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but this is one of the worst soil mixes I have dried
This mix is hydrophobic. It repels water when dry. And if you do water it when it's dry, what happens is, the lighter particles float to the top as water puddles into a large bubble which slowly sinks in. So it displaces your top soil layer each time you water. It does not equally wet all parts of the soil because of this hydrophobicity (which forms large pools of water surrounded by a dry cake of soil). It is absolutely impossible to equally water all parts of the soil unless you want to spend more time than necessary to water your plants.
I usually don't write reviews, but this is one of the worst soil mixes I have dried.
December 2016 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase