"Surfs Up" writes:

Are you sure the soil didn't have the crystals that expand when soaking up
water? Maybe they had settled in the bag and it didn't affect your first
planting?

That must have been the case. I threw the bag away already so I was
really at a loss! I probably thought the crystals were the phosphorous
advertised on the bag. I replanted the bulbs and put the extra dirt on
the tomato plant, who I am fertilizing because he looks terrible. I'm
thinking about talking to the little guy until he perks up.
So far my only success are the gladiolas. But it's my first year of
gardening so I guess I can't expect too much. (Ha ha right.)

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