YES ! Compost. Its natural and its what grows 1000 lb pumpkins . WTF did you just write ? Yeah, it grows the largest , award winning product in the world, every time. Not Ortho, Not insert your chemical you buy at wal mart here. Its organic media . HOW ? The 1000 lb Pumpkin crowd takes the organic media, the compost and puts it in a womans stocking a fist full. They put it in a 5 gal pail of water and put in a small fountain pump for 24 hours of airation. Done. The solution repels all bugs, enhances the soil microbes and fortifies it and it also increases nutrient uptake of the plant. Ok . we are not done !