{"product_id":"sustrato-universal","title":"Universal substrate","description":"\u003cp\u003ePots, planters, hanging baskets, and long-duration transplants require a substrate that works for everything without compromising structure or water retention. This universal substrate—also called \u003cstrong\u003epotting soil\u003c\/strong\u003e, multipurpose substrate, or universal potting mix—is manufactured with first-quality Baltic peat, H3-H6 humification, medium structure sifted at origin, and designed for intensive professional use in floriculture, landscape gardening, container vegetables, and ornamental plants in the Caribbean climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTruly multipurpose substrate:\u003c\/strong\u003e suitable for bedding plants, vegetables, cut flowers, foliage, ornamentals in pots, hanging baskets, and bulbs. A single SKU that covers 80% of needs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePremium raw material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baltic peat selected at origin, free of weed seeds, pathogens, and impurities. The difference between a professional substrate and bulk black soil shows up from the first pot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced medium structure:\u003c\/strong\u003e balance between water retention and root aeration, avoiding the early compaction typical of poorly sifted peats in warm climates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard fertilization ready for transplant:\u003c\/strong\u003e NPK with microelements at standard doses, sufficient for the first weeks without the need for immediate fertigation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epH 5.5-6.5 with calcitic and dolomitic limestone:\u003c\/strong\u003e optimal range for most crops, with assimilable calcium and magnesium supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTypical applications and uses\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePots, planters, containers, and hanging baskets in ornamental production and floriculture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBedding plants and container vegetables for landscape gardening.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCut flowers and foliage plants in protected cultivation and outdoors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTransplanting and bulb sowing in pots, late seedlings, and hanging baskets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePremium residential gardening in projects where generic substrate does not withstand Caribbean irrigation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuality and durability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generic universal substrate decomposes, compacts, and loses structure within a few months under intensive irrigation and Caribbean heat. Baltic peat with selected medium structure, controlled H3-H6 humification, and calculated additives behaves stably throughout the entire pot-cultivation cycle. Controlled production processes, with an in-house laboratory that verifies pH, EC, particle size, and organic matter before bagging, are what sets a serious professional substrate apart from sack filler that ruins whole campaigns of potted plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #F3F6F3; padding: clamp(14px, 4vw, 18px); margin-top: 20px; font-size: 0.9em; color: #555555; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"color: #006902;\"\u003eAlso known as:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eTechnical:\u003c\/strong\u003e multipurpose substrate, universal peat substrate, professional potting soil, multipurpose growing media, universal potting substrate.\n  \u003cstrong\u003eIn DR and Caribbean:\u003c\/strong\u003e tierra de maceta, sustrato universal, tierra para sembrar, tierra negra para plantas.\n  \u003cstrong\u003eIn other countries:\u003c\/strong\u003e universal potting mix (USA), multipurpose compost (UK), terriccio universale (IT), tierra universal (ES\/LATAM).\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GARDESE","offers":[{"title":"Medium [0 - 20 mm (0 - 0.79 in)] \/ 250 L (66 gal) bale","offer_id":53105958715720,"sku":"520250","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"DOP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9751\/2776\/files\/imagenes-2026-05-18T110351.923.png?v=1779095047","url":"https:\/\/dodom.com\/en\/products\/universal-substrate","provider":"Dodom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}