- $40.00/ Cubic Yard
Topsoil, screened
Material Calculator
Disclaimer: This calculation tool is for general use only and provides only an approximate estimate of product requirements. Ferndale Gardens makes no claims as to the accuracy of the calculation below and recommends its use at your own risk and satisfy yourself of the product quantity to purchase.
Topsoil pickup and delivery in Barrie and the area
To order the delivery of screened topsoil, please call us. We deliver bulk products by our 8-yard truck in Barrie and close to Barrie.
If you prefer to pick up the soil and save on the delivery cost, please come with your open-box pickup truck or trailer, so we could load the soil with our loader. Manual loading of bulk products is not allowed in our yard.
The minimum quantity of the soil we sell is 0.5 cubic yards.
Add grass seed to your order
If you include small items (like grass seed, grass pavers, or landscape fabrics) in your large volume (bulk) order that we deliver by truck, then the small items will be delivered to you by the same truck with no extra cost for delivery.
We carry grass seed for various growing conditions in the Canadian climate: the seed of grasses for shady places or sandy soil, drought-tolerant and wear-resistant lawn mixtures, seeds for overseeding lawns, etc.
Get two bulk products in the same truck
We can deliver two bulk products (like soil and river rock or gravel and sand) in one load and dump them in two separate piles. The quantity should not exceed 3 cubic yards of one product and 5 cubic yards of the other one if the two products are delivered in one truckload.
3 and more bulk products are not possible in one load. You have to order extra delivery and pay accordingly.
Soil calculator: cubic yards
Click on Material Calculator on this page (under the product name, green one) and type the area length & width, and the soil layer depth in the white boxes, then press "calculate." The total will show you an idea of how much topsoil you need to cover an area. Then round the calculated quantity to the next 0.5 cubic yards, as we cannot sell less than 0.5 cubic yards of a bulk product.
Together with the soil, you can also buy other materials to complete your project.
Our topsoil source and applications
Our soil comes from different places: for example, when excavating for construction, they take the upper black soil layer off. This soil is screened and used as garden soil or for making triple mix. The soil can also come from a farm. It is hard to know where a specific lot of soil comes from.
Our topsoil contains a moderate quantity of organic matter and can be used for growing plants. It is basic black soil, and you can use it for growing different outdoor plants (grasses, vegetables, flowers, decorative and fruit tree & shrubs, etc.) with or without the addition of organic and mineral fertilizers.
For some kinds of plants, you may need to amend the basic soil. But different plants may need different amendments, so you have to learn what every kind of plant needs. If you know your plants' pH and organic & mineral components requirements, you can improve their growth. If you amend incorrectly, it may happen your plants will struggle to thrive.
So far, nobody complained about our topsoil.
Our topsoil is NOT intended for growing potted plants, but you can use it as one of the components of potting soil.
If you are not sure about the suitability of our topsoil for growing your food, you can gradually create your healthy fertile soil by using food and yard waste to make compost to use as an organic fertilizer, and also by growing green manure and cover crops.
Best topsoil for vegetable garden
Natural topsoil is the best for growing vegetables, and it is a treasure. Guess how long it takes to form an inch layer of soil? It depends on the climate, underlying rocks, and ecological conditions, but on average, it lasts from 100 to 500 years.
Growing vegetables requires special conditions, so even the best soil has to be prepared for growing plants.
Once the soil is warm enough, take your garden fork and loosen
the top 6 to 12 inches of the soil removing all weeds and rocks at the same
time. A nice and loosened-up veggie bed will make the roots of the
seedlings grow deep to produce sturdy plants. Put a
couple of pieces of flagstone at the edge of your garden bed, so you can stand
on those and don't compact the garden soil.
For different vegetables, different soils could be the best. For example, carrot grows in good size and shape in sandier and not too wet soil, while cabbage prefers moist and clay-containing soil.
Growing vegetables a few years apart at the same spot exhausts the soil, so you need to fertilize it. Organic fertilizer, like compost or worm castings, is the best. Making your own compost helps keep trash out of the land and makes your soil fertile and moisture-retaining for absolutely free. Add 2 to 3 inches of compost to your exhausted garden bed. It is perfectly OK if the compost is not entirely decomposed and contains some leaves or other organic matter. Organic fertilizers enrich the soil with nutrients and beneficial microorganisms that settle in around the roots of your plants and help protect them from pests and diseases. Mix the compost into the soil with your garden fork by twisting it around.
If the soil is not very exhausted, topping it up with triple mix (that contains manure) will be enough for some vegetables. Check the growing instructions for the vegetables you grow as adding manure is suitable for some vegetables but non-acceptable for others. Organic fertilizers not only add nutrients and beneficial bacteria to the soil but also improve the soil structure. If your soil structure is OK, you can add mineral fertilizers.
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Last updated on Jan. 12, 2023
Civilization itself rests upon the soil. Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 1826
