There’s at least one FReeper who thought you had to buy soil to grow a garden and argued strenuously that it wasn’t cost effective because of that. So, I’d say yes. Especially city dwellers and even moreso in dry climates.
“There’s at least one FReeper who thought you had to buy soil to grow a garden and argued strenuously that it wasn’t cost effective because of that.”
The flip side is my neighbor who insists soil never needs to be amended to adjust ph balance. He plants like Bloomberg— pokes a hole, sticks in a seed, pours water. Wonders why only zucchini comes up.