's a local compost site in my city where lawn clippings, leaves etc. are brought. Dirt is free to take for residents.

kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Non-branded bags of soil from any local garden center.

MapleBug@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Ashley from Gardening in Canada has a YouTube Shorts video Canadian Garden Companies for Canadian/American/World gardening supply companies.

I use Promix, but she also suggests the Sunshine growing mixes.

chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I’d love to get the Sunshine mix but I’ve never seen it in any stores! Maybe it’s only a Western Canada thing.

MapleBug@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm not sure. I've seen it at Canadian Tire when they have their garden centre open.

chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

I’ll look for it there. Thanks!