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As the spring planting season begins soon, it is best to support a local soil yard and farmers who sell composted maneure.

What are our Canadian options for store-bought bags of soil when we're in a pinch?

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[–] MapleBug@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ashley from Gardening in Canada has a YouTube Shorts video Canadian Garden Companies for Canadian/American/World gardening supply companies.

I use Promix, but she also suggests the Sunshine growing mixes.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I’d love to get the Sunshine mix but I’ve never seen it in any stores! Maybe it’s only a Western Canada thing.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

See if your municipality has a compost program.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

Yes. There's a local compost site in my city where lawn clippings, leaves etc. are brought. Dirt is free to take for residents.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Non-branded bags of soil from any local garden center.