Don't Buy Expensive Potting Soil — Do This Instead

Twenty dollars. That's what garden centers want you to pay for a bag of "premium" potting soil — fancy name, tomato plant on the label, bold letters. What's actually inside it costs less than five dollars to put together yourself. Many potting mixes rely on the same basic ingredients — and you can make a perfectly good mix yourself for much less. I've tested dozens of soil mixes side by side to find out what's real and what's just packaging — and today I'm handing you the five-dollar version, plus the one question that tells you if any bag is worth its price. #gardening #gardeningtips