Anyone use topsoil for potted plants?

Topsoil will compact too much and won't work with most pots for long. I tried and failed. If potting soil isn't working, try adding manure at about a 2:1 potting soil to manure ratio. Best I've found yet is the square foot garden guy's soil for anything in pots or beds. 1/3 compost or manure (both is best if you can) , 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite. It can get expensive if you're doing a big bed (and could be played with for that), but you should be able to find a small bag of vermiculite for a couple pots for about $5 (that's the most expensive part by far), and it goes farther than you think. It holds water very well and you can't seem to overwater either, which would probably become a problem with topsoil. Good luck