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(More customer reviews)I have very few requirements when it comes to potting soil. It needs to be high in nutrients, it needs to be well draining, and it needs to be pest free. I can't comment on the first one, but I can say with great confidence that Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix fails miserably at the latter two. The soil is dense as can be, with no perlite or vermiculite to lighten it up - as a result, it drains poorly and can be expected to develop pest problems. And develop pest problems it did - probably even before I opened the bag! Within two days of planting several pots of seedlings (indoors, I might add) the entire apartment was infested with fungus gnats! The larvae of fungus gnats take over a week to develop into flies, so clearly the larvae were in the bag before I even bought it. (I should note here that I purchased the potting mix from Home Depot, not Amazon.) When I contacted Miracle-Gro, they pointed out that they do not guarantee the sterility of the potting mix, and even implicitly acknowledged that fungus gnats regularly enter their mixes through the air holes in the bags. I strongly recommend against buying this product.
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