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BACCTO soils and peat moss products for home gardening combine quality materials and, as appropriate, the right blend of complementary nutrients for optimum performance. Every BACCTO retail product provides a thoroughly tested formulation, consistent from bag to bag, thats sure to meet the needs of any home gardener.

New From Michigan Peat
New eye-catching packaging plus the addition of a slow-release fertilizer make the already popular BACCTO potting soils even more appealing to your consumer customers.

BACCTO Premium Potting Soil

An excellent general-purpose potting soil for indoor and outdoor plantings in containers and beds, BACCTO Premium Potting Soil provides a premium blend of naturally nutritious dark reed sedge peat, perlite, and sand. BACCTO Premium Potting Soil includes both starter and slow-release fertilizers to provide the optimal growing environment in one easy-to-use product.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
50 lbs.
1250
50
25 lbs.
1225
100
8 qt.
1227
40/6 cs.
   

BACCTO LITE™ Premium Potting Soil

This popular, pre-moistened, all-purpose potting soil is designed to be light in weight and easy to use when planting indoor and outdoor potting plants or bulbs, or starting seeds or rooted cuttings. A lightweight blend of sphagnum peat and other quality materials, BACCTO LITE Premium Potting Soil includes starter and slow-release fertilizers and is ready to use right out of the bag.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
40 qt.
1440
65
20 qt.
1420
130
8 qt.
1460
40/6 cs.
   
 

Professional Planting Mix

BACCTO Professional Planting Mix is a high-quality, scientifically formulated growing media that ensures optimum growth potential. This professional mix is blended in a special system that provides uniformity, easy handling, and the highest possible consistency from shipment to shipment. Pre-moistened BACCTO Professional Planting Mix is formulated to enhance the growth of bedding and potted crops in flats, pots, and hanging baskets where higher moisture reserves and shelf life are needed.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
1 cu. ft.
1731
100
   
 

Garden Soil

Ideal for outdoor vegetable gardens, flower gardens, and ornamental beds, BACCTO Garden Soil provides a nutrient-rich blend of moist horticultural sphagnum peat moss and odor-free manure. As with all BACCTO products, it's ready to use right out of the bag. Worked into existing soil, it helps stretch home-gardening budgets while delivering gratifying results.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
1 cu. ft.
1501
75
   
 

Horticultural Sphagnum Peat Moss

This unique product is a dense, brown, fibrous sphagnum. It is pre-moistened, so its clean and easy to use right from the bag. BACCTO Horticultural Sphagnum Peat Moss may be used alone as a top dressing or as a base for custom mixes. Either way, it provides for both water retention and aeration. Careful screening provides a clean, uniform consistency.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
2 cu. ft.
1532
50
   
 

Top Soil

BACCTO Top Soil is formulated to offer a clean, bagged, top soil product. The top soil complements consumer application by aiding in the maintenance of moisture, microbial, and nutritional balance. BACCTO Top Soil can be used in numerous applications.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
50 lbs.
1550
50
   
 

Peat

BACCTO Peat, nature's organic soil conditioner, is screened for uniform consistency and will condition soil for blooming plants, shrubs, vegetables, and lawns. A complete soil conditioner right out of the bag, this peat loosens compacted soils and retains moisture and nutrients.

Sizes Available
Code #
Pallet Count
50 lbs.
1150
50
   
 

Professional Planting Mix

Our most popular blend, this pre-moistened planting mix is formulated to enhance the growth of bedding and the potted crops in flats, pots, and hanging baskets.

Mix characteristics include:

  • pH-stable Michigan sphagnum peat and perlite
  • pH adjusted for optimum plant performance
  • A balanced blend of major and minor nutrients and wetting agent
  • Excellent air porosity and high moisture
    reserve balance
  • "Grower friendly" composition that's easy to handle
  • Outstanding "shelf life" after leaving the greenhouse
    (Available in 2 cu. ft. loose-fill bags, 60 cu. ft. bulk bags and prefilled flats)
   
 

High Density Professional Planting Mix

Sandy loam soil is added to this pre-moistened Michigan sphagnum peat and perlite mixture to provide an air/water balance that assists in maintaining crop consistency and plant stoutness.

Mix characteristics include:

  • A blend of major and minor nutrients
  • Wetting agents to provide uniform water absorption and distribution
  • Added stability in pots and better height control of bedding plants
    (Available in 40 qt. loose-fill bags, 52 cu. ft. bulk bags and prefilled flats)
   
 

High Porosity Professional Planting Mix

This pre-moistened mix provides increased drainage and faster drying for bedding and potted crops. It's "grower friendly," for easy handling and use.

Mix characteristics include:

  • pH-stable Michigan sphagnum peat
  • Extra perlite for added porosity
  • Dolomitic lime added for pH adjustment
  • A balanced blend of major and minor nutrients and wetting agent
    (Available in 2 cu. ft. loose-fill bags, 60 cu. ft. bulk bags and prefilled flats)
   
 

Seedling/Propagating Mix

This pre-moistened blend is specially formulated for germinating seeds, growing plugs, and rooting cuttings. The mix gives young crops a healthy start, and provides for optimum growth even where water quality is poor.

Mix characteristics include:

  • Fine-screened, pH-stable, Michigan sphagnum peat and perlite
  • A carefully balanced low-level nutrient package and wetting agent
  • Highly buffered formula to protect against pH fluctuation
    (Available in 2 cu. ft. loose-fill bags)
   
 

Bark 1000 Professional Planting Mix

Carefully formulated for longer-term plantings (e.g., vinca, geraniums, moisture-sensitive crops) in smaller containers such as flats and smaller pots. Bark 1000's physical properties allow for thorough watering, while maintaining good air porosity and moisture reserves.

Mix characteristics include:

  • Highly buffered Michigan sphagnum peat, plus coarse perlite, processed pine bark, a wetting agent, and a special nutritional package
  • Dolomitic lime added for pH adjustment
  • Pre-moistening for easy handling and use
    (Available in 2 cu. ft. loose-fill bags, 60 cu. ft. bulk bags and prefilled flats)
   
 

Bark 2000 Professional Planting Mix

Contrasted with Bark 1000, Bark 2000 was developed for use with long-term crops, hanging baskets, stock plants, and other potted crops that require excellent drainage, while maintaining sufficient moisture reserves. Bark 2000's physical properties allow for frequent irrigation and faster dry down for moisture-sensitive crops.

Mix characteristics include:

  • Highly buffered Michigan sphagnum peat, plus coarse perlite, processed pine bark, a wetting agent, and a special nutritional package
  • Dolomitic lime added for pH adjustment
    (Available in 2 cu. ft. loose-fill bags, 60 cu. ft. bulk bags)
   
 

BACCTO® Pre-filled Containers

Michigan Peat's pre-filled containers save growers time, labor, and overhead. These pre-moistened flats are palletized and stretch-wrapped to prevent damage before, during and after shipment. Each flat is properly filled with the consistent, uniform BACCTO blend of your choice. The same high quality that is standard with all bagged products can be found in our pre-filled flats.
(Available sizes: 1203, 1204, 1206 Standard; 1801 Standard Hi-Rise; 1203, 1204, 1801 True size)

   
 

BACCTO® Bulk Bags

Loose-filled, economical bulk packages help reduce packaging waste. They're capped, wrapped and disposable for greater convenience.

 

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