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Hi Genya, The best way to build up your soil and improve the tilth (condition) is with organic material. You don't need to purchase topsoil. If you add finished compost you don't have to wait to plant. Bagged compost would probably be less expensive then bagged top soil, and if you have a large area to cover you could purchase the compost in bulk to be delivered to you, which is even less expensive then bagged. If that isn't to your liking, you could do lasagna beds (also called sheet composting or interbay mulch) that should be ready by the time you are ready to put out your veggies. Basically is involves building a compost pile in layers where you want to plant. You don't even have to turn it into the soil, but could plant your transplants directly intoit. This should be helpful. http://www.motherearthnews.com/menar...173-050-01.htm http://www.bconnex.net/~carolw/lasagna1.html For more info on improving your soil take a look here. http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_quali...gy_primer.html http://www.soilfoodweb.com/sfi_html/...ach/index.html Newt
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