Where Do You Buy Your Soil?

[Lithium]

Where do you guys get the peat moss, perlite, sphagnum moss, or sand that you use for your plants? I don’t want to end up buying the wrong stuff on accident.

 

[NemJones]

I get most of my materials through garden stores/nurseries and occasionally lowes.
No pesticides, organic, all of that.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Peat - Home Depot, Lowes
Perlite - Hydroponics Shops and/or Garden Centers - Be sure to avoid the Miracle Grow brand with added ferilizers.
Sphagnum - Calwest Tropical Supply - http://www.calwesttropical.com/
Sand - Swimming Pool Supply Stores

 

[planturd]

local garden and hydro shops

 

[dozer1028]

Peat at lowes., Perlite at garden center, sand at local quarry.

 

[JMN16150]

I buy my peat, pumice, and perlite from OSH (Black Gold) and my silica sand from a pool supply store. Most potting media is safe, just watch for too much minerals or fertilizer and I guess you should be well off.

 

[Lithium]

Would the sand that you buy for reptiles work? I have some left over from when I set up my scorpion’s cages. I’m going to be starting some Drosera and Sarracenia seeds soon, and yes, I’m fully aware of how long Sarrs can take to grow.

 

[CorneliusSchrute]

Depends on what variety of sand that is. Check the container for the words silica or quartz. If you see these as the main/only ingredient you should be fine.