Big Yellow Bag Reviews

I got besides the soil a bag of grass seeds.They are nice,painted in green,I put them 3 months ago and ...nothing,maybe they will came back to life next year.I would not recommend these products

Ordered two bags. One bag was just like the soil I got last year, which I was pleased with. The second bag was soggy wet and clumpy. My intent is to use as a top dressing over for my lawn. I contacted my local supplier in Orangeburg and sent them a picture showing the difference in both bags. I was told that there was nothing wrong with the bag and there was no refund or replacement. I tried to dry it out and it gets hard as a rock like charcoal, Very disappointed in the quality of the product and service.

Easy to order and arrived at right place on time. Beautiful soil mixture for my veggies.

The new yellow bag I have ordered this year is not a garden soil as I was expecting like in previous years. Customer service was good but delivery person wasn't friendly and is in a hurry. Bag size appears smaller and contents appears like a compost which is not ideal for my clay soil. I think I won't order this product again.

Went smoothly and gardening soil looks good. Fair bit of weeds but pretty easy to nip in the butt.
I was VERY DISSAPOINTED that they do not pick up the empty bags. What a waste, I will be looking for more sustainable solutions in the future.

First time order. Didn't came on time. Has to call the number on email to know exactly when it is getting dispatched. The new blend soil has a bit of weeds but not too much. The bag was durable. The staff were nice. They delivered the product on the day the dispatcher say it would be delivered and not the day you requested as they have to group orders. The driver delivered where instructed to drop off. A bit expensive but I think worth it.

I ordered this soil because it was recommended by a friend who has been using it for several years. I called to see how much was recommended and placed an order. (6 cubes were recommended). Once it arrived it was dropped off at my house and my husband abd I tilled it into my garden and added it to any raised beds we have and my neighbor tilled it into his garden. And I still had 1 1/2 cubes left. And once these bags are dropped off there’s no moving them so your stuck with them until they’re empty. And they aren’t cheap so there’s problem number 1 that I was over quoted and got way more than I needed. And my husband is not happy with the giant eyesore of a yellow bag sitting in our yard...
Problem 2- I had a chat with one of the reps through social media with all of the ways I can use the soil/ which he said for pretty much anything. And I was told I don’t need to add anything to the soil. I asked if I could use for some of my house plants and for starting seeds indoors and he said yes.... basically it has killed half of my house plants and it’s impossible to use for starting seeds inside. It gets hard as a rock and all the leaves turned brown.
Problem three- because it gets hard as a rock you have to constantly water it- which to me is not a sustainable solution, costs me even more money and more work. I called another rep about this and they said” oh well you will need to water it at least every other day and you probably can’t do it by hand and will need to install a sprinkler system that has a timer...” are you kidding me? So now I not only have to install a sprinkler system, but I had to order an electric water pump to pump the water from my rain barrel because I don’t want to water my garden with the chlorinated tap water... so this has become a big headache for me when it was supposed to be a relaxing hobby over the summer. And many of the seeds I started never even grew and it’s been a month. It says on their website: 4x the water retention of regular soil: with 4x the water retention of regular soil, drought and water restriction will not be as damaging to gardens and regular lawns. Conversely because it’s humus compost, soil 3 improves drainage in heavy clay soils...” this is the complete opposite of my experience with this product and what they recommend AFTER you buy the product.

Awesome! Very efficient process, timely delivery, excellent communications with clients on order status and delivery. Good value for money. Should provide more combination options of soil, seeds etc.

My bag came this morning and the employees were nice. But I got what looks like mostly manure not garden soil I paid for. I called and was told I could mix dirt into it. I don’t have extra dirt for this. I wanted garden soil for my greenhouse. I guess I own it now and need to shop around for a pile of dirt. I’m 68 and this misunderstanding will turn into a much needed workout in the hot sun. Too bad I don’t have a cheap cement mixer to help mix everything if I can find clean dirt. Keeping it is easier than stressing through returns and refunds for both parties.
Real garden soil is on sale at Home Depot!

I had ordered my soil January 2021 and picked a date that worked for me. Made arrangements for before and on delivery date for guys to wheel barrel soil into my back yard so I would be able to use my drive way. Had to send an email for my order to confirm the day before too only find out it was switched to 10 days later without me knowing. Super dissatisfied and disappointed she nice now I have to make other arrangements for help to carry my soil. Spoke to someone at the office and pretty much they don’t care!!!

Just in case you needed to know this, I have compared the composted earth I bought in bags from Richie's Feed & Seed this spring, to the Big Yellow Bags of earth I have bought in previous years.
The composted earth from Big Yellow Bag is by far superior and has more compost & far less weed seeds in it than the cheaper bags from Richie's do. The earth from Big Yellow Bag grows better vegetables (& a bigger crop) with a lot less weeds.
So this fall I will have to remove the earth from the 4 x 4 raised beds and spreading it over the grass in my front yard & just reseeding it with grass.
All that work & time & money for nothing this year.
Next spring I'll have to buy 2 more Big Yellow Bags and I'll refill my raised garden beds with the good stuff.
So if you were buying the bags of earth, instead of The Big Yellow Bag, like I did this year, just to save a few bucks, you may have noticed a lot of weeds growing & wondered about this.
Save your money. Save your back.

I recently wrote a review about a bag of soil that was not good . The company got back to me and we have resolved the issue. They stand behind there product.