How come the dirt that comes out of the hole is never enough to refill it?

[beac]

Spent a great day outside doing everything from cardboarding an area I want to turn into a bed to transplanting seedlings to rescuing a sad Lantana from the "Distressed Plants $1" shelf at Lowes (went there to buy a bolt I needed and couldn't resist a swing thru the garden dept.)

While planting the last of my gladiola bulbs, I once again was struck by the fact that no matter how carefully I mound up all the dirt beside the cavity I'm digging, I always have to use some extra soil to completely refill the hole. Am I a bad hole-digger, or does this happen to anyone else?

[XemaSab]

1. I find that I usually have too much soil

:P

[beac]

2. Too little... too much...

Will Gardening Goldilocks be able to find the amount that is "just right"? ;)

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Ask Nixon

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