Potting Soil and Fertilizer Finder
Learn how to choose the right soil and fertilizer for whatever you want to grow.
Potting Soil and Fertilizer
Our exclusive, garden-tested soils and fertilizers are carefully formulated to provide optimum growing conditions for your plants, from seedstarting and transplanting to beautiful flowers and an abundant harvest.
Seedstarting
1. Choose a Soil
- Organic Seed Starting Mix
Start your garden off right with this 100 percent organic germinating mix with added compost, protein meal and trace minerals. - Eco-co® Coir Seedstarting Mix
Go peat-free with our garden-tested coir made from coconut husks. It's pH-balanced and finely ground for optimal root growth. Makes 10 qts. - Transplant Mix
When transplanting seedlings into larger containers, use this slightly coarser mix to ensure excellent drainage.
2. Choose a Fertilizer
- Plant Health Care for Seedlings
6-12-6 fertilizer, plus humus, amino acids and vitamins to make seedlings stocky and disease-resistant.
Self-Watering Containers
1. Choose a Soil
- Self-Watering Container Mix We formulated this mix with a coarse, airy texture that allows it to act like a wick, carrying water from the planter's reservoir to the root system.
2. Choose a Fertilizer
- For Vegetables or Flowers: All-Purpose Fertilizer
Our slow release, 5-5-5 granular fertilizer provides balanced nutrients all season long. - For Tomatoes: Organic Tomato Fertilizer
Our slow-release, granular fertilizer (5-6-5) is formulated to give your tomatoes all the nutrients they need.
Elevated Beds and Other Pots
1. Choose a Soil
- Container Mix
This fluffy blend is a good, all-round mix for hanging baskets, windowboxes, and large and small containers. - Organic Container Mix
Fortified with nutrient-rich compost, this 100 percent organic mix provides an ideal balance of aeration and water-holding capacity. - Eco-co® Coir Bricks
Compressed coir bricks are compact, economical and a convenient way to fill large planters and raised beds. We recommend mixing 50:50 with our Container Mix. Pack of 10 bricks; each brick expands into 10 quarts for a total of 3.3 cubic feet of coconut fiber.
2. Choose a Fertilizer
- For Vegetables or Flowers: All-Purpose Fertilizer
Our slow release, 100 percent organic, 5-5-5 granular fertilizer provides balanced nutrients all season long. - For Tomatoes: Organic Tomato Fertilizer
Our slow-release, granular fertilizer (5-6-5) is formulated to give your tomatoes all the nutrients they need.
What does 5-5-5 mean?Learn about these numbers on fertilizers and more in Fertilizer Basics.
Last updated: 07/17/2023
Print this Article:
Get the Dirt
Stay up to date on new articles and advice. Please fill out the information below.