well i water about 1 time a day with good water but by the time its the next day the dirt is completly dry. the dirt is not packed down at all. and i didnt plant them super deep at all either. the place i bought them from said to let them soak over night then plant them so that is what i did. the only thing that is possible is that the soil might be too dry so i am gonna dig 1 up and see what happened and i will post what i find.