"Tony" wrote in message news:4799EE8549186942.5DA3DEDA59568053.C986D99414 ...
I plan to make a few raised beds for various places around my property over
the next few weeks. I'm doing this mainly because my existing soil isn't
very good and the beds would also look nice in the landscaping.

I currently have nothing to fill the raised beds with. I'm looking for
something economical. A local nursery suggested very fine grind mulch.
They indicated that is what they used to pot up all the things they sell.

I figured that a truckload of that plus organics that I could buy to
supplement it might work nicely and it's not outrageously expensive. Anyone
have any other suggestions?

I'm located in northwest Florida.

Tony

When I built my raised beds, I did a lot of shopping around at various
landscape supply places to find not only the best price, but the best
soil to fill my beds. My girlfriend thought I was crazy, driving
around town comparing dirt, but I found huge differences in both the
price of the material and the quality.

Many places will offer several different "blends" of soil, good for
specific uses such as establishing a lawn or growing roses. I would
recommend you go with what many places call a "Gardener's Blend",
which consists of nearly equal parts of quality topsoil and compost.

-Fleemo