I tried FastRNA Pro Soil Direct Kit from MP BIO, but I couldn't get the good quality RNA (checked the quality in NanoDrop). The A (280/260) and A(260/230) ratio were in the range of 1 and 0.5 respectively.
We have good and repetitive results by using PowerMicrobiome RNA Isolation Kit (MoBio). It runs properly coping with soil, sludge and pellets from culturing biomass when previously sored on RNA later or LifeGuard.