Cheap Soil Is Just Dirt!

One of the most asked questions that I get is... 'Where can I buy the cheapest dirt?'

My slightly witty, yet not very popular answer is ....

All dirt is cheap! Dirt is what your dog tracks in on your clean floors, or the kids on their hands, or you on your shoes....

Soil, on the other hand, is what you want!
Soil is what you need to grow fabulous flowers and veggies! Sweet carrots, crisp peas, tasty spuds, juicy beets, ... well, you get the picture.

Two piles, one is great garden soil, one is fish compost : )

Soil is the black gold that you grow your food and flowers in. So then, where can you buy cheap soil?
The short answer is ... 'It really doesn't matter as there is truly no such thing as cheap soil!'

The sad truth of the matter is that cheap soil is really gonna cost you...  big time! Remember grandma's old adage 'Only the rich can afford to buy cheap'? She was so right..isn't she always? You should listen to grandma!

If you buy the 'cheap' stuff, you are going to get your money's worth. Just Dirt! Your plants will not thrive, they either will not germinate, will be spindly and weak, or be riddled with pests and diseases.

You will spend so much money on amendments like compost, manure, fertiliser, etc to improve the quality of your 'cheap dirt'. Or you will lose hope, think that you have a black thumb, perhaps even give up on gardening altogether ... simply because you bought cheap!

It will end up costing you so much more then you thought, will break your heart, and literally take years to amend that cheap soil into the great garden that you wanted, into that lovely potager, bursting with healthy, nutrient rich, home grown veggies, no sprays or inorganic fertilisers needed.

Therefore, my true answer is, though not at all witty, but totally straight forward … 'Please, invest in the very best soil that you can afford!' Save in other areas, not on your soil. The soil is the most important part of your organic food or flower garden.

The back potager in summer.

Great soil gives great results immediately, no waiting, no feeding, just great, healthy plants.

You will save money by not having to fertilise the heck out of your plants, nor will you have to invest in sprays for all the pests or diseases that attack weak plants.

See some results in the pics below.



The nursery beds being built in early spring.

Newly planted beds, just a couple of weeks after planting. With no additives to the lovely soil we purchased, no composts, manures, or additives involved... simply great soil for amazing results!
 

Just two months later … You will not get these results if you buy cheap.  

I know it hurts while you are paying for it... trust me, I said 'Gulp' very, very loudly when we purchased this soil... but you will not be sorry. Ever! I certainly have not had one day of regret!