Kim Brighton
This company is amazing in every way!! The customer service from Spencer was the best I’ve experienced with any company! He is so knowledgeable and generous with his time! We purchased 2 types of soil for our dome greenhouse and they are excellent products! I would give this company 10 stars if I could! - 9/02/2025 G R
Paonia Soil Co, located right here on the beautiful Western Slope of Colorado, has completely transformed my approach to landscaping and soil health. As a living soil company, their commitment to quality and sustainability is evident in every product they offer, but what truly made my experience exceptional was the outstanding service from their sales representative, Spencer.From start to finish, Spencer went above and beyond to educate me on the best solutions for my exterior landscape, which includes a mix of grass and clover. He took the time to understand my goals, patiently answered all my questions, and recommended a tailored suite of products to boost soil vitality and plant resilience. His expertise was invaluable, and he even ensured I had all the additional amendments needed to optimize results.
After just a few weeks of using the products Spencer suggested, the improvement in my lawn has been remarkable. The grass is lusher, greener, and more vibrant than ever, while the clover has flourished without overtaking the space. The soil feels alive, and it’s clear that Peonia’s living soil blends are doing their magic beneath the surface.
I’m so impressed with the results that I’ve already decided to use Peonia Soil Co’s products for our upcoming cultivation farm project. Their offerings are clearly versatile enough to support both residential landscaping and larger-scale agricultural endeavors.
If you’re on the Western Slope and looking for soil solutions that work, paired with service that’s knowledgeable and genuinely caring, Paonia Soil Co is the place to go. A huge thank you to Spencer for his guidance—this company has earned a lifelong customer!
Highly recommend! 🌱✨ - 8/28/2025
Aidan Thompson
I love the bomb 50/50 and the seedling starting substrates. I first found them at an agricultural convention and tried their free samples and I was hooked. It’s awesome getting quality substrate with nutrients from natural sources AND all for a very reasonable price. This stuff beats miracle gro any day 🙂 - 6/15/2025 Savannah Rose
I work at a retailer that carries this soil...so I've had to learn all about it. I love that it's from Colorado, and the science they employ is amazing! I suggest it to my customers any chance I get, and I used a bit of it in my own garden this year. This is my very first garden, so I'm a newbie. But the Paonia soils I used were amazing, and made it to where I had a great garden in my clay soil. - 10/11/2024 melissa rumianowski
I am growing these paprika seeds I got from the paonia seed exchange, they all sprouted really well up so I ended up-potting 4 trays of peppers. I bought two bags of potting soil - yours and organic “black gold” (trying to save a dollar.). A few weeks later, look at the difference! Totally worth the extra dollars. I have never grown from seed plants that look THIS GOOD!The seeds started at exactly the same day, and were under the same grow lights. !!! - 4/30/2023
Sarah Hamilton
We are so lucky to have Paonia Soil Company supplying high quality soil for home gardeners and market farmers in Colorado. For a long time, where to get high quality, trustworthy soil and compost was a conundrum. Not anymore with Paonia Soil Company. They are my go-to source for seed starting mixes and compost, and I love that it is getting easier to find Paonia Soil Company products around the state. Thank you! - 4/18/2023 Jep Bracey
Chris Jackson is a absolute first class guy to work with. He exceeded our expectations on delivery and was helpful with our garden planning. We purchased 4 hesco sacks of the raised bed blend and we had our best garden ever. I would definitely recommend Paonia Soil to anyone considering their products. - 12/19/2022 Rhys Howard
unbelievable customer service and the best soil/ compost around. These guys go the extra mile to insure integrity in everything that goes in to their products. I placed a custom order and they were incredibly helpful and professional. My go to for topsoil and compost. Kate and Joe were awesome! - 6/27/2022 Kathy Maxwell
This is my 2nd year using Paonia Soil and I'm impressed with the growth, and health of my garden. Seeds planted in Featherweight sprouted a little sooner than expected and strong healthy seedlings are growing good. In a couple more weeks I'm hoping to plant into beds that have been prepared with The Bomb..loved it so much last year, I'm buying it by the Tote this year. Would like to say THANKS to Westside Feed for carrying this great product in my area...at a great price too! - 4/19/2022 Michael Nezi
I have been using The Bomb 50/50 for the past 3 years and have found it to be the best product for my plants. They explode with amazing blooms and fruits and my yields are phenomenal. I tell people "if you don't have a green thumb, get this soil and you will have a green thumb after you use it." Great product, highly recommend for cannabis and vegetables. - 3/18/2022 David Zonana
