I should have known better.
I bought about 60 cu-ft of MiracleGrow garden soil to start a brand new raised bed for veggies. The bags specifically advertised use for vegetables.
After some heavy rains, this is what I picked out of my 4' x 16' bed.
Edit: Thanks everyone, I get it … this is slightly too big to be considered microplastics (<5mm).
by Dr_Quacksworth
42 Comments
That’s a bummer! That’s plastic; all the micoplastic is still in your soil.
That’s not really micro plastic.
*macro
Is this Organic or standard? Costco has Organic Miracle Grow soil bags right now. I have been wondering if it’s worth trying it out.
That’s just straight trash, not micro at all.
Macroplastics
I will never buy miracle grow soil again. It’s abhorrent that there’s even one piece of trash in the soil. This is absurd! I found a good amount in the stuff I got last year. Never again!
Fox Farms is the only bagged soil I trust. That’s so sad for your wallet and garden.
Bro that’s *macro*plastics
I’m so glad I’m not the only one to think of macro plastics, lol
Are we sure you know what micro means…..?
Microplatics are measured in parts per TRILLION
Even your macroplastics there are breaking down into other macroplastics
That being said still nasty
Miracle Gro’s products are all literally agricultural waste sourced from the cheapest vendors they can find. They don’t have to compete on quality since they have a virtual monopoly at most retailers.
That’s plastics. Microplastics are invisible and everywhere.
I think we need some kind of pinned definition of microplastics lol. People seem… confused.
So many bags of miracle grow with plastic and trash in them getting posted
Is this because they’re using biodegradable plastic in their composting process?
Mine just had a 12 ga shotgun shell in it
Someone should file a class action lawsuit. This is ridiculous.
I’ve heard so many bad things about MiracleGrow soils that I’m not surprised.
Jesus. Go to your local garden center and pay four bucks more for the good stuff.
Fuck all of that plastic
Everyone should check if their city offers free compost. For example, in Philly, the city allows you to take up to 30 gallons of compost, manure, and/or mulch 2x per week. If you want more it’s available to purchase for very reasonable prices.
Looks like straight out trash.
Miracle grow has always been a complete shit company hell bent on the destruction of your soil, doesn’t surprise me one bit.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I’ve only bought miracle grow one time and in that one bag I found a non shredded used feminine pad, a spark plug, and barbed wire. I genuinely feel like miracle grow owns waste management or something.
You can contact them here: https://scottsmiraclegro.com/en-us/support/help-center/no-quibbleguarantee.html and show proof of purchase with pictures of the plastic for a refund.
A lesson for us all: compost. Starts now. Years in advance. Buy nothing. Trust no one.
Micro.. abbreviated from microscopic.. being things you can’t see with the naked eye.
Macroplastics
Do yall think they’re called *micro*plastics for fun, or what? Nothing about this is micro.
Uh, I call them just “plastics”.
That plastic looks rather macro to me
I hate having to buy soil these days.
It’s either shit with lots of plastic pieces inside or it’s full of fly eggs which then hatch, fly everywhere in the house and pester me and my plants.
Only because they stopped heat treating soil nowadays.
I just completed a study where I purchased 11 different bags of soil/amendments advocated for the garden and many were organic/ plus 3 samples from local places- hate to tell you that microplastics (only seen with microscope) were in every single one of them- and I only used a 10g sample from each bag.
Macro plastic. The micro plastic you probably couldn’t see.
Those are gross and macroplastics.
Micro means microscopic. These ain’t that.
Ugh I found a ton of plastic and what looked like a giant piece of a shirt in my Kellogg Organics bag last year 🙁 I heard this was common with Miracle grow plus I swear their houseplant soil was infested with gnats…
You clearly dont know anything about microplastics except you’ve heard the word before. Congrats on finding regular ass plastic in your bagged soil
I used a few bags of their stuff and ended up with a ton of invassive slugs. Like, the soil was just jam packed with them. How is this even legal?
So glad I have horses and chickens on my property and can use their manure mixed with my property’s own soil instead now.
Micro plastics cannot be seen with naked eyes.