I'm using Scotts Premium Potting soil. Sorry to tell you, but Scotts is also MG lol. I live where there isnt a place to buy anything but MG. its all wal-mart, lowes, or home depot carries. I have some Fox Farm ordered and coming. Scotts is crap, my plants are alive, but they could be better. Just go for the good stuff right away, skip the scotts, you have to mix it with perlite and stuff anyway, just more stuff to buy.