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We only sell premium grade - screened
topsoil for your landscape.
Click below for more description of the
following soils:
The carrying capacity
of soil is
approximately 1 cubic yard for
a regular pickup and 1/2 cubic yard
for a small pickup.
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Organic matter is one of the few things you
can change when working with topsoils of poor quality. Topsoils with
higher organic matter have better moisture holding capacity and better
porespace distribution for plants roots The best soils are loam or sandy
loam as classified on the USDA soil triangle. Loams with 5% or
higher organic matter is highly productive.
What is a good
soil?
Optimal Characteristics of a highly productive soil! |
| Condition |
Amount |
| Clay content |
about 25% |
| Total solids |
about 45% |
| Air (porespace) |
about 25% |
| Water |
about 25% |
| Humus |
>2% |
| Effective rooting zone |
5 - 8 inches |
| pH |
6 - 7.5 |
| Earthworms |
>200 per sq. meter |
| Organic Matter |
4 - 8% |
Soil organisms and there populations
in the soil - 'The Living Phase'
| Bacteria |
1,000,000,000 or more /g of soil |
| Actinomycetes |
10,000,000 or more /g of soil |
| Fungi |
1,000,000 or more /g of soil |
| Protozoa |
1,000,000 or more /g of soil |
| Algae |
100,000 or more /g of soil |
| Nematodes |
10 or more /g of soil |
| Earthworms |
1,000,000,000 or more per acre of
soil |
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Yardworks creates the optimum
conditions for these organisms to thrive by adding the right
amounts of compost to our soils. |
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