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    Alexandria Soil Delivery
    Alexandria Soil Delivery
    Alexandria Soil Delivery

    About this soil

    Screened topsoil with a fine, even texture. Ideal for new lawns, sod prep, and raised garden beds.
    Donna Nedrow
    Donna Nedrow
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    Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!

    For a new planting bed, four to six inches of quality soil gives roots room above Alexandria's compacted subsoil, while lawn top dressing should never exceed one inch per application. Raised vegetable boxes need the full interior depth, usually ten to twelve inches.
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    A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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    Alexandria Soil Delivery

    Alexandria Soil Delivery

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    About this soil

    Screened topsoil with a fine, even texture. Ideal for new lawns, sod prep, and raised garden beds.
    Donna Nedrow
    Donna Nedrow
    Google Review

    Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!

    For a new planting bed, four to six inches of quality soil gives roots room above Alexandria's compacted subsoil, while lawn top dressing should never exceed one inch per application. Raised vegetable boxes need the full interior depth, usually ten to twelve inches.
    Use our free soil calculator

    A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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    How It Works

    Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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    Choose your soil

    Make sure you adjust the quantity to your home's needs. You can use our calculator to estimate how much you'll need.

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    Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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    Sit back and wait

    Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

    What Alexandria Customers Like About Our Soil

    4.7
    out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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    Julie Nekich
    Julie Nekich

    Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...

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    Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!

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    Measure the length and width of the area, then decide your fill depth in inches and divide that by twelve to get feet. Multiply all three numbers and divide by 27 for cubic yards. For raised beds in Alexandria, order about ten percent extra because soil settles noticeably once our heavy rains pack it down.

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    Finish with a few yards of hardwood mulch to cap the fresh soil and stop crusting, and add compost each spring to keep organic matter up in our fast burning subtropical climate.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    Why does my yard stay soggy after it rains in Alexandria?

    It is usually a combination of compacted silt loam and flat topography. At 79 feet of elevation with 59 inches of rain a year, water has nowhere to go once the surface seals over. Adding three to four inches of compost rich topsoil and grading it to fall away from the house restores infiltration, and in the worst spots you may need to build the bed up six inches or more above the surrounding grade.

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    What kind of soil do I need for a raised vegetable bed here?

    Use a garden mix that is roughly half screened topsoil and half compost. Straight native silt loam will slump and compact inside a raised frame after a season of Alexandria rain, while a blended mix stays open. Fill the box to within an inch of the top since it will settle two or three inches over the first few months in our climate.

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    How much topsoil do I need to level low spots in my lawn?

    For minor dips, top dress no more than half an inch to an inch at a time so you do not smother the St. Augustine or centipede grass. Repeat every four to six weeks during the growing season and the runners will grow up through it. For deeper holes over two inches, cut the sod, fill with topsoil, and re sod or plug.

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    When is the best time to add soil and compost in central Louisiana?

    Early spring right around the March 8 last frost is ideal for vegetable beds and new plantings, and early fall in October is best for lawn top dressing while grass is still actively growing before the November 12 first frost. Avoid heavy soil work in July and August, when the heat stresses both plants and the person doing the shoveling.

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    Is your topsoil screened, and will it have weed seed in it?

    Our topsoil is screened to remove rocks, roots, and clumps, but no bulk soil anywhere is truly sterile. In Alexandria the practical move is to spread it, water it, and let the first flush of weeds sprout over a week or two, then hoe or flame them before you plant. Our long warm season means that flush happens fast, which actually works in your favor.

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    Do I need to amend my soil for azaleas and blueberries?

    Yes. Central Louisiana silt loam often runs closer to neutral than these acid lovers prefer. Blend generous compost and pine bark fines into the planting area and plant slightly high so the crown sits above grade, which matters a lot here given how much rain we get. Mulching with pine bark afterward keeps the pH trending in the right direction.

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    How many yards of soil fit in a truckload and can you dump in my backyard?

    Standard deliveries run up to about ten to twelve yards depending on the material weight. Backyard placement depends on gate width and ground conditions, and after a wet stretch in Alexandria we may recommend a driveway drop instead to avoid tearing up saturated turf. Let us know your access and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Do not just dump new soil on top of hard packed ground. Alexandria lots are frequently compacted from construction, and layering loose soil over a sealed surface creates a perched water table that drowns roots during our wet season. Break the existing surface with a garden fork or tiller to a depth of four inches first, then blend the bottom inch or two of new soil into it so water and roots can move across the boundary.

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    Build vegetable beds up, not down. With 59 inches of annual rainfall and Alexandria's flat 79 foot elevation, in ground rows stay wet far longer than gardeners expect, which causes root rot in tomatoes and peppers every spring. Raising beds even eight inches above the surrounding grade gives you a drainage advantage that pays off every April and May, and it warms the soil faster in late winter.

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    Feed the soil, not just the plants. Our nine month growing season and warm winters mean microbes stay active almost year round, consuming organic matter far faster than in colder regions. Plan to work an inch of compost into beds each spring and again in fall. Alexandria gardeners who skip this find their fluffy new soil has reverted to dense silt loam within two or three seasons.

    The Unique Landscape of Alexandria

    The native soil across most of Alexandria is a silt loam, which is fertile and easy to work but sits on the fine side of the texture triangle and packs down hard under foot traffic and construction equipment. Many Rapides Parish homes were built on lots that were scraped during grading, leaving the good topsoil hauled off and a thin, compacted layer behind. Add 59 inches of yearly rainfall and only 79 feet of elevation, and water tends to sit rather than percolate, which drowns roots in low spots. Bringing in screened topsoil, garden mix, or compost lets you rebuild depth, raise beds above the water line, and restore the organic matter that our long warm season burns through quickly. With no real dormancy from March 8 to November 12, Alexandria soil is biologically active nearly all year and needs replenishing more often than northern gardens do.

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