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<blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 135831" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>Any organic topsoil that doesnt contain natural pesticides will do, always read the labels.. Be warned, topsoil will mold fast. Id mix topsoil, coco fiber or Jungle Mix with it if you're gonna try to grow plants. Jungle mix looks like natural forest floor, with sticks and everything. I love it. Its expensive though. Going back to yard dirt: I have ten acres of field that, in 25 years has never been treated with anything, it just gets plowed every year, and theres 4 horses living on it. I could use it safely..but theres always that small chance some harmful chemical/pesticide made its way into my field. Maybe poisoned grasshoppers hopped over from a neighbors field and died and decayed into my dirt..would that kill a spider? Dunno, but better safe then sorry. I have used it years ago, but it molds too easily unless you mix it. And if you're going to all that trouble, why not just buy safe substrate from a store? If you like natural looking sub, get jungle mix, you'll like it. Also, if you have dry species, excavator clay is the tits. Just my dos pesos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MassExodus, post: 135831, member: 4086"] Any organic topsoil that doesnt contain natural pesticides will do, always read the labels.. Be warned, topsoil will mold fast. Id mix topsoil, coco fiber or Jungle Mix with it if you're gonna try to grow plants. Jungle mix looks like natural forest floor, with sticks and everything. I love it. Its expensive though. Going back to yard dirt: I have ten acres of field that, in 25 years has never been treated with anything, it just gets plowed every year, and theres 4 horses living on it. I could use it safely..but theres always that small chance some harmful chemical/pesticide made its way into my field. Maybe poisoned grasshoppers hopped over from a neighbors field and died and decayed into my dirt..would that kill a spider? Dunno, but better safe then sorry. I have used it years ago, but it molds too easily unless you mix it. And if you're going to all that trouble, why not just buy safe substrate from a store? If you like natural looking sub, get jungle mix, you'll like it. Also, if you have dry species, excavator clay is the tits. Just my dos pesos. [/QUOTE]
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