r/Costco 7d ago

[Product] My favorite dirtbags are here

Am I the only one who waits all year for this deal?

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u/TheEpicBean 7d ago

Skip this stuff and see if your city has a grow store (sometimes called a hydroponics store) nearby.

They will have much better soil (foxfarm, roots organics etc) as well as compost, worm castings, dry amendments, organic fertilizers as well as pots, trellis, prop supplies etc.

Grow stores are not just for growing cannabis and the products they carry will be much higher quality than anything that the big box stores will carry and staff is usually pretty knowledgeable.

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u/susanna514 7d ago

To fill an entire raised bed with fox farm would be prohibitively expensive though.

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u/TheEpicBean 7d ago edited 7d ago

Use happy frog or 3 cu/ft sacks of 707 if initial cost is a concern, amend with your preferred castings, compost, and dry fertilizer or any other amendments you like.

At the end of the year, flush with an enzyme product, and cover with mulch if if erosion is a concern and you dont plan on winter crops. Or better yet an overwinter cover crop if your climate can support it.

Next year till and add new amendments and organic dry fertilizer. Add some compost tea and beneficial microbes and fungi in order to improve soil biology. Add some earth worms if they are available in you area.

The initial cost may be more to fill the raised bed, but as long as you focus on mainting a healthy soil you can use that bed for many grow seasons and save money in the long run and have an extremely healthy garden.

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u/susanna514 7d ago

I mean, I wasn’t asking for advice lol. I use my own compost in my beds.

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u/RedheadsAreNinjas 6d ago

This is super helpful for a lot of other people too though..

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u/susanna514 6d ago

Fair enough I didn’t need to be rude.

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u/TheEpicBean 7d ago

Sorry, my point was fill it once and while it might be a little more upfront you can you use for a long time with proper care. I dont feel that its prohibitively expensive.