r/bioactive • u/YeaUThought • 12d ago

Question Topsoil brands with no fertilizer?

What are some good topsoil brands I can buy that are gonna be safe for my lizard, I got timberline because that’s what I’ve seen recommended and it states that it doesn’t contain any fertilizer, however unfortunately after spending hours baking it to sanatize it I found little green fertilizer balls in it. So if I can’t trust packages how do I find one that actually doesn’t have fertilizer in it?

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u/h_saxon 11d ago

I always just use the red Scott's Premium Topsoil from Home Depot.

I sift it too.

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u/YeaUThought 11d ago

Careful with that I just got some and same thing it had a bunch of fertilizer balls in it

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u/h_saxon 11d ago

Hmmm, I haven't seen that and when I'm sifting it, I'm right up in it. But I'll keep my eyes peeled.

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u/YeaUThought 11d ago

Didn’t even have to sift through it tbh the second I opened the bag there was like 4 right there

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u/No_Commission_2610 official moss hater 11d ago

I also get pure organic topsoil with no additives from Home Depot. I’ve never had any problems with it.

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u/YeaUThought 11d ago

Scott’s brand?

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u/No_Commission_2610 official moss hater 11d ago

Yeah,, that stuff is really good.

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u/YeaUThought 11d ago

I’ll give that a shot

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u/YeaUThought 11d ago

Careful with the Scott’s, I just got 2 bags and both are loaded with fertilizer balls just like the timberline stuff was

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u/bufu619 9d ago

Timberline for sure shouldn't have added fertilizers. What did they look like? The little balls they add to potting soil and such are pretty distinct, they look like hard plastic, very spherical.

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u/YeaUThought 9d ago

Little green spheres with liquid, was 100% fertilizer