Sun Gro Sunshine #5 Propagation Mix with RESiLIENCE | 2.8cu ft - Loose Fill (54/PL)

Fine-Textured Propagation Mix for Root Development, 2.8cu ft

Seeds and fresh cuttings root best in a medium that holds moisture evenly around a small, fragile root system, which is a different job than the coarser drainage a mature container plant needs. Sun Gro's Sunshine #5 Propagation Mix is built specifically for that early stage, combining fine perlite and fine sphagnum peat moss into a low-drainage, high-water-retention blend sized for liner trays, cell packs, and flats.

This 2.8cu ft loose-fill bag ships 54 per pallet and includes dolomite lime, a long-lasting wetting agent, and RESiLIENCE, a silicon-enriched additive included across Sun Gro's professional mix line.

Key Features & Benefits

• Fine Particle Size — suited to propagation trays, cell packs, and flats.
• Low Drainage, High Water Retention — supports root development in young transplants.
• Dolomite Lime & Wetting Agent — helps buffer pH and spread moisture evenly through the mix.
• Includes RESiLIENCE — a silicon-enriched additive included across Sun Gro's professional mix line.

Who Should Use Sunshine #5 Propagation Mix

Propagators starting seeds, cuttings, or vegetable and ornamental transplants who want a fine, high-water-retention mix will find Sunshine #5 suited to that early growth stage.

About Sun Gro Horticulture

Sun Gro Horticulture is a major North American supplier of professional peat- and bark-based growing media, producing dedicated formulas for different stages of production, including propagation-specific mixes like Sunshine #5.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sunshine #5 designed to support?

Root development during propagation, for seeds, cuttings, and ornamental or vegetable transplants. It's built for that early stage rather than as a general container or garden mix.

What formats is this mix suited for?

Liner and propagation trays, cell packs, flats, and direct seeding, where a fine particle size and consistent moisture matter most. A coarser container mix isn't sized right for those small cell volumes.

What is Sunshine #5 made of?

Dolomite lime, fine perlite, fine sphagnum peat moss, a long-lasting wetting agent, and RESiLIENCE. Together they form a low-drainage, high-retention blend rather than the free-draining mix used for mature container plants.

How is this mix packaged?

This 2.8cu ft loose-fill bag ships 54 per pallet, sized for propagation-scale ordering rather than large-format container mix pallets. Loose-fill format also makes it easier to portion into trays and cell packs by hand.