Miracle-Gro 0149302-556 Potting Mix - 16 Quart
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Miracle-Gro 0149302-556 Potting Mix - 16 Quart
Customer Review: Gnats Everywhere
Summary: 1 Stars
I also purchased this potting soil and repotted all the plants in my home. Now I have gnats everywhere. I thought this was the best potting soil and paid more for it only to end up with gnats. Hundreds of them. I wish I had read the previous post before. Do not buy this product. Now it will cost me double to buy another brand and the work of repotting about 40 plants.Customer Review: Gnats and earthworms
Summary: 1 Stars
I repotted all my house plants with Miracle Gro last year. All got gnats and earthworms (potted plants don't like earthworms). My plants were never so unhappy and sickly. Not sure that it was the soil to blame, I repotted all the plants with a fresh bag of Miracle Gro in spring (after soaking the roots in water bucket overnight to get rid of the earthworms). Still have gnat and earthworm problems.
So it seems that Miracle Gro did not just stop screening the soil. The mix was not heat-treated properly to kill larvae and stuff. Do not use this brand, unless you want unhappy plants, gnat infestation, and earthworms!
Customer Review: Gnats everywhere
Summary: 2 Stars
Like many others have said, Gnats! It would be a fine product except for that. Used some insecticidal soap, so far so good. Caveat emptor!Customer Review: Gnats here too
Summary: 1 Stars
We just went through a bout with fungus gnats and I kept shaking my head because I keep a clean house and don't overwater my plants.
Asked the DH to pick up potting soil last week to repot my spider plant. Looked in the bag and there were bugs all through the soil as well as these tiny egg-looking bits. So I sprayed pyrmethrin in the bag and resealed it, hoping that would be a good fix. So far I have only seen 4-5 gnats but if I hadn't been in a bind I would have tossed the bag in the trash.
Customer Review: Gnats is Right!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I re-potted all my plants in the fall of 2010 and spent a fortune all winter trying to get rid of these bugs! I never even considered the soil.. I thought I brought them in from a new plant purchase but couldn't understand how they could multiply so rapidly. When I heard my husband clapping his hands as they were flying around his desk downstairs (where there are no plants) I went into my potting room and opened the bag. BUSTED! I couldn't get that bag outside fast enough!
I ended up throwing out many of my favorite plants (some very old ones) and now I'm starting from scratch. In this case I didn't get what I paid for but a whole lot more than I bargained for!
As for the reviewer who claims it's from over watering...I can't agree. I've been an avid indoor and outdoor gardener for over 30 years and I NEVER experienced anything like this. Yes, be sure you have good drainage and don't water all plants the same. Different plants have different requirements. Maybe all bags aren't infested but I'll not take that chance again!