Not sure what kind of education you have in hortuculture or anything, but good fertile soil will be very dark, crumbly, look just rich. Soil can be sandy, clayish or a mix of any. Luckily where i come fertile soil is very accessible, I still add some MG though when I first plant them in the ground. This way the roots have some space because the soil could become compact.

Plus, I dont have to worry about nutes for a while and once the roots start to take off you will see growth accelerate after 2 weeks. Digging up your plants was not a good idea cause you just caused more stress and they were just getting adjusted to the ground. Now they have to start all over again.
Lit Up Reviewed by Lit Up on . Growing in the Ground I'm a first time grower. In early May I started germinating my seeds and a few weeks later planted them in cups. At this point, I have transplanted them into the ground they've been in the ground for about 2 weeks. My plants are still only about 6" tall. I'm not sure how the soil is (there used to be grass but I ripped it up so I could plant). A few days ago I dug up 2 of the plants to add some extra compost to the hole to see if they'd grow more. I assume the awful northeast weather this Rating: 5