Elm Dirt All-Purpose Potting Mix – Organic Living Soil with Ancient Soil & Worm Castings
- Price
- $36
Healthy plants start with healthy soil. Elm Dirt's All-Purpose Potting Mix is a living soil blend built around our signature Ancient Soil — a nutrient-rich foundation of worm castings and beneficial microbes that keeps roots well-fed long after planting. Whether you're repotting a favourite houseplant or starting an herb garden, this organic mix gives your plants a real head start. It also makes a thoughtful, practical gift for the plant lover in your life. 🌿
🌱 Features
- 🪱 Elm Dirt Ancient Soil: A living blend of worm castings and beneficial microbes that delivers long-lasting, slow-release nutrients directly to the root zone
- 🍄 Mushroom Compost: Improves soil structure, boosts water retention, and provides a steady supply of organic nutrition
- ♻️ PittMoss: A sustainable, peat-free alternative that improves aeration, reduces how often you need to water, and supports stronger yields
- 💧 Reduces Watering Frequency: Enhanced water retention means less time at the watering can and more resilient plants
- 🌿 Safe for Indoor & Outdoor Use: Works well for vegetables, herbs, flowers, and most houseplants
- 🌍 Sustainably Sourced: Every ingredient is chosen with the planet in mind — organic, responsibly sourced, and peat-free
🌼 Benefits
- 🌱 Stronger root development — the microbial life in Ancient Soil gets to work straight away, building a root environment that supports lasting plant health
- 💧 Less maintenance, more growth — improved water retention means your plants stay hydrated for longer between waterings
- 🪴 One mix, many plants — suitable for a wide range of indoor and outdoor plants, so you're not juggling multiple bags of soil
- ♻️ Good for your garden and the planet — peat-free, organic ingredients reduce your environmental footprint without compromising on results
- 🎁 A gift worth giving — a genuinely useful present for plant parents, gardeners, or anyone just getting started with growing
🪴 How to Use
- Choose your plant and pot — works great for vegetables, herbs, flowers, and indoor plants. Not recommended for succulents or cacti.
- Fill the base — add All-Purpose Potting Mix to fill roughly one-third of your pot
- Place your plant — gently set the plant in position, making sure it sits at the right height
- Top up the soil — fill in around the roots, matching the soil level from the plant's previous pot
- Water lightly and settle in — give it an initial water and let the living soil go to work. You'll find you need to water less often as the mix does its job
🌍 Eco-Friendly & Sustainably Made
Every bag is made with planet-friendly, responsibly sourced materials. No peat, no unnecessary fillers — just a well-considered mix that's good for your plants and kind to the earth.
📋 Product Specifications
- Type: All-Purpose Potting Mix (Living Soil Blend)
- Key Ingredients: Elm Dirt Ancient Soil, mushroom compost, PittMoss, worm castings, beneficial microbes
- Suitable For: Vegetables, herbs, flowers, indoor and outdoor plants
- Not Suitable For: Succulents, cacti
- Peat-Free: Yes
- Organic Ingredients: Yes
- Brand: Elm Dirt
- Made in: Missouri, USA
Give your plants the soil they've always needed. Pick up the Elm Dirt All-Purpose Potting Mix today and see the difference a living soil blend makes — from the roots up. 🌿
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Environmental Impact
Our efforts to reduce our CO2 emissions generated by the sending of your orders mean that today Clozist is Carbon Positive on its shipments.
With the help of Greenspark we voluntarily offset 7kg of CO2 and remove 2 plastic bottles from the oceans with each order at no extra cost to you.
Why 7kgs (15.43 lb)?
We took the average Carbon Emission of a 2lb package ground sent from NYC to LA and multiply that number by 4.
Why 2 bottles?
Millions of plastic bottles pollute our oceans every year, two standard bottles are a daily recommended water intake. We're committed to cleaning them up.
About Elm Dirt
### Introducing Elm Dirt
We are excited to feature **Elm Dirt**, a family-founded company dedicated to helping gardeners grow healthier plants while protecting the planet. The brand was inspired by a mother's desire to create a safer environment for her young children after realizing how many synthetic chemicals are commonly used in gardens. What began as a small worm composting project quickly grew into a mission to make natural, organic gardening accessible to everyone.
Elm Dirt combines science with nature to create high-performance organic fertilizers and soil amendments. Founded by a chemical engineer, the company uses beneficial microbes, worm castings, and regenerative gardening practices inspired by Korean Natural Farming and permaculture to nourish plants naturally while rebuilding healthy, living soil. Every formula is thoroughly tested to ensure it is both effective and safe for families, pets, and pollinators.
Sustainability is at the heart of everything Elm Dirt does. Their products are made with organic ingredients and manufactured in the United States using responsibly sourced materials. The company packages its products in bottles made from **100% post-consumer recycled plastic**, uses recyclable bags, and continuously looks for ways to reduce waste throughout its operations. Even their worms contribute to the circular economy by transforming food waste from local businesses into nutrient-rich compost that helps regenerate soil naturally.
Elm Dirt also promotes environmentally responsible gardening by encouraging gardeners to reduce their reliance on synthetic fertilizers, improve soil biodiversity, conserve water, and build healthier ecosystems from the ground up. Their peat-free soil mixes help protect sensitive peatland habitats, while ingredients like biochar can even help store carbon in the soil, supporting long-term environmental health.
By choosing Elm Dirt, customers are supporting a small, family-owned business that believes healthy gardens begin with healthy soil. Their commitment to organic growing, regenerative practices, and sustainable innovation makes it easier for every gardener to nurture both their plants and the planet. 🌱🌎
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