Soil Ninja
“”Soil Ninja! Does what it says on the bag, Help growth into the plant so Ninja like you don’t even realise half time its happened” ”
Throughout my blog posts I am going to share with you some different recommendations and thoughts, so keep reading.
These thoughts are mainly my own however, I may ask people in the planty community for some of their thoughts and recommendations to break up my ramblings.
Soil Ninja Review
This review comes from the Soil Ninja experience including other people in the plant community.
I wanted to take the time to include other plant lovers’ opinions regarding why they would recommend soil ninja as a great shop for plant potting needs.
I’ve also gained knowledge through conversations and resources from the Soil Ninja’s website.
As I happily embark on my fourth year growing my jungle and the beginning of my second year of using soil ninja, I wanted to share my Soul Ninja ad my first recommendation.
I think it was @lockdownplantmum that first introduced me to Soil Ninja through her stories. She rated them highly even though she had only just started her planty Insta around lockdown.
“What do you like about soil Ninja?”
“it’s high quality products with stuff I wouldn’t normally bother putting in and its mixed already for you.” ”
There are main great plant sellers who are slowly creating soil that suits the plant family, however I’ve always stuck to Soil Ninja.
This, however, was just one of many planty people buzzing around how good Soil Ninja is which really encouraged me to give it a go.
As I’ve said before in other blog posts I have been dealing with plants from a young age, however I really started collecting at the end of 2018 which was when my love for plants and to create an indoor jungle began.
When my love for plants started I was using various soil mixtures, from places like Homebase and B&Q. Then in 2020 after moving house and losing a lot of my plants, this love for plants started to grow into a sense of enjoyment. My collection increased in size and I found out all the do’s and don’ts through learning - doing or failing once or twice for that matter.
Growing an indoor jungle means making sure your plants get the best care possible.
Growing the space into a jungle, I decided that I wanted to try something else when it came to the soil. I made an effort by mixing soils according to research, however, it was still not completely best practice.
I got frustrated with the moist yucky texture or completely dry mix from Homebase or B&Q - even chucking in perlite in didn’t seem enough. I still dealt with problems with root rot. The soil was lacking the right chunkiness and drainage.
In the beginning, I moved away from buying plants at garden centres and started to follow more people on Insta. Many people in the plant community seemed to keep talking about a shop for soil called Soil Ninja, so I felt that it was time to give it a go.
As much as being a person who may like a bargain, wanting to know where and what we buy is especially important if you care about something that much.
Do you want the best for your plants?
Do you want them to have the right conditions to grow in?
My first-order was small as they have small bags of soil which is great if you just want to try it out or if you’re only re-potting a few.
““What I did like about them is that they had small bags sizes so if I just needed a quick top up it was great for that, And they always have good tips in the packaging””
I began the journey using Soil Ninja with a Mantra and Alocasia, finding that they quickly thrived.
What makes Soil Ninja especially great is its quick delivery. When you’re not sure what soil to use as someone new to house plants, Soil Ninja’s mixes were greatly helpful to get you on your way.
You don’t need to build your own mix and Soil Ninja knows their stuff, doing the research on the soil mixes for each plant and what it would grow in the wild. A great starter for providing your plants with the best chance, by knowing what is best to grow them in. Soil Ninja states on the front page of their website:
“”Peat Free Soil Blends””
The website is so easy to navigate around with some info on their soil and where it comes from. They are very much about quality and working with others to make the business. There have a part of there page called Dojo with introducing different great information on various things around the soil and best ways to store it. I really love how easy it is to also add to the mixes and however and always a friendly team willing to help you in any way they can.
“I like soil ninja because it’s run by some lovely people and you always know you’re getting quality products from them! I couldn’t run my greenhouse this successfully without using their sphagnum moss! Plus my Hoyas LOVE it”
The question you may ask is, they cant have mixes for everything think, can they? Yes, there may not have the name of the plant family but they have created this awesome plant index which I’ve happened to laminate myself by adding to my door where all my soil is kept and organized into boxes. It is all laid out on a useful table, in alphabetical order of plant family. The Index is useful for showing you, Which plant family, the Common Name, Type of plant, Soil Mix, and better yet a view pointers.
Do you have to stick to their mixes? No, you don’t have to you can also buy components from Soil Ninja as well as various Ehlo Accessories, pots, and lights and there often choose to partner with designers and artists to support independence and often is possible to buy from other planty independents. “But also if you want to make your own or customise one of theirs you can get separate components.” @goodgrowing
What will it cost me? I’ve heard from few people that Soil Ninja is pricy but this isn’t for everything. They have a very large variety of eco friendly Substrates, And sauce things like the “Sphagnum Moss is sustainable from wales which is always a plus for me. And it’s living moss so it stays way more moist in my experience” @goodgrowing
“My favourite are the ready made soil mixes.. especially Anthurium and Alocasia as my plants absolutely thrive in them!” @chaotic_mum
What makes Soil Ninja your favorite? I think mainly because it’s good quality the team is helpful and friendly and it is delivered straight to your door the next day. If you have a small space to store your stuff Its a great benefit having a company like soil ninja that means you can really benefit from the bag sizes and their spag moss is such great quality!!!
“I love soil ninja because it’s quite easy, The premade mixes are all designed to be the best for those plants and I don’t need to mix them myself! My plants have been happy in the mixes and usually grow lots, I like the added worm castings for fertilisation too. Their customer service is good and they’ve been helpful when I’ve had questions.” @bexbotanical
“I’ve gotten a few soil components from soil ninja before & liked the quality” Anonymous..
“I think their components are nice and their products are good quality” Anonymous..
Even with Soil Ninja’s smaller bags they do go up to 5 litres which is great doing a bulk order is always a must the soil is chunky or less chunking depend of the mix
““Clean products, I buy mainly because its so neat and tidy, Price is fairly ok with soil ninja, benefit from bulk buying due to delivery charge. But we pay a similar price for plant delivery as well” ”
When you order your soil ninja you’ll always find someone really awesome to help you out with your order if you run into any problems as often we make the mistake of forgetting to add something to order. I’ve always known that the team is super quick to respond to your social DM or emails that you send to them. They answer questions regarding the best product to produce a help blog about pests or spotlight on their different substrates that you can buy through the shop as well as various awesome mixes relating to poplar plant families.
Soil Ninja also provides other products to help with your potting needs.. including moss poles and grow lights and they are always ready to help you either through emailing them or following them on social media.
Small bags
They also provide great customer service
lots of help if needed.
A plant index
Quality Soil Components and Mixes
great information
and it looks super designer
and they support small business.
“Aside from their social media presence and popularity amongst hobbyists, I really liked their care guides as a reference point. I also appreciated being able to purchase all the different components in addition to complete but customised substrate mixes.” @veryperlite
Soil Ninja provides prompt shipping and next day delivery just like plants
Heres some more quotes from users of Soil Ninja !!
“I love the premixed soils from soil ninja. I find it easier as I own quite alot of different types of plants, to buy the specific soil mix and know that my plants will be happy with it!”
The reason I’ve chosen to write this blog is because
1. Soil Ninja provides Soil 2. I hand sew potting mats 3. this is coming from being affiliated with soil ninja
4. being someone who recommends them highly 5. I love plants
These are just some thoughts and a review I have thrown together if you have any questions please email me or check out the SoilNinjia Website.
I hope you enjoyed my planty recommendations until next time
“KEEEP GROOWWING”
