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Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix
Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix
$6.29
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Overview
- Specially formulated for fast root development
- Enriched with Miracle-Gro® Plant Food
- Excellent for starting cuttings
- Use when starting from seed and with leaf, stem or root cuttings
- For use in containers
Specs and Details
Fertilizer Analysis
- 0.03-0.03-0.03
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DESCRIPTION
Your plants need the right ingredients for a beautiful beginning. Help them start strong with Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix. This mix is enriched with Miracle-Gro® Plant Food and is specially formulated for fast root development. It is excellent when starting from seed or starting plants with leaf, stem or root cuttings. Use it in containers, and get your plants growing faster with Miracle-Gro®.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
For Seed Starting
- Select a shallow container with a drain hole.
- Fill container.
- Plant seeds according to package directions.
- Water; let drain.
- Keep moist and out of direct sunlight.
For Establishing Cuttings
- Fill container with Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix.
- Water thoroughly.
- Make holes with a pencil.
- Insert cuttings, pressing mix around stems.
- Keep moist and out of direct sunlight.
- For spectacular results when transplanting, remember to use Miracle-Gro Quick Start Plant Food.
WHEN AND WHERE TO USE
- Use when starting plants from seeds or rooting leaf, stem or root cuttings.
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TBI survivor from
Miracle grow helps refresh what I need to do to.
Miracle grow helps me get back to farming in the backyard like my grandparents use to do!
Date published: 2025-04-18
Rated 5 out of
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Bev from
The Best Seed Starting Potting Mix Ever
We have been using Miracle-Gro Seed Starting Potting Mix for years. Always with first class results. We start our seedlings in the house for future planting outdoors in the appropriate season. Highly recommend to all.
Date published: 2025-03-12
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MrErik from
Great grow mix - 100% success rate!
This is by far the BEST grow mix I have ever used! I've read the reviews where folks were whining about the "sticks" in the dirt ... well there are pieces of organic matter and yes there are very SMALL sticks, but there is nothing in the this grow mix that will stop seeds from germinating. I've used this to successfully start all of our garden veggies, zinnias, sunflowers, and herbs ... with 100% success rate every time. I've also used this grow mix to start African violets from seed, cactus from seed, and rooting African violets as well as Picasso petunias. This has been our second year using this mix, and we'll use it again every year going forward. I couldn't be happier with this stuff. And, the African violet seeds I started in January, one of those plants is now blooming!
Ignore the whining about the big sticks and try it!
Date published: 2024-08-16
Rated 5 out of
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Adri1802 from
Exellent Plants
I bought this 2 weeks ago and I'm very happy because my first plants have already come out 🌱
Date published: 2024-05-31
Rated 5 out of
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batemite from
good to go on replanting grass
I use this for light clover for new grass seeds. I couldn't find the right clover cloth to use. I don't use straw or hay to clover it take to long to break down. grass is coming in great and no birds are eating it. I will be using this to finish rest of yard.
Date published: 2024-05-08
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CynBK from
Seedlings popping up
This is my first time using seed starting mix. Usually I use regular Miracle Gro potting mix to start my Marigold and Celosia seeds which had about 90% germination. But not much success with other variety of seeds. This year I’m using Miracle Gro Seed Starting Mix and all varieties of my seeds germinated close to 90%. Here I have so far, Silver Sage, Mother of Thyme, Bachelor’s Button, and Cosmos. The bag is lightweight enough for a child to carry. This also means the mix is very dry. Before sowing, I pour the mix into a bowl, and mixed thoroughly with water until evenly moist. This guarantees there are no dry pockets which will be hard to fix once you sow your seeds. But once they’re moist, water passes through easily. I only watered once in the two weeks that have gone by. I did find a bit of white mold growing on the mix of my Bachelor’s Buttons. It was caused by the tray being covered. Once I removed the cover, the mold stopped growing. I did not have mold on my other seedlings which were not covered. The bag did have a moldy smell even when not opened. I didn’t see any gnats. Yes there were sticks I had to pick out so there is some work. I’m looking forward to sowing my zinnias and marigolds soon.
Date published: 2022-03-25
Rated 5 out of
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Adam from
It's dirt and things grow in it
I came here to read the product label and saw all the negative reviews. After reading some, I think people are blaming the soil for problems that aren't related to it. I just wanted to offset some of those reviews because I have been having a fine experience growing things in this dirt.
Date published: 2021-10-12
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Plant It Earth from
23 watt CFL 3' above seedlings kills pathogens ~
23 watt CFL leaks a little bit of U.V. which can burn seedlings so keep the CFL further away. Germinated seeds are white with no green. Need to green a little with very gentle light and then move closer to the light. I use 2 of these 8 watt 5000k daylight LED 800 lumen house light bulbs and 1 CFL in a brooder light which is probably 2700k to 3000k and its warm in color and its 1600 lumens. I also saw mold and fungus that probably came from the seed starting mix and the CFL removed all the pathogens that cause damping off. 100% success with every seed germinated. 3200 lumens total with 3 light bulbs to start. I use an old Sekonic camera light meter and when light is at least 500 lumens per square foot seedlings thrive. ½ warm ie 3000k and ½ blue ie 5000k Kelvin Temp. Room temperature average around 70 degree's. These seedlings are 5 weeks old. Excellent product and perfect fertilizer just right I don't have to worry about plant food. These suggestions enhance an excellent product. I hope this helps. I'll be buying more of this excellent seed starting product.
Date published: 2021-01-23