Product Review

LEADING FORMULA: The Patches of Green Premium Soil Blocking Blend was developed based on recommendations by a leading organic grower and seed company. We enthusiastically recommend people experiment with mixing their own soils! It is fun and educational. -------- CONVENIENCE: Patches of Green offers its Premium Soil Blocking Blend as a convenience to customers who don't want to buy all the ingredients or don't have the time to mix their own. Patches of Green Premium Soil Blocking Blend offers an ideal medium for starting and nourishing new seeds and emerging plants using Ladbrooke soil blockers. It is perfect for starting all seeds and propagating cuttings, for indoor and outdoor gardens. It can be used as a great potting mix as well. Patches of Green Soil Blocking Blend is formulated to provide a high rate of germination, promoting excellent root and stem development, while also providing natural, organic materials helpful to young plants. -------- TIP: Many people have trouble getting their soil blocks to hold together. This is almost always due to not adding enough water when mixing. It should be very wet. We include instructions on the bag. Coco coir is used in our mix as it is an excellent medium for retaining moisture. It is also more environmentally friendly than using only peat moss, which is "mined" and imported from Canada and takes hundreds of years to replenish naturally. Coco coir is also finer whereas peat moss often has bits of sticks and other larger chunks in it. --------- RECIPE: We are happy to give you the recipe: 35% Organic Compost + 25% Fine Grain Volcanic Pumice (or substitute vermiculite or perlite depending on what is available in your area) + 20% Peat Moss + 20% Coco Coir + 1/3 cup of each of these amendments for each cubic foot of soil blocking blend you make: worm castings, greensand (adds potassium), feather meal (adds nitrogen), and rock phosphate (adds phosphorous).