{"id":18809,"date":"2026-11-13T08:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/?p=18809"},"modified":"2026-11-13T08:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:47:38","slug":"the-hidden-costs-of-making-your-own-growing-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/grower-resources\/hints-and-tips\/the-hidden-costs-of-making-your-own-growing-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Costs of Making Your Own Growing Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hidden Costs of Making Your Own Growing Media <\/span><\/h2>\n

By Pierre-Marc de Champlain, Director of Product Management, Berger <\/em><\/p>\n

Making your own growing media may look like an obvious cost-saving move, especially for large-scale greenhouse and nursery operations. Raw ingredients like peat moss, perlite, and bark are available in bulk, and the idea of controlling your substrate recipe is appealing. In practice, though, this decision often proves more costly than it appears. The true cost of producing your own growing media goes well beyond the price of raw materials, and the gap between projected savings and actual results can be significant and misleading. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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What Does It Actually Cost to Make Your Own Growing Media? <\/h2>\n

Building a business case around ingredient costs alone is a common mistake. Producing a consistent, high-performing growing media requires investment across several categories that rarely appear in early estimates: <\/p>\n