This used to be good potting soil! I started over seven hundred vegetable plants mid January in this spotting soil. They came up and grew to about an inch tall and quit growing and look to be dying now. I knew the soil looked terrible but used it anyway since I had bought it already. Terrible lesson learned! We have a roadside stand my daughter sells plant at and this is the first time in many years we won't have plants to sell.

Bought this potting mix at the beginning of spring to get the new seedlings sprouted. Thoroughly disappointed that so far nothing has sprouted after about a month. Planted the seeds from same batch into regular miracle gro potting mix and sees sprouted in less than a week. Price is great but product is useless if you are trying to sprout new seedlings.

I bought several bags of this mix this spring. The bags purchased early on were an acceptable and usable potting mix ( see the pot pictured on the left). The bag I purchased today is nothing but coarse wood chips with the consistency of cheap mulch (see the pot pictured on the right). Very disappointing. Probably won't buy it again. I am not much of a gambler when it comes to gardening.

I have used Sam club potting mix 55 quarts numerous times in the past... Today I just stopped by Sam Club in Allentown PA to buy one bag for my basil plant... I regretted it... there are so many wood chips (size 1-1.5 Inch length and .4 Inch width) and small wood balks. I only used a small portion to fill a planter, there is alot left in the bag. What is going on Sams? Very disappointed...I hate to return anything already opened....

I don’t see how they call this soil! First of all let’s start with the stains it left on the concrete. It seems as if they added dye to make it brown. Second there is no soil, they are calling chips soil. The amount of large sticks in the “soil” is ridiculous. I wasted so much money. I’ve been fertilizing and watering correctly and still no growth from my plants or seedlings. I’m guessing it’s from the lack of nutrients. Buyers beware. I certainly hope they change something soon.

Ordered a total of 25 bags in 4 separate orders and all bags were the same great mix as listed. I was a little skeptical at first with the negative/bad reviews but was very happy with my purchases. Can’t beat the price vs other brands. I purchased at the Murrieta & Corona CA location.

Great product!

I bought this potting mix last year but it contains no soil or water absorbing material. This potting mix is very light-weighted, like feather or some kind of shredded material. Doesn’t hold water and it’s so loose that winds blow it away easily. I tried plant chili peppers, tomatoes and eggplants but they all grew miserably.

Unfortunately I bought 10 bags of this for my raised beds. Every plant I planted is still the same size weeks later (if alive). I used another brand of potting mix in one of my raised beds and the tomatoes and beans are now 6 feet tall and producing like crazy (same starts planted at the same time). Such a sad waste!

Full of large chunks of mulch. I do not recommend and would not buy again.