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Truly impressive seed-starting mix — top performer in my experiment
I bought BuildASoil’s Heady Start Seedling Soil on a whim while planning a seed-starting media experiment for my vegetable garden. I was mainly drawn to its premium list of ingredients, but after receiving the mix, I have many positive things to say about it.
1. The texture is perfect for starting vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings. In my opinion, it has the perfect proportion of perlite, and the particle size is just right for optimal germination. Not only that, but it retains moisture well and has fantastic aeration. Very few seed-starting mixes I’ve trialed have nailed this, but Heady Start managed to.
2. In my ongoing seed-starting media experiment, I am testing 4 premium bagged mixes and my own homemade mix to see which one produces the largest, healthiest seedlings in a controlled environment. All of the seeds were planted at the same time, and they are subjected to the same ambient temperature, humidity, airflow, lighting, and are planted in the same trays — the only thing changing is the medium used.
Heady Start blew me away with its speedy germination and high germination rate — I planted 36 seeds, and all 36 emerged within just 5 days of seeding.
While it has only been 11 days since the beginning of my experiment, Heady Start has, by far, grown the healthiest seedlings of all. The seedlings are greener, more advanced, and overall healthier than the rest, which is very impressive just 11 days in. I have no doubt that Heady Start will be crowned the winner…
| Initial Moisture Level |
Rated -1 on a scale of minus 2 to 2, where minus 2 is Dry, 0 is Normal and 2 is Soaking Wet
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| Quality |
Rated 5 out of 5
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| Results |
Rated 5 out of 5
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