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What is the source of your obsession with topsoil?
CM, he can't tell you because he doesn't recognize or understand that he has obsessions - he is disabled with a dissociative disorder and memory disorder which often prevents him from remembering what he has previously posted about. He has posted about his numerous disabilities in the psychology/health and wellness forums. Do a review of his posts in the psychology forum to find out more. Or just put him on ignore if his obsessive posts annoy you.
Different sizes of screens are used to sift the soil to remove larger objects that aren't wanted in the garden. That's all it means. Unscreened topsoil usually has larger stones and chunks of wood or other organic matter and sometimes pieces of metal or glass in it.
Processed means the soil has been composted (broken down, cooked and sterilized) mixed and stirred, sifted to different grades of size from very small and fine to chunky and then it's packaged and sold.
Both of them can be toxic or non-toxic. You will simply have to try to put aside your paranoia, take your chances and trust that if the seller says it's non-toxic then that's what it is.
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The problem is I can't find organic, non-toxic topsoils online.
The problem is I can't find organic, non-toxic topsoils online.
Yes you can, you are just having difficulties going about it the right way using the right search methods online. I have put in a search for you using the search words "USA manufacturers of organic, non-toxic topsoils" so now you can take a look at these websites that came up and see what some of your options are:
I totally agree with HB2HSV's above suggestion that your very best solution is you should make your own and then you can make as much or as little as you want. Many, many gardeners make their own topsoils.
So I put in a search using the search words "how to make non-toxic organic topsoil from scratch" and here's what I came up with, check it all out:
This obsession must cost his parents pretty penny and doesn't change the bird feeding experience a bit. Birds feed on seeds and worms that aren't organic or sterilized. They adapted.
There is no need for sterilized containers or organic seeds/soil. Not for birds feeding.
OP might start an organic vegetable garden and use the organic top soil instead. However, few inches of organic top soil probably means nothing to vegetables with long roots like carrots, parsnip, beans, beets, tomatoes, asparagus etc.)
and this is why I ask many questions, someone said I needed topsoil here on another post, well it turns out it's not topsoil I need, it's clean fill dirt which is screened.
It's just a little hole in the ground. All you need to fill it and allow for good drainage is common sand. That is something that lots of people have told you in your threads about your birdfeeder. Go with the majority on this.
Not applicable or helpful to a discussion about labelled products.
Thank you for coming to my defense.
I took organic chemistry and, with my geology degree, hopefully I know about a little about soil. When discussing labeled products, the organic matter in soil refers to plant material. After all, coal and asphalt contain carbon atoms, and who wants that in their topsoil?
and this is why I ask many questions, someone said I needed topsoil here on another post, well it turns out it's not topsoil I need, it's clean fill dirt which is screened.
Please, please I am begging you not to launch into a discussion on what constitutes clean fill, I think we all have had about enough of the dirt discussion.
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