Soil or just plain ole dirt 2022 deals

fergy wrote: ↑ Maybe earlier this year? The two grocery stores near me are already fully stocked up already with earth, mulch and manure bags.

Mars2012 wrote: ↑ I stock up on good quality potting soil in the Fall when they are clearing it out, i.e. ProMix. The stuff they sell cheaply in the Spring is black earth or top soil, which is okay as a filler when mixed with other amendments or for topdressing your lawn but it doesn't have sufficient organic matter to use for growing flowers/vegetables.

Mars2012 wrote: ↑ I stock up on good quality potting soil in the Fall when they are clearing it out, i.e. ProMix. The stuff they sell cheaply in the Spring is black earth or top soil, which is okay as a filler when mixed with other amendments or for topdressing your lawn but it doesn't have sufficient organic matter to use for growing flowers/vegetables.

PointsHubby wrote: ↑ 100% this

We buy in the Fall when stores are desperate to move the last of it … and it’s lol, DIRT CHEAP
Often getting black earth @ Loblaws Group stores say for 99 cents a bag
And ProMix I can find at various places … Grocery Stores, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Rona etc
For around $ 5 a bag … vs $ 8 to $ 12+ (28 Litre Bags )

All of this keeps great over the winter
I just stack it up outside … weather be damned
(If anything … there’s a good chance the cold weather will kill off anything unwanted that might be lurking within the black earth in particular)

When it’s time to amend the lawn, or get ready to overseed I am all set
Same with getting the first planters going for flowers & veggies
ProMix is my go to for those
And it’s also my biggest expense
So any money I can save by buying in the Autumn is good
Otherwise in the Spring I am looking for the oversized bales (112 Litres)
But they are often harder to find

I pick up bags of compost, manure, and peat moss in the Spring if I need it … depends what I have leftover from the previous year
Those you can usually find on sale late April / early May
These are the “extra ingredients” that I mix in to whatever recipe I need for the planting I am doing
They are more “the seasoning” tho so I don’t need as much

Black Earth & ProMix are my bigger needs
So saving on them is my first priority

sickcars wrote: ↑ This is a company a family member has used in the past and just recently got a few more bags of soil. He said all his vegetables and plants exploded and grew really really well in the past. Going to be picking up some bags myself to give it a try seems to be much better then the regular bags you will buy in store.

This was the ad on Kijiji

ORGANIC WORM CASTINGS. ORGANIC SOIL ENRICHER. GREAT FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS. GARDENING SOIL MIX. FREE DELIVERY IN GTA, ONE TON TOTE BAG. Try it your plants will love it. Grow stronger, bigger plants, flowers, and vegetables. Great for your grass as well. Environmentally friendly and safe around kids. No smell. Inquire about all the benefits of using our worm castings.

Delivered for as little as $100 per cubic yard tote " approx 1250 lbs".
$10 each for one 20 litre bag.
$8 each for 20 litre bag if you buy three or more.
$6 each if you buy 10 or more Inquire about large orders for big Savings.

Please feel free to contact us for a price quote at 416-200-8046
411 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1K 1N3, Canada

sickcars wrote: ↑ This is a company a family member has used in the past and just recently got a few more bags of soil. He said all his vegetables and plants exploded and grew really really well in the past. Going to be picking up some bags myself to give it a try seems to be much better then the regular bags you will buy in store.

This was the ad on Kijiji

ORGANIC WORM CASTINGS. ORGANIC SOIL ENRICHER. GREAT FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS. GARDENING SOIL MIX. FREE DELIVERY IN GTA, ONE TON TOTE BAG. Try it your plants will love it. Grow stronger, bigger plants, flowers, and vegetables. Great for your grass as well. Environmentally friendly and safe around kids. No smell. Inquire about all the benefits of using our worm castings.

Delivered for as little as $100 per cubic yard tote " approx 1250 lbs".
$10 each for one 20 litre bag.
$8 each for 20 litre bag if you buy three or more.
$6 each if you buy 10 or more Inquire about large orders for big Savings.

Please feel free to contact us for a price quote at 416-200-8046
411 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1K 1N3, Canada

Dealdede wrote: ↑ What seeds and fertilizer do you use to overseed the lawn? I have some patches and looking to fill them..

PointsHubby wrote: ↑ Worm Castings … just another type of composting / animal manure

Here’s a great video about Worm Farming … it will tell you everything you need to know