MICHELLE H. wrote:
Well I know that the generic, debris-filled cheap $1.50 topsoil bag at
Home Depot is 40 pounds. The "Scotts: Premium" topsoil is $1.98 and
comes in a 30 pound bag. All the bags of "Organic" topsoil run
anywhere from $5 dollars to $7 dollars a bag at my local garden
center, and they all come in 40 pound bags as well.

The weight of soil per cubic foot varies with its content, moisture and
compactness. Picking a typical figure say 80lbs per cuft. So your bags are
about half a cuft each. So you need about 80 bags which will cost about
$150-500 (depending on which one you buy) and weigh about 3200lbs, which is
looking like quite a lot of trips in the family car. Perhaps try asking a
local landscape supplier what the price of 2 cubic yards (a little more than
you need) delivered would be. It may not be cheaper for a small quantity
like that but it may be more practical. Consider how close the delivery
truck (or your car ) can get to the site as you will have to carry or barrow
it the rest of the way.


D