Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix 8qt

Always grows perfect herbs

After slowly pouring a gallon of water into a flower pot I can stick my finger into the soil and its completely dry. After reading the reviews I'm not alone. Repotted today with HY-POR 420 potting soil. A bit pricey but it'll be worth it if my wife's plants come back around. When you have more 1 star reviews than 5 star reviews you need to improve your quality control standards.

I purchased the Miracle-Gro Potting Mix to start my Zinnias for the upcoming summer season. I also used a generic "Topsoil." I planted the seeds on February 15th. It's been nice an warm here in South Florida. As you can see from the photos all the seeds planted in the "Topsoil" came up fine but so far the seeds planted in the Miracle-Gro Potting Mix have failed to germinate. Is there something in the Potting Mix that prevents seeds from germinating. Perhaps an anti-weed substance. If so it would have been nice if they would have put that on the package.

PURCHASED POTTING MIX AND IT IS HYDROPHOBIC, REPELLS WATER. WHAT GIVES, WATER SITTING ON TOP OF POTS FOR 20 MIN NOW

This potting mix is comprised mostly of mulch. It is filled with wood fragments and, therefore, cannot accept moisture. The water separates from the mix which results in an odd, soupy substance.

Brought my money tree in my office back to life!

This is my favorite potting mix for all my plants and flowers… it’s a must have!!!

Hundreds of gnats in here. I normally freeze soil for a few days to prevent any bugs from coming inside (since I use the soil indoors) but even after a week in the freezer there were still a lot of gnats

The bag had a hole.. and soil was all over

Last year I bought this two large bags last year for my garden and I saw a little white bugs in it didn’t pay attention to it so I’ve planted in some pots some started plants and a week later they were dying I dug them up and the roots and everything had been eaten and I looked and there’s little termites ruined my plants but I thought it was my fault this year I bought two more big bags are you gonna plant some peas along the fence line started pouring it out in a row and there’s these little white bugs again coming out of the bag with the dirt they are termites little white termites this is ridiculous how can you grow plants when the termites will damage them and multiplyOn your property besides this is terrible

Someone recommended this soil, so I bought some. What a disaster! I have a house full of fungus gnats now and can't get rid of them.

Works great, drains well,stays moist,does not harden, plants just like it

I have used Miracle-gro potting mix for 20 some years for my 60 potted plants and loved the product but in the past 3 years the ingredients has been changed. It dries out quicker and gets hard. I noticed that there is a lot more bark in the mix and less perlite, vermiculite, and peat moss. Will be looking for another product. I've been told Fox Farm potting mix is good, I will give that product a try, and see how that works.

I use this soil for my 20+ indoor plants. For the last year, I've been battling a fungus gnat infestation. After trial and error with different methods, I've been able to get them under control, but not before losing a couple plants. I was unsure of the source of the gnats, until I opened two sealed bags of this soil that were crawling with them! Looking through these reviews, I can't believe customers have been complaining about this problem for almost 10 years and nothing's changed. Never buying again.

I have always used miracle grow with no issues, however not happy this year, the first two bags had obvious bugs thew those out, third bag tried baking the bugs out, was a real hassle threw the remaining dirt away. The last bag I bought looked good, so I thought, every plant I used the dirt in is so INFESTED with bugs I'm going crazy! I'm scared to buy more of your dirt. So disappointed!!!

Made my plants grow overnight..fantastic soil..these bad reviews are all wrong..they must if damaged there plants transplanting them..

Like many reviewers, as soon as I started potting plants indoors with this specific soil, I had a massive fungus gnat infestation. It's cost hundreds of dollars to treat my home (they moved into drains, as well). All because I bought the wrong brand of soil. I have like 6 UV bug traps around the home over 2 months later that are still catching the nasty things, even after being forced to throw out all of my houseplants. Infestation is slowly resolving but it's been almost 3 months. I did try to treat the problem before I eventually threw away all my plants. Worse, I can't start any new plants until the problem is entirely resolved. So I get to go into winter with no green plants and no flowers to liven up my space, and have a home unsuitable for starting any new plants of any kind. I should also add that the little slow release "nutrient" orbs/globes ended up causing problems for one of my plants, too, and it didn't make it.

Not sure what is in the moisture control potting mix but it holds water and does not drain well. Almost everything I planted in it this year died. Won't use it again.

I bought a large bag of MiracleGro potting mix this past Spring to repot my indoor plants and outdoor containers (as I have done for years) and when I started to use the soil I discovered MANY rocks in it. When I say MANY, I am not exaggerating. There were small stones and much larger ones (one was as large as the palm of my hand and was discarded along with the others). I continued to use the soil, but have stopped because I have found that I now have white mold growing on the surface - even when I allow the soil to dry out and try to remove it. Several of the repotted plants have wilted and died. They are in a well-lighted area with good air circulation and are not over-watered. This is the first time that I have experienced this over many years of both indoor and outdoor gardening. I sterilize my pots and use routinely cleaned tools, so the only variable would seem to be this large bag of soil. I will not use the rest of it and sadly will not purchase another.

This is not soil/dirt. It is some kind of mixture of peat, mulch and miracle grow fertilizer. When you water, the water runs right through, the Mix does not hold water. Thought I was buying top-grade stuff, guess not! I will stick with old fashion dirt/soil.