Garden Soil in Maine
For a Maine garden beside a camp or home, keep Garden Soil for the planted space, not the gravel work around it. Compost supports prepared growing ground.
- Size: Nutrient-enriched soil blend
- Grading: Enhanced with organic compost
From $486.00 for 1 ton, delivery included
Larger loads cost less per ton: 500 tons is $41,160.00 ($82.32 per ton). Pick any quantity below for a delivered price.
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“After the deer got into everything we grew at ground level for the third year running, we finally built four raised beds and needed something better than what was left of our old garden dirt. Went with about three yards of garden soil split between the beds, delivered right to the edge of the garden path so we didn't have to haul it far. Maine Rock Supply's driver was patient backing the smaller truck down our narrow lane in Albion, something the big landscape trucks always complain about. The soil is rich and dark, no weed seeds sprouting up we didn't plant, and the tomatoes have never looked better.”
Otis M. · Verified Buyer
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Everything You Need to Know About Garden Soil
Size and Grading
- Size
- Nutrient-enriched soil blend
- Grading
- Enhanced with organic compost
Set Garden Soil aside for Maine garden plots, raised planting spaces, and decorative beds where plants need an enriched growing medium. It is not a substitute for the gravel subbase used beneath camp roads or driveways through mud season. Its compost content and natural amendments are meant for the soil where plants will grow.
Deep frost and spring thaw can leave established planting areas looking worn after winter. Garden Soil brings compost into that ground, supporting moisture retention in dry spells and better water movement when rain returns. To refresh an older bed, place it over the existing planting soil before planting, so the renewed material stays where roots can use it.
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Material: Garden Soil
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Common Uses
Vegetable & Herb Gardens
Use garden soil in vegetable and herb plots to give crops a fertile, free-draining place to root. Tomatoes, peppers, and squash can draw on its added nutrients during the growing season.
Raised Bed Filling
Garden soil makes raised beds and planters ready for planting. Fill the bed with one blended material instead of combining soil, compost, and amendments separately.
Flower Bed Preparation
Use garden soil when starting a flower bed or bringing an older bed back into shape. Its balanced nutrients help annuals and perennials develop strong plants and abundant blooms.
Soil Rejuvenation
Renew worn planting beds by applying enriched garden soil as a top-dressing. Add 2-3 inches to restore nutrients, improve soil structure, and bring beneficial organisms back into the bed.
Why Choose Garden Soil
Nutrient-Enriched Formula
Garden soil contains organic compost and natural amendments to feed growing plants. Its nutrient blend can avoid separate fertilizer applications at planting.
Improved Soil Structure
Organic matter helps soil hold moisture while still letting excess water drain away. That balance supports root growth, especially through Maine's freeze-thaw cycles.
Soil Life at Work
Organic compost provides food for helpful soil organisms. As they work, nutrients become available to plants, supporting growth through the season while reducing dependence on synthetic inputs.
Ready to Plant
Garden soil can be used as delivered, without extra amendments. Fill the beds, plant your crops, and grow in a prepared medium.
Frequently Asked Questions About Garden Soil
Customer Reviews
One small bed, no rocks to pick
One yard of garden soil for a single raised bed out back. Dark, crumbly, no rocks to pick out before planting. The lettuce and beans are already outgrowing the space we gave them.
Beatrice G. · Etna, ME · Verified Buyer
Good soil, truck ran a little late
Filled two new raised beds behind the house with garden soil, about a yard and a half total for both. It's rich and crumbly, easy to work with a hand trowel, and the seedlings took off within a week of transplanting. Only complaint is the truck showed up almost two hours after the window we were given, which cut into the rest of our planting day.
Reginald A. · Benton, ME · Verified Buyer
Good beds, a little debris mixed in
The community garden plot down the road ordered garden soil for eight new beds this spring, four yards total for the whole plot. The soil is good, dark and workable, and everything planted took right off in it. Only small complaint is a few pebbles and bits of root mixed through a couple of the beds that we had to sift out by hand before planting.
Cletus F. · Exeter, ME · Verified Buyer
School garden beds off to a strong start
Our elementary school started a vegetable garden this spring and needed soil for six new raised beds the shop class built. About two and a half yards of garden soil from Maine Rock Supply filled them all with a little left over for the herb boxes by the entrance. Kids have been out there weeding and watering all spring, and everything from the peas to the pumpkins has come up strong.
Wilma R. · Clinton, ME · Verified Buyer
Raised beds finally keep the deer out
After the deer got into everything we grew at ground level for the third year running, we finally built four raised beds and needed something better than what was left of our old garden dirt. Went with about three yards of garden soil split between the beds, delivered right to the edge of the garden path so we didn't have to haul it far. Maine Rock Supply's driver was patient backing the smaller truck down our narrow lane in Albion, something the big landscape trucks always complain about. The soil is rich and dark, no weed seeds sprouting up we didn't plant, and the tomatoes have never looked better.
Otis M. · Albion, ME · Verified Buyer
Garden Soil has 5 verified customer reviews with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