Learned about these guys in Carbondale this past spring while picking up veggie starts. I’ve now been through bags of the Bomb 50/50 mix and featherweight champion and both blends are absolutely incredible! I had plants stretching over the neighbor’s fence. Using the featherweight in indoor wicking pots now with great success - haven’t found an application where this stuff didn’t perform. I’ve mixed my own potting mixes in the past which I used to think were good, but I simply don’t own all of the incredible amendments that go into these bags. They even have beneficial nematodes! - 2/04/2022 Andrew
After buying bags of FFOF that were full of WINGED root aphids, I decided to make a change. I’ve been incredibly happy with the results and consistency I’ve gotten from Paonia Soil Co. And better yet, I’m keeping my money in Colorado. Far superior soil and keeping it local is a win/win. - 5/31/2021 John Zachman
We bought The Bomb 50/50 last year to use for both raised beds/bags in the garden and to re-pot our potted plants in the house. The results are tremendous - the garden produced extremely well, and the house plants are healthier than they've ever been. This is a versatile mix with awesome results! - 5/10/2021 Stefan S
After buying bags of FFOF that were full of WINGED root aphids, I decided to make a change. I’ve been incredibly happy with the results and consistency I’ve gotten from Paonia Soil Co. And better yet, I’m keeping my money in Colorado. Far superior soil and keeping it local is a win/win. - 11/08/2020 Stefan
After buying bags of FFOF that were full of WINGED root aphids, I decided to make a change. I’ve been incredibly happy with the results and consistency I’ve gotten from Paonia Soil Co. And better yet, I’m keeping my money in Colorado. Far superior soil and keeping it local is a win/win. - 11/08/2020 California _allday
Ok. It's easy to get here, as the driver stated below me. Turn on price Rd and you will be right where you need to be to get unloaded. NOW. The unloading process here is tedious, they unload the soil with chains onto a forklift. This process will kill your clock as it is doing mine. I think any future loads here, I'd decline, for the unloading process alone. Too time consuming for any driver, who has another load to pick up and their clock is running, because they don't have a better unloading process here. The men that work here, are cool. So they get three stars for their generosity... - 12/07/2019 Vic Araujo
A cousin of mine turn me on to this soil product I I think it's a a very good product I've noticed I've had to feed a lot less to let you know I drive down once a year load upload up a load up a truckload for my outdoor grow I come from California and it's well worth the trip - 12/07/2019 Lisa Niermann
Paonia Soil Co.'s Featherweight Champion is the only seed starter I have used for the last 4 years. Starts are strong and healthy for transplanting. I've also used The Bomb raised bed mix and my gardens experienced incredible growth, great fruit set, and the soil was a wonderful conditioner for my existing soil (clay) that brought the worms in like gangbusters! I will definitely continue to use Paonia Soil Co.'s fine mixes! - 12/07/2018 Scott Pieper
As a horticulturist from Colorado State I nerd out pretty hard to living soil. Thankfully Paonia Soils nerds out pretty hard too! I love talking with you guys about how you help build up soil life and structure! We use them for all our seedlings and are crushing it this season! 🤙🏻 - 12/07/2018 Tawnya Schiebel, RM
Wow! We bought 2 bags of The Bomb to kick off a little late-June house garden to add as topsoil. Everything grew so well and timely. We can tell this year the plots need more yummy Bomb to support the nourishment of our alkaline and clay-ish Montrose soil. Thanks! See y'all soon!Tawnya T-Ré Schiebel, RM - 12/07/2018 David Weber
I always make my own compost but tried this outfit to see how the pros do it. The price was high, there seemed to be a lot of what looked like wood chips and the nutrients were low. Not sure about what they mean by biodynamic but side by side garden plots show their compost to be inferior to what I can make. - 12/07/2018 alex dalrymple
This soil is amazing, I have been growing cacti and succulents in it for the past 5 years with the most amazing results I've ever seen. Nothing can compare. My plants get what they need and they can endure the harshest of environmental pressures. I am absolutely awestruck by the Epic results that this soil has produced for me. My crop is plentiful and Powerful because of his amazing super soil. 1400 billion 836 trillion percent approved. - 12/07/2018 Mark Finch
Scored some ‘Bomb’ from a friend who’s a much more prolific planter than am I after she heard I’d been having...less-than-successful production from my...balcony efforts. I’m confident the quality of this product is responsible for my stellar tomatoes this time around. Also used other Paonia Soil products she gave me for repotting a huge number of house plants, for another friend’s flower beds, and for my extensive herb garden. All went significantly better than in previous efforts and I’m officially sold on these guys. Feels great to keep it local, as well. - 12/07/2018 Suzanne Coe
I bought your products in Pagosa Springs after having a bad experience with herbicide contamination in cotton boll compost that had "organic" on the label from and large, national company. We lost our tomato plants as well as a few other things in our greenhouse that were herbicide sensitive. After researching your company, I was very impressed with your dedication to provide safe products for organic gardening and sensitivity to environmental issues. - 12/07/2018
