Re: Pro-mix (Was: Re: baking dirt)

Thanks, Rich. And thanks for the caution about the Magig Earth "potting
soil." We have a couple of WalMart's near (doesn't everybody?) and I'll
check them next spring for the larger bags. Was there any listing of
ingredients on the outside of the bags?

Gerry

At 03:17 PM 12/24/99 EST, you wrote:
>Hi, Gerry:
>
>2 years ago, I was able to buy "Magic Earth" in 3 cubic feet bags from 
>Walmart.  What was good about it was it contained no peat moss.  It was a 
>light soil less mix that used decomposed swamp sedge grass (I think), a 
>shredded bark, perilite, sand, and some other stuff.
>
>The company is ABS-Greenworld, Valdosta, GA @1-800-633-5156.
>
>Strangely, this year they only carried a potting mix using that name, but 
>it's composition had peat moss, etc., and low fertilizer.  I bought some,
but 
>I won't buy it again.  It didn't drain well at all even though it was a
light 
>mix with perilite.
>
>Hope this helps...Happy holidays.
>
>Hostally,
>
>Rich Horowitz
>Stoughton MA
>z5
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