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Committed to Outstanding Urban Farming Products to Help You Grow More!
Since 2009, we've been helping Canadians with high-quality, urban farming products for you and your family. Our mission is to help you grow more and enjoy fresh, healthy, delicious vegetables, herbs, fruit, edible flowers, and more. We test and quality control all our products in our trail gardens to meet our rigorous standards so you can be confident in making a positive addition to your garden.
YUF Seed Starting Soil Mix Ingredients
Worm Castings
Worm castings are the main ingredient, providing essential nutrition for your plants, beneficial microbes, and rich organic matter. Worms convert food waste and into rich garden soil your plants will love!
Sphagnum Peat
Our sphagnum peat is responsibly harvested, and excellent for keeping your soil loose and lightweight. It adds acidity that most plants need, and has strong moisture retention properties.
Perlite
Perlite is a volcanic mineral that expands when superheated to greatly increase its surface area. Perlite reduces soil compaction, increases aeration, and promotes good drainage.
Vermiculite
Vermiculite is a lightweight, expanded micaceous mineral that is spongy and holds up to 4x its weight in water, making it ideal for keeping moisture right at the root zone for new seeds to access.
Proudly Canadian and Made in Toronto
Used by gardeners across Canada since 2009.
Great For All Your Seed Starting Needs
Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs and More
Use YUF Seed Starting Soil Mix for seeds of all types and sizes including vegetables, flowers, grasses, bulbs, and bare-root plants.
Excellent for Indoor Plants Too!
Suitable for your favourite indoor house plants for repotting, potting up, top dressing as a potting soil blend and providing extra nutrition.
Ready To Use or Create Your Own Custom Blend
Use straight from the package or add in your favourite soil amendments such as additional perlite/vermiculite or coconut coir to keep the soil even looser and lighter weight.
Compatible with your Favourite Seed Starting Tools / Equipment
- Traditional Seed Starting Cell Packs
- Soil Blocks
- Newspaper and Other Plantable Pots
- Fabric Pots
- Greenhouse Trays
Great Seedlings Start With Great Soil
Choose high-quality soil for healthy germination, strong seedling vigor, sturdy seedlings when transplanting, bountiful gardens, and saving money from less watering and less fertilizer.
Shane
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2024
Beautifully done again guys. I have had incredible luck with this to begin.
Rebecca E
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2024
Nice soil, very loamy, not hydrophobic at all. Using it in my herb garden and all the seeds I've planted have germinated! So, so far so good!
IC
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2022
I used this mix to start tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, bitter lemon, bergamot, basil, parsley, dill, marigolds and nasturtiums. Excellent results. All the plants turned out healthy and are going into the garden with a good head-start.The first to bags were perfect. The third had some lumps. Still ordered number four for a few extra plants.
TheDirtyGir
Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2022
Finding a seed starting mix with worm castings is AMAZING! My seeds sprouted 2-3 days earlier than expected and look so healthy! Very rich and dark soil that smells just like earth should. I will be buying this mix next year as well!
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2022
Loved working with this soil for starting seedlings. Grown in natural sunlight indoors, not sure how it does under artificial lighting. Worth the money! All seedlings grew in 1-3 weeks. No stuck roots during transplanting & lifted up/out from the soil with ease. Hardening plants should be easy as it is very similar to the soil in Ontario/Canada. Recommend!
Julianna Funk
Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2022
This is hands down the worse seed starting mix I have ever used (and I have used many).Not only is it too expensive, but it's hydrophobic, and full of all kinds of weed seeds. I absolutely DO NOT recommend it. I used it to start some onion seeds and there are so many weeds coming up! The other mix I used with the same seeds does not have this issue, so its definitely the mix and not the seeds. Water just runs off the top without being absorbed into the soil, even when the soil below the surface is damp. Also not an issue I have with the other mix.Buyer beware! Especially if you are just starting out, this product will lead to nothing but frustration. I don't usually leave reviews, but this stuff is awful and I hope I can prevent someone else from making the same mistake!
Jenkinson
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2021
I bought this because the Promix was sold out. It's a bit heavy for seed starting, with a clay like, clumpy texture. I added a lot of extra perlite to try to lighten it up, and I'm still worried that my seedlings' roots will struggle.I'm also dubious about the fact that it contains worm castings. The main benefit of worm castings is the helpful bacteria, but ideally a seed starting mix should be sterile, since wee baby plants (especially grown indoors) are susceptible to rot.I would choose the Promix 10 times out of 10 if it's available.
A. Gray
Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2020
My seedlings are thriving in this soil, but it does contain some weed seeds (maybe came from the worm castings?). It also compacts and stays sticky when wet, but not to the point of being detrimental to the seedlings. Seems to have lots of nutrition - haven't had to feed the seedlings yet and it has been 2 months since I started them in this soil mix.I will likely continue to buy this brand (as well as others) so I can support a small Canadian business
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