Recommended soil i can get from amazon for mixing with live soil.

[Gingerbeard]

Okay. I have to tease just a little. If there is something growing in it, you can grow something in it. You people with more than 450 leased square feet to your name get my ginger up.
I can see wanting to do things right for a 4-month commitment. But I'm going to lay down something you need to prepare for: lack of success. Sometimes you get a bum seed or a caterpillar might eat you up. WPM. Bugs. Cats. Expect the best, prepare for the worst.

[ponzi314]

I actually live down the street from a nursery too lol im happy i asked first because seems i would have been throwing away money

[ponzi314]

I appreciate this, everyones situations are different but in this situation they are right lol I just bought a house with 2 acres and loaded with dirt. I didnt know i could just use the dirt i have here thought it has to be processed in some way.

[ponzi314]

Copying this from above since you both mentioned same thing.
can i just use soil from my backyard? Forgive me as im new to this whole gardening stuff and if im investing 4 months growing something i want to make sure it has the best chance so thats why ive bought soil.

[ponzi314]

can i just use soil from my backyard? Forgive me as im new to this whole gardening stuff and if im investing 4 months growing something i want to make sure it has the best chance so thats why ive bought soil.

[Gingerbeard]

Do not bag on the person for ordering soil.
If you want something specific, nurseries and DIY stores don't carry everything.
Some of us live on concrete. Everything gets tilled and paved over.
Some of us have sandstone mixed with clay for local soil
Some of us don't have cars we can hop in for a quick trip. Nothing is close or convenient.
To follow tutorials and the like from the GWE website, certain products are recommended.
So, please, do not bag on the person for ordering soil. Yeah?

[90Gizmo]

I get an organic no-nutes mix from my local farm stand greenhouse store. It's up to $7 USD for a cubic foot. They have a plainer mix for $5 but it doesn't have wood, perlite or wetting agent which I like in mine. TANSTAAFL Amazon seems high to me maybe hidden shipping costs. Name brand dirt cost less at the "Country Max" farm and garden store than Amazon.

[Bluey]

The Amazon delivery truck must have had a bad accident in my back yard because I've got 1000's of tons of the stuff spilt everywhere.

[SoOrbudgal]

Don't you have other ways of getting soil besides the internet? Are you in the USA?

[ponzi314]

So previously ive used FoxFarms FX14100 CoCo Loco poting mix mixed with Natures living soil recommended on this site. It seems the FoxFarm prices have gone up and im wondering if theres other recommendations for me to use.