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    St. Paul Soil Delivery
    St. Paul Soil Delivery
    St. Paul Soil Delivery

    About this soil

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

    Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

    Plan two to three inches of compost for amending existing beds, four to six inches of topsoil for regrading a lawn area, and ten to twelve inches of garden blend for raised beds. Order a little extra to account for settling.
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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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    St. Paul Soil Delivery

    St. Paul 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.
    Tracy Bly
    Tracy Bly
    Google Review

    Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

    Plan two to three inches of compost for amending existing beds, four to six inches of topsoil for regrading a lawn area, and ten to twelve inches of garden blend for raised beds. Order a little extra to account for settling.
    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

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

    What St. Paul Customers Like About Our Soil

    4.7
    out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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    Tracy Bly
    Tracy Bly

    Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

    Google Review
    Michelle Ivette Ponce
    Michelle Ivette Ponce

    Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all co...

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    Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.

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    Figure square footage first, then convert your target depth to a fraction of a foot before multiplying. For a four inch fill that is 0.33, so a 300 square foot area needs about 100 cubic feet, or roughly 3.7 cubic yards. Remember that St. Paul silt loam settles, so soil piles will shrink ten to fifteen percent after the first few rains.

    Complete Your Outdoor Soil Project

    Finish new soil with a layer of shredded hardwood mulch to keep it from crusting, and add grass seed or stone edging depending on whether you are building lawn or beds.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What kind of soil do I need to fix the low spots in my St. Paul lawn?

    Use screened topsoil or a topsoil and compost blend, not pure compost, since compost settles too much. St. Paul lawns often develop low spots where old construction fill has settled or where silt loam has compacted along walkways. Fill in layers no deeper than an inch at a time over existing grass so the turf can grow through, and repeat every few weeks.

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    When can I start working soil in the spring here?

    Usually the first or second week of May. St. Paul silt loam holds water, and if you dig or till it while it is still saturated from snowmelt you destroy the structure and create clods that last all season. Squeeze a handful into a ball and press it with your thumb. If it crumbles you are ready. If it smears, wait.

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    How much soil do I need for a raised bed?

    A four by eight foot bed at twelve inches deep takes just under one and a quarter cubic yards. Most St. Paul gardeners build raised beds ten to twelve inches deep so roots stay above the cold compacted silt loam and the bed warms faster in a short Zone 5a season. Fill with a garden blend rather than straight topsoil so it does not settle into a brick.

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    Should I add compost to my existing St. Paul soil or replace it?

    Amend, do not replace, in almost every case. St. Paul silt loam has decent mineral content and nutrient-holding capacity, it just lacks organic matter and pore space. Working two to three inches of compost into the top six to eight inches usually transforms a bed. Full replacement only makes sense where you are dealing with construction rubble or contaminated urban fill.

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    Why does water sit in my backyard after it rains?

    St. Paul gets its rain in bursts, and compacted silt loam cannot absorb an inch an hour. Water sits on the surface until it evaporates. The fix is usually a combination of regrading with topsoil to push water away from the house at a quarter inch per foot and deep amendment with compost to rebuild infiltration. On bluff-side lots the opposite problem can appear, with water running off too fast.

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    Can I put soil down in the fall?

    Fall is an excellent time in St. Paul. Soil delivered in September or early October has weeks to settle before the ground freezes in November, and the freeze and thaw cycles over winter actually help break new soil into the existing profile. Just get seed or cover in place before the October 8 first frost so bare soil does not erode over winter.

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    Is your topsoil screened and does it have weed seed in it?

    Our topsoil is screened to remove rocks, roots, and debris, which matters because unscreened St. Paul fill often contains construction chunks and old brick. No bulk soil is completely sterile, so expect some volunteer seedlings the first year. Mulching over new beds and staying ahead of the first flush of weeds handles it.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Do not till wet St. Paul soil. Silt loam has fine particles that smear into plates when worked saturated, and you will be fighting the resulting hardpan for two or three seasons. After spring melt or a heavy rain, give it three or four dry days, then test by squeezing a handful. This single habit does more for soil structure here than any amendment you can buy.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Layer, do not dump, when raising a grade over existing lawn. St. Paul turf will grow up through about an inch of new soil at a time but suffocates under three. Spread an inch, rake it level, let the grass push through over two weeks, then repeat. It takes a month to gain three inches this way, but you keep your established root system instead of starting over with seed.

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    Feed the soil in fall, not just spring. St. Paul ground stays biologically active well past the October 8 first frost, and compost spread in early October gets pulled down by earthworms and freeze and thaw action all winter. By the time you plant in mid-May the organic matter is already integrated into the silt loam, which is far more effective than scratching it in the week you plant.

    The Unique Landscape of St. Paul

    Most St. Paul yards sit on silt loam that started out fertile but has been compacted by decades of construction, especially in neighborhoods where homes went up in the 1920s or where newer infill has driven heavy equipment across the lot. That compaction is why water pools in the low spots after a June thunderstorm and why lawns thin out by August. Bringing in quality topsoil or compost-rich blended soil restores the pore space and organic matter the native profile has lost. With only about 160 frost-free days between April 30 and October 8, St. Paul plants cannot afford to spend weeks fighting dense soil before they get growing. Good soil also buffers the 34 inches of annual rain, holding it in the root zone in July and letting it drain in a wet spring. Whether you are leveling a settled boulevard strip, filling raised beds, or regrading around a foundation, the soil you start with sets the ceiling on everything else.

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