My goodness, I wouldn't give my soil away even if customers asked! So your seller really went the extra mile with your request. I spent too much time, $$$ and effort moving in some 20 tons of top soil to beds to amend the red clay we have here. No way I'd give that soil away!! Just sayin'. Yes, within the past two weeks I have lifted half a dozen clumps and moved them a few feet or to a new location altogether with a garden fork this spring and they didn't even blink. You're lucky to get your plants this way.