I can't speak to the 'easy to spread' point because I don't spread it on anything. I use this product as a soil amendment for my houseplants. It is good quality, no dust, no smell, no mold, no problems, easy to measure, easy to mix in with potting soil and other amendments, and easy to then pot up plants using the amended soil. If I had a complaint, it would be that now and then I find really large pieces of bark in the bag. I'm talking 1/2" by 3/4" pieces of bark. That is a problem while potting up plants, especially in small pots. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it is annoying. Other than that, I am happy with this product, and I would not hesitate to buy it again.

I appreciate that this bark is clean and dry in the bag and that the pieces are reasonably sized so that a few pieces don't take up the whole bag. I've used this brand more than once and potted several orchids and other plants using it. I like to soak the bark in hot water and add other things such as charcoal, perelite, or sphagnum moss, depending on the plant, but this bark had been a good base. They are doing very well.

I make my own chunky potting mix with orchid bark, perlite, and potting mix. I was not expecting the pieces to be so small but it's still a good mix. I won't purchase again because I like the bigger chunks for my homemade mix.

Great product! I wanted to wait to write my review until I could see results myself. This orchard bark is the perfect size for the drainage and health of the soil for my plants. I mix this with one part perlite and one part tropical soil and my plants are thriving!

Very small pieces of bark. The bark easily falls out of the holes in the pot and floats away during soaking to water orchids.

Great size, moisture hold, functionality, ease of use and appearance. Mixed with other items for inside soil

The delivery was quick and the product is okay overall. I will say that this is a lot smaller in size as far as the texture/consistency than what is pictured. I think these alone would be a bit small for orchids to breathe.It does have a slight smell to it that might be the lime coating, and it's a bit damp even after having the bag open for a few days. No bugs/pests, and good amount for the price.Definitely mix it with others to get the best consistency.

I was very happy with this pack of orchid bark. I was trying to find some for my aroid soil mix and this was the best deal for this quantity by far.The pieces were small but not too small, maybe about a quarter size each, some smaller.It was a little dusty but not bad. I just dumped it into my soil box and mixed it right in.I did inspect it for insects, as I've gotten infested orchid bark before, and there were none on this.It seems like they have decent deals on this pretty often as well. 17$ for 8 quarts of this is fantastic. Would buy again.

I’m sure it’s good quality. Just not sure what I wanted. Don’t look at pictures. The size of bark is very small. More of a shredded bark. I’ll make use of it but not what it shows in pictures

To be honest I was expecting for a bigger size bark chips since it says orchid bark but when I got it and opened the bag I was surprised how small they are. It’s a bit small for orchids in my opinion even though it says orchid bark. But I found it that its absolutely perfect for making your own soil mix for aroids. I make my own so you can see it in the picture I included here. Oh and also it’s in very cute bag you can zip it for some freshness I guess 😃

I looked at all the planting bark on Amazon, and this one had way more than other bags. The secret, I found out, is that they vacuume-packed it! Making it easy to deliver, but you will want to have some extra bags ready when you use some!Orchids like a tight pot, and they won't bloom (i found out) unless they are planted in this bark, no soil. I ran out of bark when i repotted my older orchid plant and had to use some regular soil around the edges of the pot. It's been months now, and no new blooms. So I'm hoping I can make it happy again! Also I have a younger plant that jjust started dropping it's flowers; I'll want to repot that one in a slightly-larger pot when it's dormant.I'll have plenty of "soil" for them both now, for quite a while-at the same price as the bag sold at HD!

Several weeks ago, a friend told me Walmart had orchids for $4. I rushed to buy 3. Of course, the orchids were not in the best shape at that time. I ordered the Soil Sunrise orchid potting bark due to the ratings of buyers and received it the next day. Orchids were trimmed a bit and repotted with this orchid mix. The plants are looking good! Revitalization still taking place.

Fantastic quality! Love the smaller bark size for my plants. Easy to use and doesn’t smell funky!

I needed just plain bark with no added stuff that wasn't huge chunks. It was the perfect size, uniform, and high quality.