Starting June 2022, we have changed the way we ship growing medium. These items are now exempt from our free shipping policy. Previously we had just increased the price of these items online, and offered free shipping on the products. However, this caused too many cases where customers we overpaying or underpaying depending on where they lived. We do not make money on the quoted shipping costs, it is exactly what we would pay to ship the order.
To simplify things, customers will now need to pay the freight for growing medium. We encourage customers to source these items locally whenever possible. Shipping bags of heavy soil across the country one or two at a time is not sustainable, but we offer them for customers who don't have access to the products locally or are not able to shop in person.