diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/soil.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/soil.lua
index e63d25a29b..a69dbce0a3 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/soil.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/soil.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:soil", {
 	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, not_in_creative_inventory=1, soil=2, soil_sapling=1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
-	_mcl_hardness = 0.9,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:soil_wet", {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:soil_wet", {
 	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, not_in_creative_inventory=1, soil=3, soil_sapling=1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
-	_mcl_hardness = 0.9,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
 })
 
 minetest.register_abm({