I'd say either is fine. I try to buy the one with the best price, but I want it to feel light and fluffy and dry when I buy it. This year I think I bought Schultz.

I have used Jiffy mix with good results. I would suggest if you buy some soil that you are not sure of, you try it out on just one container. See that it doesn't turn into a ROCK, like something I bought once did.

ellen

I sent away for a bag of Foxes Farm. A little pricey at $17, but came super quick in the mail, and is gorgeous black dirt in a large bag.

I definitely recommended it for your most special projects--I am using it for all my WS until it runs out:
3 cups in the mushroom box-lined milk jugs
1 cup in the mini Deerpark cups

I tried some Jiffy Seed Starting Mix last year, but it was too dry and did not yield good results for me. The potting mix worked better. I think I still have a little Jiffy left. I may blend it in with the miracle grow I'm using this year or add a little to my pots when it warms up to lighten up the soil a bit.

I did the same thing as mo_girl. I didn't really like the seed starting mix, so I mixed it into my miracle grow, and it worked just fine.

Thank you all for responding, I'm so glad I asked. I have another question, in your opinion, which is the best or top 3 seed companies to purchase from? Which one gave you the best results? I understand Park Seed is good but have read mixed reviews.

What 3 top companies produced the best results for you? I've read Park Seed is good but after reading other posts, maybe not.

I was wondering if anyone else used eBay as I do.
The best eBay seed vendor I found this year was Mountain Meadow Seeds which does germination tests on everything they sell and are very consciencious about packaging and fast shipment.
I go with eBay because of the amazing variety and competitive prices.
This is where I've been able to find the offbeat and unique.
I save on both the seeds and the shipping.

For mail order, I went with Territorial Seeds this year because they were competitively priced and also nice variety: I got things like Nevada lettuce, White Russian Kale, and pink Chinese Garlic, etc.

The annual seeds from Renees Garden were extremely high quality and reliable, I learned last season.

I got some nice seeds this year from Seed Savers Exchange, Seeds of change and I ordered from Pase Seeds on eBay. It was my first seed order from eBay. I bought them with the Buy Now feature. I've never done the actual auction thing. They came really promptly so now I have to see how they fare when sowed. I've also ordered from Baker Creek Heirlooms and they have great seeds as well. I've ordered from Parks and Burpee too in the past and never had a problem with the seeds although it's true that they are more expensive.
Joann

Hi, Ghoghunter,
I just wanted to say I also ordered seeds from Pase from eBay and am really looking forward to seeing how they do.
It's so nice to work with seeds rather than the spindly plants that come from catalogs--you know they always send a half-dead one that doesn't make it, and they are so expensive.
From Pase, I was able to find some Russian Sage seeds, which I have never seen elsewhere except as expensive plants.

I'm curious to see if your seeds come up okay that you got from Pase seeds because I didn't have luck with them. It was probably my fault though because I think I planted them too deep. I had ordered Verbena hastata and Chelone glabra and nothing came up. I didn't use the wintersowing technique and maybe they're the kind of seeds that need a period of cold. I didn't know at the time that some seeds are like that. It was probably either that or them being planted too deep. I know I covered them with potting soil instead of pushing them into it a little bit.

Bonita,
Seed-starting mix was too dry for me when I used it one year. I have used Miracle Grow, Perfect Gardener, and Pro Mix all with positive results.

Linda