6 loads of 15-20 yards each, think I'll build a raised garden and do some landscaping. In my defense it was so cheap a pickup load cost more than what I paid for a dump truck load. The inspector at hard at work!
Hey, no hoarding problem there. If you got it that cheap, get some more....they aren't making any more of it you know! Great score, I would've done the same!
Now the real work begins. Spread it where you will use it then manage it to turn it into top soil. Reference Ray Archuleta videos to get a feel for what that really would take.
Don't look like much here BTU's in that pile. Better cover it before it gets rained on. Take it for ever to dry out.
That's a great reminder of the need for cover crops and reduced tillage, I've been working on those things in my garden with some success drainage has been my biggest obstacle which this dirt and a lot of sweat should take care of.
Keep an eye out for construction near you, soil is cheap it's the hauling that get expensive. This was 4 miles from my house and was at our new office so the excavation company cut me a deal ($50 per load) rather than haul it 30+ miles to another site. She should whelp in about 2 weeks so she kinda looks like a bloated cow right now but it has not slowed her down any. She is great with the kids and makes a super nice watch dog. I've been involved with design and construction supervision of the new office in addition to other duties. So I've not worked with her as much as I should have, she will pass the AKC CGC requirements easily. I may pursue some additional titles with her. I would really like tracking and potentially schutzhund training but it raises some liability, I don't know if I want to go down that road.
I have a pile of dirt in my backyard from my patio project that kinda resembles that.......only it's not cleaned and sifted!
I saw that thread, your sidewalks are looking really good. Growing up we grew rocks my grandpa to dig post holes had to use dynamite! That soil was unscreened and did not have a single rock in it!
