Disagreement

Engineered Mix Versus Native Living Soil

All New Square Foot Gardening holds Build beds from a soil-less blend of one-third each peat, vermiculite, and compost ('Mel's Mix') for instant weed-free, well-drained fertility (“All New Square Foot Gardening”); Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 2, Soil, Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 3, Vegetables, Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 7, Pests, and Rodale organic gardening basics. Volume 8, Compost hold Improve and build the existing native soil in place so a living soil ecosystem develops over time (most organic books).

From the guide Grow Food At Home