Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix, 8 qt., Feeds Up to 2 Months

Sadly I purchased two bags of this thinking it was organic and then went on line to verify if it was or wasn't before I used it and now after reading tons of 1 star ratings I am afraid to use it to grow my seeds for herbs and flowers. I normally buy miracle grow but this is very disappointing.

I bought the product this spring and was was excited to try it. I planted several pots of flowers with it and ran out. I purchased regular miracle grow potting soil for the next batch of pots because the organic was sold out. The plants potted in regular miracle grow potting soil look significantly healthier. I had multiple plants die in the organic mixture. I discussed my situation with a friend who had the same trouble. I'm have been caring for flowers for 20 years so I'm very experienced. I will not buy this product again.

Miracle Grow Organic Choice Moisture Control Potting Mix seems to be toxic for spring planted tubers, bulbs, flowers, Corms and ever my new Pink Muhly grass has been completely stunted. My planters around my pool are full of tiny gnat like creatures crawling all over the top of the soil. I kept waiting and waiting for growth that has never come. Caladium and Elephant corms are left to die beneath the soil. I have two bags left and I honestly think the best destination would be my local dump.

new to having a yard and gardening so i was excited to load up on bags of this stuff and a bunch of containers and have a big repotting day for numerous cuttings from my mom that i'd been growing as well as several more established big-box patio trees that were doing okay. the containers have drainage holes, but i added even more to be safe, and repotted everything according to instructions. i tried not to worry about the bags being literally hot to the touch in store, and when i noticed that some of the bags' contents also seemed to be full of white mold. i figured i should just stir it up and proceed as it's a reputable brand, and everything i was repotting was going to be so happy to get into some good rich soil when it was all over. WRONG. it was apparent by the very next day that every single plant and tree was suffering, dying. leaves were wilting, shriveling; some seemed almost soggy while others seemed burnt to a crisp. the top of the soil in each container was like a cracked water-repellent desert, but the soil below was wet wet wet (though i'd watered very little, one group i watered only till a tiny bit drained out, and a second group i watered only till the moisture meter said moist) so i tried not to panic and hoped things would improve once everything settled and dried out a bit. NOPE. several days later my yard is a container cemetery instead of a container garden. across the board leaves have dried out and fallen off while the soil has remained wet, it's like this stuff sucks the very life out of whatever has the misfortune of being stuck into it. sucks the life out and then smothers the roots to death. i am so sad and frustrated because it's not like i'm going to empty all of these containers and haul this massive amount of soil (not to mention the dead shrubs and trees that had been purchased) back to the store, it was hard enough getting everything home by myself in multiple trips. plus it's just super depressing to be faced with so much suffering and death. a couple of plants remain alive but i doubt any will last the week, they're all terribly droopy and wilted (but again, i'm not watering more because the soil is still wet from initial post-repotting water, but instead of transferring that wetness to the plants the soil seems to be taking it away). just awful. the victims so far: 3 hardy fuchsia, 3 roses of sharon, 1 bottle brush, 1 lavender, 1 pomegranate; terminally ill: 2 star jasmine, 1 lemon, 1 gardenia. to anyone reading this before buying: avoid this product. and please, if anyone knows of a way to save/resurrect my poor collection, please post a comment/reply! is there any way to transform this wretched murder soil into something that will support life??

I grow alot of pepper plants in containers and used this product this year to find my plants stunted in growth most all of them! First bags looked to be rich and black but no perlite so added some and other bags are worse look like a raked out chicken coup and then bagged which product spec chicken compost I notice it holds alot of water and my peppers are not liking being drowned! Some weird potting soil if you call chicken coup materiel potting soil! And whats so bad I still have 15 bags of it! Very DISAPPOINTED!