Good topsoil?? (San Antonio, Keller, Anton: how much, landscaping, organic)

[catriona]

Where would be a good place to have a truck load of topsoil delivered from? I'm looking for soil to spread around the yard and to use in a raised bed vegie garden. We tried this a few years ago and got dirt that was full of weed seeds.
Thanks!

[sapphire]

Fertile Gardens if you are on the NW side.

Fertile Garden Supply online organic garden catalog: Bulk Materials

[firstclassflyer]

I'm going to take a ride over there tomorrow. I need some bulk stones for the sago's and cactus I just planted.

[SnappyBob]

First, why are you putting soil on your yard? Are you filling in low places? If you are hoping to help your lawn to grow I would suggest compost not soil. If you have a lawn now you probably already have soil. You just need to add some organic material to it to keep it healthy.

Secondly, if you are wanting to fill up a raised bed you should never fill it with top soil. Growing in a raised bed is exactly like growing in a pot. You need to use potting soil. Top soil will not drain properly. Have them bring out some raised bedding mix. You will need to calculate how many cubic yards you need. Depending on how big your raised bed is it may be easier to go and get a pick up truck load. They usually have a minimum order for deliveries.

[catriona]

Originally Posted by SnappyBob

First, why are you putting soil on your yard? Are you filling in low places? If you are hoping to help your lawn to grow I would suggest compost not soil. If you have a lawn now you probably already have soil. You just need to add some organic material to it to keep it healthy.

Secondly, if you are wanting to fill up a raised bed you should never fill it with top soil. Growing in a raised bed is exactly like growing in a pot. You need to use potting soil. Top soil will not drain properly. Have them bring out some raised bedding mix. You will need to calculate how many cubic yards you need. Depending on how big your raised bed is it may be easier to go and get a pick up truck load. They usually have a minimum order for deliveries.

Thanks for the advice! We do have some low areas that need to be filled in, but mostly, I need the bedding mix for the garden. I don't have a pick up, and am tired of hauling bags in the car, so I was looking to just have the quantity I need delivered, but I'm afraid that what I need won't be enough to justify delivery charges. We have a big yard, so I could justify delivery of compost, though!

I looked at the website and I think I'll take a ride over there and check out what they have. In addition to the raised bed, I'm doing some other landscaping and would like to see what else is out there to incorporate in the landscape other than what is available at the homecenter stores.

Any suggestions on what to use for a pathway that won't wash away when it rains?

[SnappyBob]

There are lots of possibilities for pathways. You could outline your pathway with brick or metal / rubber border material lay down some weed barrior after digging out or killing or both all of the vegatation underneath then spread white gravel. There is always brick walkways or flagstone walkways. Check out this website for a local materials dealer. It really all depends on how much you want to spend or how much work you want to do.

Keller Material, Inc. - Landscaping Supplies, Building Supplies San Antonio

[Cruehead]

Hill Country Soil & Stone on 1604/Bandera (used to be Garden-ville) sells "Sports Turf Plus" to use on lawns. I use it religiously once a year, and it keeps my lawn very lush. From what I hear, it's used on a lot of golf courses.

[yosoyway]

I bought some compost from Fertile Garden about 2 weeks ago. I went in my truck, paid for what I wanted, got in line and they dumped the compost in my truck.

It seems they have a good product.

[Cookiemeister]

Keller Materials... check out their website. They have everything.