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    Carbondale Soil Delivery
    Carbondale Soil Delivery
    Carbondale Soil Delivery

    About this soil

    Screened topsoil with a fine, even texture. Ideal for new lawns, sod prep, and raised garden beds.
    Mitch Smouse
    Mitch Smouse
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    Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.

    Lawn topdressing works best at a quarter to a half inch, new lawn areas need four to six inches of topsoil, and raised beds should be filled ten to twelve inches deep for good root room.
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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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    Carbondale Soil Delivery

    Carbondale 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.
    Mitch Smouse
    Mitch Smouse
    Google Review

    Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.

    Lawn topdressing works best at a quarter to a half inch, new lawn areas need four to six inches of topsoil, and raised beds should be filled ten to twelve inches deep for good root room.
    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 your delivery date

    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 Carbondale 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 each area in feet and decide your fill depth in inches. Multiply length times width times depth, then divide by 324 to get cubic yards. Order about ten percent extra for raised beds and trenches, since soil always settles once our spring rains soak it in.

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    Finish with two to three inches of hardwood mulch over new plantings to hold that soil in place, and keep some crushed stone on hand for the base of any bed edging or walkway.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    Why does my Carbondale yard turn to concrete every August?

    That is silt loam with too little organic matter. The fine particles pack tightly and once summer heat pulls the moisture out, the surface hardens and sheds water. Topdressing with a half inch of compost twice a year and core aerating in fall gradually restores the pore space that keeps soil workable.

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

    For shallow dips, spread no more than one inch of screened topsoil at a time so you do not smother the grass. Multiply length times width in feet, divide by 324 for a one inch layer, and that is your cubic yards. Repeat the process the following season for deeper settling.

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    What soil should I use for a raised vegetable bed here?

    A garden mix of screened topsoil and compost works well for Carbondale gardeners. Our zone 7a season is long enough for tomatoes, peppers, and okra to run into October, so you want a blend that holds moisture through the dry late summer stretch but still drains after a three inch rain.

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    When can I start soil work in the spring?

    Wait until the silt loam crumbles instead of smearing when you squeeze a handful. In Carbondale that is usually late March into early April, right around the April 8 last frost date. Working silt loam while it is wet destroys structure and creates clods you will fight all season.

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    Is bagged soil from the store the same as your bulk soil?

    Bagged products are often mostly peat and bark fines. Our bulk blends are built around real screened topsoil with local body to it, which is what you want when you are patching lawn, backfilling, or building beds that need to hold together under Carbondale's heavy rain events.

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    Can I use topsoil to fix drainage problems in my yard?

    Soil can regrade a low spot or improve the slope away from your foundation, and that solves plenty of Carbondale drainage complaints. But if water is genuinely trapped by compacted subsoil, adding topsoil on top just makes a wet sponge. In those cases combine grading with aeration and organic matter.

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    How much soil do I need for a four by eight raised bed?

    A four by eight bed filled twelve inches deep needs about 1.2 cubic yards. Order 1.5 yards because fresh soil settles two to three inches after the first heavy Carbondale rain and you will want the extra to top it back off.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Never work Carbondale soil after a big rain. Silt loam has fine particles that smear into a dense, airless mass when you till or dig it wet, and that damage lasts for years. Take a handful and squeeze. If it ribbons and shines, wait two or three more days. If it crumbles into loose bits, you are ready. This single habit will do more for your soil than any amendment.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Blend, do not layer. Dumping four inches of fluffy garden mix on top of untouched silt loam creates a texture boundary that water refuses to cross, so roots stay in the top layer and dry out fast in August. Loosen the existing ground first, then work the bottom couple inches of new soil into it. The transition zone lets roots move down into the native profile where moisture lasts longer.

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    Time your soil building around the calendar. Carbondale's last frost lands near April 8 and the first hits around November 1, which gives you a wide window. Fall is the underrated half of it. Spreading compost and topdressing in October lets earthworms and freeze thaw cycles work it in over winter with zero effort from you, and the bed is ready to plant the moment spring arrives.

    The Unique Landscape of Carbondale

    Carbondale's native silt loam is genuinely productive soil, but decades of construction grading around Southern Illinois neighborhoods have left many yards with subsoil at the surface and very little organic matter. That stripped silt loam compacts under 46 inches of annual rain and turns slick when wet and brick hard when it dries in August. Bringing in quality topsoil and compost blends rebuilds the structure that lets roots breathe and water infiltrate instead of running off. In zone 7a you get a long growing window from around April 8 to November 1, which means plants can actually use the fertility you add. Good soil also fixes the low spots and settled trenches that collect water after every storm and drown turf and shrubs.

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