” And thus far this spring WalMart has had the best buy on 2 cu’ potting soil in my area. “
This year, the local WM’s “Garden Corral” is only 2/3 the size of last year’s - and they’ve discontinued all of their compost products... (Last year, they had 4 or 5 different varieties, all of which appeared to be selling really well - so I, and the Garden Department personnel, don’t understand why they would discontinue...)
Fortunately, all I needed was potting soil for starting seeds indoors. I have a big compost cooker that I use during the spring/summer/fall so I am not having to buy compost any longer. I also needed some peat moss cups to start my squash and melons in so I can plant them directly in the ground and not disrupt their roots.
I cannot really speak to how much my WM has changed its garden center this year, other than they had quite a stockpile of various sizes and brands of potting soil a month ago and last week its size had not diminished. I really try to get through the garden center as quickly as possible because that is where I could fill my cart up really quick.