Dirt. Cheap.

Gene fetched me a whole truck load of garden soil last weekend. Minick Materials on Council, half mile north of I-40 has everything you need in dirt and rocks. Awesome selection. Of dirt. And rocks.




Gene paused on the Minick scale with the Dodge, then rolled on out to the yard for the guys to drop a bucket-o-dirt onto his (squeaky clean) truck bed. Then back to the scale.


We spent $40 on a ton of "Rich Mix Soil" which is 47% topsoil, 30% clean sand, 20% composted cattle manure, 3% gypsum.

They also offer "Garden Ready" which is 47% Topsoil, 25% clean sand, 12.5% Composted Cattle Manure, 12.5% Back to Nature(composted cotton burrs), 3% Gypsum, for $45 a ton.

You have to buy a minimum of a ton, so bring the pickup.