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Anyone have experience with 'Natural Beginnings' from GA?

Posted by eaglesgarden 6b - se PA (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 22, 09 at 12:42

Has anyone used "Natural Beginnings" from Garden's Alive? I am thinking about using it this year, and I currently will get $25 off a purchase of $50 or more.

Natural Beginnings is coir based (I've never used a coir based product, only peat) with worm castings and mealworm guano as a fertilizer.

I'm getting it at a better price (even with shipping) than I would for 2 8 qt bags of Jiffy. 16 qt for $14.95 (shipping is basically free, since adding it to my order won't increase the shipping costs).

Thanks for any information.


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RE: Anyone have experience with 'Natural Beginnings' from GA?

Read this.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gardens Alive rating


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RE: Anyone have experience with 'Natural Beginnings' from GA?

kayjones,

I appreciate the link to the ratings. I have used Garden's Alive in the past, and had nothing but positive experiences. One thing I ordered for my Dad for Christmas last year came a few days after New Year's, but I suspect it was more due to the volume of orders and shipping, than Garden's Alive themself. In either case, the delivery was WELL before my Dad needed the product!

I am more interested in the PRODUCT, than the company. Does anyone have experience with the PRODUCT? (or a coir product in general?)


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RE: Anyone have experience with 'Natural Beginnings' from GA?

I've been using coir since it came out on the market and I absolutely love it. I put it in all my soil mixes for potting soils and I use it half and half (with seed starting medium) for starting seeds. It has really helped my concrete like clay soil get a better tilth in a huge flower garden bed I have under a tree. I have been putting leaf mold and compost in that bed for 20 years - when I started putting a lot of coir in it I noticed the difference immediately. I order from Gardens Alive every year and have never had a problem with them. I LOVE those 25 dollar coupons.


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