Where to order black dirt?
Brian Elfert
Any suggestions on who to order from or to avoid? Yes, I can look in the yellow pages and
randomly pick someone, but my parents have had experiences of ordering black dirt and getting
a load full of quack grass roots that had to be screened out by hand.
I want to avoid ordering from some place like Patiotown that charges $40 a yard plus $49
delivery charge. I'm thinking I should be able to get for $15 to $20 a yard plus mayybe a
delivery fee.
Brian Elfert
Jim Bolland
I used about 15 yards from them to build a raised bed garden. It's been
very, very good for growing things!
Jackson Lanscape Supply is south of Burnsville Center along 35.
Another place I'd try is Pahl's in Apple Valley. I don't know if they
sell black dirt by the yard, but if they do, I'd expect it to be very
good dirt.
Yet another south-suburban place I'd recommend is Hedberg Aggregate in
Rosemount. I haven't actually purchased black dirt from them, but I've
been impressed by all the other dealings I've had with them.
Jim
Brian Elfert
>Jackson Lanscape Supply is south of Burnsville Center along 35.
>Another place I'd try is Pahl's in Apple Valley. I don't know if they
>sell black dirt by the yard, but if they do, I'd expect it to be very
>good dirt.
I need to have dirt delivered. I can't possibly haul 6 yards home.
>Yet another south-suburban place I'd recommend is Hedberg Aggregate in
>Rosemount. I haven't actually purchased black dirt from them, but I've
>been impressed by all the other dealings I've had with them.
I'll see what Hedberg charges. They do have a location near Stillwater.
Brian Elfert
John Ferman
make sure it isn't high clay or sand fill. Grab a handful and give it
the squeeze test - the clumps should fall apart readily.
In article <lqA69.5$h7....@ruti.visi.com>, Brian Elfert
Hell Toupee
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> I need to order a load of 6 yards of black dirt.
>
> Any suggestions on who to order from or to avoid?
In 1999 I bought 11 yards of topsoil from Bartylla's in White Bear
Lake. They charged a delivery charge only when you bought 5 yards or
less.
I paid roughly $175 for the 11 yards, and it was beautiful stuff -
very clean and just a little sandy, so it wasn't hard or clay-ey. They
screened it so it wasn't full of lumps and clumps. The following year
I had nettles sprouting where I'd placed it (never had nettles in the
yard before) but nettles grow in rich soil, so I was philosophical -
you can't avoid getting the weeds with the soil, but at least these
weeds were a good soil indicator.
The following year I bought another 5 yards from them, so I paid a
delivery charge that time which made the per-yard price quite a bit
higher. That soil was heavier, and though they screened it, I did find
several smaller pieces of glass in it when I was shoveling it into the
garden. But it was still far superior to the lumpy black peat sh*t my
uncle got from a local place - he shopped by price and got what he
paid for.
If I had to get more topsoil, I'd go back to Bartylla's.