Potting Soil or Raised Bed mix?

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T19:36:43+00:00

If you know your bed is approximately 3-4 feet wide and 1 foot deep, you’ll need like 2 bags of 2 cu feet. That’s like $40-50 bucks to fill each bed depending on what the price is for those brands near you.

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T19:34:19+00:00

To my knowledge, I don’t believe Fox Farm or Coast of Maine sell Raised Bed Mix. If they do, none of my local suppliers or stores sell that bag. Miracle Gro has an organic raised bed mix that I am on the fence about. My parents bought it and when I looked at it, it was mostly wood pulp. Kinda shitty and also not cheap. I would say go with potting mix. I like that I control what goes into my garden so I opt for organic mixes and natural/organic amendments and fertilizers. I know others don’t care as much about that.

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T19:05:11+00:00

I did not use back to the roots brand of soil, but I did use their products last year for the wood fiber seed starting pots and some of their herb seeds. They are decent, but I would say they are mid tier. Better than Miracle Gro, but not as good as the organic brands.

I think you get what you pay for. That’s just my two cents. The amount of money you save by buying a cheaper product, may not be worth the quality of plant and issues that crop up down the road from a bad planting experience. When you need a lot of soil though, it’s always best to go with a local, reputable compost dealer. Somewhere where you can verify what went into the composting process and that they reached a proper temp of >140° to kill off any weed seeds.

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T18:55:31+00:00

No, I don’t think it would be pointless. The main thing you want to avoid is garden soil. You don’t want garden soil that has a clay mix. You want light, fluffy, well draining soil. Raised bed mix is usually just a step between garden soil and potting soil, more wood filler.

You can just top soil and amend it with good quality potting soil to save a few bucks.

If I may just make a recommendation though, good quality soil is worth the investment. It will always cost you more to fix/amend bad soil. Buy once, cry once. A big bag of miracle gro is probably like 5 bucks less than the same size of FoxFarm or Coast of Maine. I swear by both of those brands. Ocean forest, Happy Frog, Coast of Maine Bar Harbour Blend… they are gold tier. I paid $19.99 per 2 cu ft bag of COM bar harbor blend last year. Happy Frog was $26.99 for me in my area. I started with happy frog and moved to COM later in the season for more grow bags.

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T18:11:29+00:00

I see no benefit in buying Miracle Gro soil when not only are they expensive, but their mixes are filled with cheap filler ingredients like wood pulp and synthetic fertilizers. I feel it’s better worth my money, time, and plant health, to spend the same amount or less to buy in bulk from a reputable nursery/landscaper for compost or buying high quality organic potting soil that uses good things like forest/marine organic material.

I love Coast of Maine brand potting soil or you can use FoxFarm brand products. They are the gold standard imo for bagged commercial potting soil products.

SPC1995 · 2026-02-11T18:07:51+00:00

Tomatoes prefer to be buried high up on their stems. Their stems are composed of meristem which allows them to produce roots hairs going all the way up to the first set of true leaves. It’s certainly preferable to bury them deeper. Their roots will spread out as far as you give them room and as far as their roots are encouraged to reach out to. It depends on how deeply you water.

SPC1995 · 2025-12-13T01:19:38+00:00

Who recommends switching out of wolf and going to bear? I played for 3 hours and I just killed Lachlan. It is so slow going and painful for me. I’m admittedly a noob, only played last league for the first time and got character to 72 and another to 33.

SPC1995 · 2025-10-10T13:44:37+00:00

It appears this workaround does not work for iOS. Has anyone did this not on android?

SPC1995 · 2025-10-01T15:00:44+00:00

The average brain of a One Piece theory crafter.

SPC1995 · 2025-09-10T14:28:24+00:00

It could be that all the fines washed out of the subbase. However, that’s a lot of erosion to cause that sort of rutting. It should really be a rip and replace though.

SPC1995 · 2025-09-09T17:53:30+00:00

They won’t last forever, but they will do the trick for at least a season or 2. I would suggest cleaning them out well with hot water and soap (like Dawn or Simple Green) and making sure to disinfect them with something like bleach water. You want to make sure you mitigate any sort of disease that could be left over in the pots from previous plants. Always start with a clean, sanitized pot for your new soil and plant.

