Hi Penny...it was Plant & Garden...the brands to be tested are
Presidents Choice Magic Planter SOil
PC Magic Soil
Hortibec Organic Potting Soil
Premier Pro Mix Hanging Basket & Planter
Premier Pro Mix Potting & Seedling Mix
Club Pack Ready to Use Super Soil
Hortibec Hanging Basket & Planter Mix
Berger Growing Mix with compost
Fafard Peat Moss
All Treat Special Planter Mix
Mother Nature topsoil
and you are right....I don't recognize any of these but the President
Choice brand and Premier....all planted in planters and each containing
exactly the same plants.
Donna :)
http://www.ICanGarden.com
> In a recent issue of Plant & Bloom (or similar name) publication, there
was an article on the testing of various brands of potting soil. The
results of the tests will be published later this fall. I am really
anxious to see what they have to say. I believe its a Canadian publication
so not all of the brands they are testing this summer will be available in
the U.S. and the rest of Canada, but I think many are.
> I remember one year using a container soil from Superstore - think it was
called Miracle Soil - and my plants did very well in it. Next time I
purchased it I found that the texture wasn't the same and the plants didn't
do nearly as well. From my experience, lots of the potting mixtures are
not much more than peat moss, with a few additives thrown in.
