"salad" wrote in message
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Hi: I have an area that used to be a childrens playground area in my back
yard. I am going to convert it to a garden. There is a brick retaining
wall surrounding the new garden area.

I expect I'll need between 8 and 10 cubic yards of dirt/compost for the
garden. At our local landfill they sell some really excellent compost,
reminds me of the land I see when I go thru Iowa. But compost really
isn't dirt/top soil.

Could I use all compost for my garden? If not, what would be a good ratio
for compost to dirt?

Sure. Most things grow pretty well in compost. We always have volunteers
growing in our compost every year.