Back to the Roots 3-in-1 Seed Starting Mix 6 Quarts, 100% Organic & USA Made for Herbs, Veggies, Flowers, w/Nutrient Rich Plant Food, Worm-Castings, & Moisture Controlling Yucca Brown

This seed starting soil is legit!!! I planted cucumber seeds, a few herbs, and they sprouted in just a few days! No cap. I was really impressed and just planted an avocado pit to see how it grows. Total aura, thanks back to the roots!!!

This stuff is great for starting seeds so that wilt doesn't hit the baby plants. Best to keep it just a little bit on the dry side and water from the bottom. It has little or no nutritional value for the plants so gently fertilize then transfer the babies once the root system is established. It does dry out easily, but little monitoring takes care of that.

You get a Lot from this cube! I redid my plantings and added this along with a few water retention chrystals. What a difference!! There was a section of my planters that I just couldn't get to retain enough moisture to keep my plants alive. This did it. I wasted a lot of money on soil amendments when all I needed was this. Great product.

Worked so well for seed starting! I had so many seeds germinate (once I learned about proper soil temps) and grow lights. The plants even seemed pretty happy for a while when I was lazy about transplanting to indoor potting soil. Might have stunted their growth a bit without nutrients but they did pretty well. Bottom watering is definitely the way to go as it get very soggy with too much moisture. I’ve also started so many seed trays with just this bag. I wish it resealable.

Works great for potting

Consistency is good and helped my organic plants grow mixed it with compost and it worked well. I like that is organic. Size and amount was good. Good value for your money

I typically like Back to the Roots' products, but this one is a huge pass from me. I started my first tray of seedlings in this mix and a second tray with another mix - both were otherwise kept in the same growing conditions in a controlled environment. I'm giving 3 stars only because, technically, most everything germinated. However, this mix had so many huge chunks in it and most of the seedlings suffered from damping off (I actually grew a mushroom in one cell) or just plain struggled beyond the initial germination. They were not overwatered, and were actually bottom watered. This may be fine as a potting mix, but for seedlings vulnerable to mold/fungus (they're not so vulnerable once a bit bigger) I'm sticking to something that is more sterile.

I got this to start seeds in, and ended up mixing it with other seed starting soil. It was too chunky with big pieces and it seemed to hinder my seeds from growing too easily. I did like how it held on to the water though, so I was careful to keep big chunks out of the seed cells. I wouldn’t buy again when there are other options that you won’t have to deal with big mulch like chunks.