MiracleGro, Organic Choice Potting MixThis week I am reviewing a product called Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix. I paid eight dollars plus tax at the local mass merchant store. Organic Choice? Sounds pretty good right and hey, eight bucks isn't that big of a bite. So lets take a look at the packaging
This is what the product packaging looks like. Someone gets an "A" for design and again Organic Choice is sounding pretty good! But to really know what is in the bag we've got to open it up and take a look to see what we are getting for our eight bucks. While I am at it, I'm going to use a door protector as a screen to check the consistency and flow of the product.
Fifty to fifty-five percent composted bark. Well that doesn't come as a surprise after the screen test. The next ingredient listed is sphagnum peat moss. Somewhere in this mix is an unknown percentage of what they call pasteurized poultry liter. That rates a ten on my 'yucko' meter. I guess this is a new way for slaughter houses to dispose of their waste. But what I find the most disturbing is the fact that it has been treated with synthetic chemicals! Wait a minute now! This says "Organic Choice" right on the package! Has the light bulb gone on yet? That's right, "Organic Choice" is simply the brand name not what is actually in the bag. Gotcha! Now how do you like that? I can just picture in my mind a group of execs sitting around a meeting table and someone saying, "Hey, have you guys heard about the whole organic movement? Have you seen what kind of market share they are getting? We HAVE to find a way to CASH in on this NOW!" I am sure he got his bonus this year! Meanwhile busy shoppers everywhere are gently 'mislead' to purchase what they think is a quality organic product and they are only getting bagged up waste material.
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