one thing I wondered about most. Because docusate sodium has surfactant properties, I thought maybe it would help water move into dry soil. In practice, I didn’t see a useful moisture benefit. If anything, the soil surface in the treated area briefly behaved oddly after watering, with a slightly filmy look and uneven wetting pattern in a few spots.
That’s not the same thing as better root-zone hydration. Healthy soil holds moisture through organic matter, crumb structure, and deep watering. In my raised bed, 2 inches of compost did far
