Comment SOIL to learn about three methods to make your own soil. I also explain the differences between “soil” and “dirt” The number one issue I have seen with bagged soil is that it often doesn’t have enough aeration and drainage for ideal raised bed gardening. In most cases you can mix in some extra perlite to bagged soil to improve that. Secondarily, some bagged soil is low on nutrients. Apart from mixing in some compost, an organic all-purpose fertilizer can be great to provide general slow