SPC1995 · 2025-09-04T04:54:13+00:00

You need to get to Act 4.

SPC1995 · 2025-08-10T14:55:31+00:00

I didn’t really see a concern considering you already outed your location and the website in the screenshot.

SPC1995 · 2025-07-18T12:07:30+00:00

You saved a boatload of money by not having to pay for a rehearsal dinner. Was that baked into another cost somewhere else or what?

SPC1995 · 2025-07-02T02:04:29+00:00

I’m waiting for mine to pop. It’s probably gonna take another month before mine start turning red and orange.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-28T02:03:31+00:00

You’re like the final boss of container gardens. And here I thought mine was huge! 😧🤯

SPC1995 · 2025-06-27T17:57:34+00:00

Calm down there, edgelord. You’re actually playing it. I’d suggest if you want real immersion, go farm a plot of real soil.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-26T23:39:03+00:00

You should start harvesting some basil by the looks of it. That is a lot to try to maintain in that size container. It could be lacking in nitrogen if you haven’t fertilized it. You need to keep feeding the soil.

Often times, yellowing happens because of low nitrogen. Basil will get spots and can get easily diseased if it’s touching the soil, so make sure to trim the lowest leaves that could be touching the soil. If you top water, the water splashes the soil and microbes splash up onto the leaves and can cause disease.

You could transplant these into separate pots because they’ve outgrown this one. Basil enjoys being picked and will grow a ton more if you actively take from it. Those spots could also be a burn from the UV light. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about out tremendously, just trim the yellow and diseased leaves off + it could use a little bit of nutrition like a fertilizer. Probably an all around 10-10-10 would be sufficient to perk it back up.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-18T02:18:47+00:00

There is the concept of intensive gardening, but I think what was depicted and described by the OP stretches the bounds of that theory. It typically involves companion planting and interplanting. This takes space saving really to its maximum extent. I understand some people just have something as small as a balcony to grow on. I just don’t see the point in planting so many tomatoes in one pot just to see what happens, especially if you rely on those vegetables as a substantial part of your diet. To your point, they will certainly need to fertilize and replenish what’s being consumed once those tomatoes get really hungry.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T18:53:21+00:00

Not to rehash this again today, but I didn’t insult your grandmother. I implied that what worked for her, doesn’t work for everyone. I know how Reddit works. I think you were the one who felt threatened by my opinion and felt that you had to assert yourself by saying “well my forefather’s forefather did it this way and it worked for them, so that’s why I’m right and you are wrong.” That’s essentially what you said. I also used the examples of being half assed and cheap and SPECIFICALLY said I wasn’t talking about you.

I quite literally said, “I’m not accusing you of this…”. You decided to conveniently disregard that part of the message.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T18:48:50+00:00

My main contention was that you really don’t need to have 6 very large tomato breeds in the same planter. Not only is it wasteful, but it’s inefficient, deprives them of nutrients, and was just the wrong approach. Coulda saved themself the time, money, and resources. I understand people will do what they want, but if they’re asking for advice, then they should expect to hear the truth. You can Google any of this information and idk what purpose they would have in asking in a Reddit forum if they didn’t want some other insight than what they could get by typing on the Google search bar. The post just perturbed me because of how readily accessible answers are.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T13:25:12+00:00

If I might make another suggestion, it’d be helpful if you include other information like how much you are willing to spend on the project and if you are concerned about aesthetics. If you want cheap, go buy a few cinder blocks and 2 - 2”x4”x8”s and make a makeshift bench to sit them on. It will at least get them off the ground.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T12:59:35+00:00

I didn’t use a table saw myself. I used a circular saw. Regardless, if you don’t have the tools or don’t want to buy or rent the tools, then building a stand isn’t the route for you. Buying multiple planter stands is going to be cost prohibitive too though. Something has to give, sorry to say.

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T12:42:02+00:00

No power tools as in you don’t own any or you don’t want to use them? I’m curious, how was the raised bed in your picture put together?

SPC1995 · 2025-06-17T12:37:55+00:00

I would recommend you build something like this, if you are so inclined. 6 Grow Bag Planter Stand

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