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--- garden:intro:soil:other [2025/07/18 00:12] – davidbac
+++ garden:intro:soil:other [2025/07/21 18:04] (current) – davidbac
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 I've used a number of bags labeled Garden Soil for leveling and with amendments for transplanting native bare root plants. I have no idea how it compares with Earth soil.
 ==== Three-way topsoil ====
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 This is a commercial name for an indeterminate mix of earth soil (maybe), sand, compost (maybe), shredded forest products, bark and who knows what else. There is no standard. What one company sells by this name may look and be quite different from that sold by another company.
-I have been buying such a soil for leveling, starting turf and filling holes to replace the native soil from a local supplier.
+I have been buying this from a local supplier for leveling, starting turf and filling holes to replace the native soil. I can tell it has some earth soil, some sand and some shredded forest products. I mix it with TAGRO (see  from the City of Tacoma's municipal waste department.
-==== TAGRO ====
-Tagro ([[https://tagro.com/products-pricing/]]) products created and marketed by the City of Tacoma. TAGRO products are made from a blend of pasteurized wastewater byproducts called biosolids and other weed-free gardening components.
-=== TAGRO Potting Soil ===
-=== TAGRO Topsoil ===
-=== TAGRO Mix ===
-TAGRO Mix is a soil amendment that is a blend of 50 percent “Class A—Exceptional Quality” biosolids, 25 percent sawdust and 25 percent screened sand. TAGRO:
-  * Breaks up and aerates heavy soils
-  * Helps soil retain moisture
-  * Providea a slow release of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous