Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Clandestine
If you're willing to order products online, I've heard some really good things about a brand of soil called Promix. They won't sell it at any of the stores you listed, but you may be able to pick up a bag from a hydro shop near you. Try to Google hydro shops in the area that you live in, and maybe it'll surprise you with a location that's not too far from where you live. If you break down and just decide to buy the prefertilized soil, make sure you add the perlite to it, even if the bag says perlite already comes mixed in. They never seem to add enough.
Promix is actually sold at select home depots. :thumbsup:

Although promix is 100% peat I believe. It's not bad as long as you stay on top of your monthly flushes and transplant once every 4-5 weeks if possible.

MG organic isn't horrible if you add your own perlite. I may actually start out in MG organic in 4" pots from now on and then start transferring into fox farms ocean forest.