Sun Gro Fafard 3B / Metro-Mix 830 Mix with RESILIENCE | 2.8cu ft - Loose Fill (48/PL)

Middle-Weight Bark-Based Mix for Container Crops, 2.8cu ft

Bark-based mixes generally trade off between structure and weight, and picking a formula built for one container size often leaves it too heavy or too light for a different production setup. Fafard 3B / Metro-Mix 830 is positioned as a middle-weight option, using a Canadian sphagnum peat moss and bark base that expert growers turn to across cell flats through larger pots.

Fafard 3B and Metro-Mix #830 now share a dual label, and this 2.8cu ft loose fill bag, with perlite, dolomitic limestone, and RESiLIENCE included, ships 48 per pallet.

Key Features & Benefits

• Bark-Based Middle-Weight Formula — a popular choice among expert growers.
• Fits Cell Flats Through Larger Pots — versatile across container sizes.
• Peat & Bark Base — combined with perlite and dolomitic limestone.
• Includes RESiLIENCE — a silicon-enriched additive included across Sun Gro's professional line.

Who Should Use Fafard 3B / Metro-Mix 830

Expert growers producing a wide variety of crops across container sizes, from cell flats to larger pots, who want a middle-weight bark-based mix will find Fafard 3B / Metro-Mix 830 suited to that range.

About Sun Gro Horticulture

Sun Gro Horticulture's Fafard and Metro-Mix professional lines now share dual labeling, with bark-based formulas like 3B / Metro-Mix 830 sized as a middle-weight option between the company's peat-heavy and heavyweight bark mixes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this mix made of?

Canadian sphagnum peat moss, bark, perlite, dolomitic limestone, and RESiLIENCE. The peat-and-bark base is what gives it a middle-weight structure compared to Sun Gro's lighter and heavier bark formulas.

What container sizes is it suited for?

A wide variety, from cell flats through larger pots, rather than one specific container size. That range is why expert growers use it across multiple stages of production.

Why do Fafard 3B and Metro-Mix 830 share a label?

The two product lines have been consolidated under a dual label rather than kept as separate formulas. Growers ordering under either name receive the same underlying mix.

How is this bag packaged?

As a 2.8cu ft loose fill bag that ships 48 per pallet. That pallet count is specific to this bark-based formula and differs from Sun Gro's heavier Fafard 52 / Metro-Mix 852 bag.