The Cat ladies Coco Coir Potting Soil for Indoor/Outdoor Plants, Expands to Fit 3 Inch and 4 Inch Pots - 6 Pack

Didn't know why the dogs growled when these arrived until opened and saw all the cat stuff (joking of course), but bought three initially and here to buy another three. I cannot think of any better way of saying these are worth it. Why?Used them today, beginning of Feb 2021, correct, since the test on hot pepper seeds in a seed tray worked out way better than expected (grow tray with their own little version, add some water tablets).These were bought for the transplanting into four inch pots. Filled 21 of them versus using 18 disks, and had enough to left to try their seed starting instructions. Okay so maybe overly optimistic that the second run of new seeds will germinate, but have 75% get their true leaves first try... These at a minimum made transplanting very easy even for a novice.Something not yet mentioned in reviews that I saw, if you want to entertain youngsters for a couple of hours...they will fight over who gets to do the next magic trick, but I digress. Check out their video, that easy.Start out with both pro and con - absolutely wonderfully packaged and each individually wrapped. You can use one disk at a time and not worry about the rest. If you have bad hands, you will need something sharp for the individual opening, but what a wonderful con to have to deal with! I think these will work great to try and grow and replace the other stuff I might have accidentally mowed and get those planted come spring as well...but that is a different story. I do believe I did mention 21 hot pepper seedlings, versus ornamental grass that looks like...grass.

This is great for starting any seeds. Will see if it’s reusable. Overall value for the money, don’t over water seeds, will definitely produce mold. Very, very durable and drains easily. The expansion is great too.

Worked great but I did find these in store for much cheaper (organic).

I used to buy disks in bundles just like in the picture. But these are literally baby size disks!!! Teeny tiny disks :(

I bought a bag of organic wheat grass seeds for my cats, used a portion of seeds with this soil. It was very easy to use, and produces quite a bit of dirt mix when water is added. Almost thinking of using 1/2 of a disk (as it expands substantially when water is added). Also, I need a filter or some sort of disposable plant container for the bowl that I used the first time around. Very nice dirt!And my cats are eating the grass as needed.

The description specifically says that the disks are supposed to fill a 3- to 4-inch pot. I have a pothos plant that I bought a 6-inch pot for. I figured, at most, I might need 3 disks for a 6-inch pot.Unfortunately, I actually ended up having to use ALL of the disks to fill my 6-inch pot with the soil. So that was a bit frustrating.That is the ONLY reason for knocking off any stars. I had honestly expected to have a few left over and did not get the volume I had expected.The disks are very entertaining to watch expand. They move FAST. There is definitely a fair amount of soil in each disk and it is a very efficient method to store soil. I think that the composition of the soil would make my christmas cactus happier than what it is in right now, so I will likely buy more for that. (I had actually intended to include the leftover disks in the soil for the cactus when I repot it, but that's not going to happen now. :)The soil holds onto a LOT of the water used to expand the disks. That was a bit of a surprise. I had to leave the newly potted plant outside to drain for a couple of hours.Basically, I like these. I will buy them again in the future and use them in conjunction with more traditional potting soil for the plants that I have that like traditional potting soil and on their own for plants like my Christmas Cactus.I would just suggest buying more than you think you will need.

I was skeptical at first, because it is hit and miss when I try to grow plants from seeds. But I've been using this product for over a year with the seeds the cat ladies also sell, I have had 100% success and my cat loves it.

Very cool! It makes about a cup of soil.