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    Oroville Soil Delivery
    Oroville Soil Delivery
    Oroville 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.

    Plan on filling raised beds to their full depth, usually 10 to 12 inches, and on two to three inches of topsoil for leveling or overseeding an existing Oroville lawn. One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at one inch deep.
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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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    Oroville Soil Delivery

    Oroville 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.

    Plan on filling raised beds to their full depth, usually 10 to 12 inches, and on two to three inches of topsoil for leveling or overseeding an existing Oroville lawn. One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at one inch deep.
    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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    Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

    What Oroville 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 length and width in feet for each bed or fill area, then decide your depth in inches before you run the numbers. For raised beds, measure the inside dimensions rather than the outside frame, since a two by ten cedar bed loses a few inches on each side. Add ten to fifteen percent for settling, which is real with any loose soil blend.

    Complete Your Outdoor Soil Project

    Add compost to blend into your native sandy loam and a few yards of mulch to cap the finished soil, which keeps the surface from crusting and drying during Oroville summers. Drip line and emitters are worth pricing at the same time.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What kind of soil do I already have in Oroville?

    The dominant texture across the Oroville area is sandy loam, often with gravel or cobble mixed in closer to the Feather River and in areas built on old dredge ground. It works easily and drains fast, which is a real advantage in winter, but it is usually low in organic matter and holds few nutrients. Amending with compost or bringing in a garden blend is what turns that native material into productive planting soil.

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    Do I need raised beds or can I plant straight into the ground here?

    Both work in Oroville. Sandy loam drains well enough that you rarely need raised beds for drainage the way people do in heavy clay areas. The reason most local gardeners still build them is control, since a raised bed lets you hold a rich, moisture retentive blend in place instead of trying to amend a fast draining native profile. If you do plant in ground, dig wide rather than deep and amend the whole planting area.

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    When should I be prepping soil for a vegetable garden in Oroville?

    Prep in February so the beds are ready when the last frost passes around March 12. Winter moisture makes the soil easy to work in late winter, and by mid March you can put in tomatoes, peppers, and squash with a long runway ahead of them. A second prep in early September sets up a fall planting of greens and brassicas that will run right up to the November 22 first frost and often well past it.

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    How much topsoil do I need to level my yard before laying sod?

    For general leveling on an Oroville lot, two to three inches of screened topsoil over the existing grade is typical, which is about six to nine cubic yards per 1000 square feet. If you are filling settled areas or old irrigation trenches you will need more in those spots. Grade so water moves away from the foundation, since Oroville can get intense short duration storms in December and January.

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    Will imported soil bring weed seed into my yard?

    Screened topsoil can carry some weed seed, which is normal for any natural product. In Oroville the ones to watch for are foxtail, filaree, and puncture vine. Topping your finished grade with two to three inches of mulch dramatically reduces germination, and watering the bare soil once to sprout the seed bank before planting lets you clear the first flush in a single pass.

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    Can I use soil to fill in around my foundation or against the house?

    You can regrade to move water away from the structure, and that is a good idea given how quickly Oroville storms drop rain, but keep finished soil at least six inches below any siding, stucco weep screed, or wood framing. Piling soil against the structure invites moisture damage and pest access. Use a gentle slope of about an inch per foot for the first several feet out.

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    Does our sandy loam need a lot of fertilizer?

    It needs more frequent, lighter feeding rather than heavy applications. Nutrients move through sandy loam quickly, and Oroville summer irrigation accelerates that leaching. Small doses every few weeks during the growing season work far better than one big spring application. Building organic matter with compost is the long term fix, because humus holds nutrients in place where roots can reach them.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Do not fill a raised bed entirely with pure topsoil. In Oroville heat a straight topsoil fill compacts and forms a dry crust by midsummer. A working ratio is roughly sixty percent screened topsoil, thirty percent compost, and ten percent coarse material for structure. That blend holds water through a hot week without going anaerobic during a wet January, and it keeps its volume better than a compost heavy mix that will shrink noticeably by the second season.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Water new soil in stages rather than all at once. Freshly delivered soil often arrives dry, and dry organic matter can actually shed water. Wet the bed lightly, wait an hour, then water again, and repeat until moisture is uniform through the profile. This also settles the material so you can see where you need to top off before planting. Skipping this step is why so many Oroville raised beds drop two inches in the first month.

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    Break through the hardpan before you import soil. Parts of Oroville sit on a compacted layer, and some yards on former dredge ground hit cobble a foot down. Adding good soil on top of a sealed layer creates a bathtub during winter rains and a shallow root zone all summer. Dig a test hole, fill it with water, and see if it drains in a few hours. If not, rip or auger through before you spread.

    The Unique Landscape of Oroville

    Most Oroville yards sit on sandy loam, sometimes over a hardpan or cobble layer left by old Feather River deposits and dredge tailings. That native profile is workable and well drained, but it is typically low in organic matter and drops nutrients past the root zone quickly under irrigation. Bringing in a quality topsoil or garden blend gives raised beds, new lawns, and planting holes the body they need to actually hold moisture through a 100 degree stretch in July. With a long growing season in zone 9b, from a last frost around March 12 to a first frost near November 22, Oroville gardeners get eight full months of production, which means the soil is working hard and needs the organic reserve to keep up. Good imported soil also lets you level and grade the settling and low spots that show up after winter rains.

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