Berm Dirt

More Berm, Less Money

Do not underestimate the value of having a good soil under a berm. The plantings which we place amid our berms come at a cost, and that cost rises if we must replace any failed plants. Berm Dirt is blended to provide the benefits of a fertile soil that will help trees and shrubs thrive at half the cost of other soil blends. This blend is far and away better than the fill dirt or gravel that is often used in forming berms. Our Berm Dirt is composed of the off fall from Soil Rejuvenation's soil blending processes: clods and balls which are sifted from all of our other soil products. The resulting dirt is a marbly matrix of compost, clay and mulch particles. Particle sizes vary between 6" and 1/2". When bringing this matrix into the context of forming a berm, the nurturing mixture provides a fertile environment for roots to develop and eases the shock of transplant. Over time berm dirt will settle, but only as the new roots entangle through the pore spaces.

1-5 cubic yards purchased

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6 plus yards, volume discount

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Fertile Soil Makes for Faster Growth

Berm Dirt provides a low cost alternative for constructing contours and doing large grade adjustments in a landscape. Although low in cost, Berm Dirt provides a great fertile rootzone for trees and shrubs.

Benefits of Berm Dirt

High in organic matter
High water holding capacity
Low cost
Few rocks
Positive environment for root growth

Recommended Uses

Constructing berms
Leveling or adjusting large grade changes
Backfilling trees & shurbs

We recommend that Berm Dirt be moved with mobile equipment because of its 1/2" - 6" texture. Clods and balls are easily smashed with a machine as the final shape of the berm is formed.

Directions for Use

Confirmation - Be sure to cross referance the product on your reciept of purchase to confirm you are reading the directions of use for the correct product.

Location of use - Berm Dirt is a preblended soil composed of the random left overs and off fall of our other soil screening operations. It serves as a fertile alternative to fill dirt and gravely soils.

Plant types - Berms generally are populated with trees, shrubs, and ornamental grasses, all of which can thrive when planted on a berm made of this ugly soil. The random mix of clay clauds, compost clauds, and large woody particles makes for a fertile environment for plant roots to thrive. The high organic matter content, healthy benificial biology, and plentiful air channels work together to form an environment that is far superior to fill dirt or gravely soils.
Applications - Berm Dirt provides a porous environment which promotes rapid root development in trees and shrubs. The benifits of this soil makes it a good option for forming berms, backfilling large holes where plant growth will be cultivated, or an inexpensive alternative to fill. Berm Dirt is not recommended for structural purposes, rather the opposite, it will remain porous for many years into the future as the wood fiber decomposes and the pores settle.

Depth - Any and all depths over 6" will work.

Handling - It is not recommended that Berm Dirt be handled with hand tools. This is a crude soil size, made up of varing particle sizes. Handling with machinery is recommended and highly encouraged. If you plan to use hand tools, you will be disappointed. Our other soils are sized more appropriatly for use with hand tools.

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What is the difference between certified organic and nutrient dense?

Some differences between certified organic standards and nutrient dense standards are as follows. Certified organic standards are a list of practices that a grower must NOT perform. Example, no herbicides, no pesticides, no fungicides, no chemicals, etc. With this standard it is possible, even probable, for a pink tomato to be presented at market with a respectable label. Nutrient dense standards are an outcome based standard. A grower's product must meet a threshhold standard for mineral content (nutritional value) in order to carry this label. If the food was grown with natural or organic rules and yet has little nutritional value, it is considered poor quality. Nutrient dense standards are often based on food nutritional values from the 1940's, before our nation's soils began depleting. For more on this subject see our article "Organic vs Nutrient dense, Both And."

What is Nutrient Dense?

The term "Nutrient Dense" was introduced by Ardin Anderson, author of Real Food, Real Medicine, a doctor who resides in the midwest. Nutrient Dense refers to the nutritional quality of a particular food. For example if results of laboratory testing show that the mineral content (along with other key items) reaches levels that are determined and fixed standards, then the food is said to be a nutrient dense food.

Do I need to add synthetic or organic fertilizers to obtain great results?

We make our best effort to provide you, our customer, with a garden soil that will make your project successful. Each soil blend is intended to be used in a general area of gardening for best results. That said, many gardeners have trade secrets that they love to employ with great tact and care. We encourage you to take the good soils that we provide and build upon them if you so wish. Be careful and have fun.

Can I use soils to fill my containers of potted plants?

No, soil mixes are not recommended for filling small to medium pots. We recommend that in the case of filling any kind of container intended for potted plants that you use a container mix, ours or a garden center's. Our container mix, our square foot gardening mix, or our garden soil recipe #5 work very well for container gardening. When a topsoil, amended topsoil, or commercial planting mix is used in a small container the plant suffers from a lack of oxygen and water due to the heavy nature of an actual soil. Because of the density and weight of a topsoil, it is far superior to use a potting media, which is significantly lighter, providing a great deal more porosity for channeling water and oxygen to the roots of the potted plant. Soil mixes (containing topsoil) are intended for filling raised beds, flower beds, gardens, and any other large bed for the growing of outdoor plants (vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials alike).

How much soil do I need for my project?

We encourage you to utilize the material calculator below for fast and easy answers to this question. The material calculator will ask you for the basic dimensions of your project and is able to provide you with reliable answers. Keep in mind that soil will settle a small amount over time, because of this it is wise to over fill at roughly 10%. We would also be glad to work through your project with you as well. Feel free to phone us.

Where do you obtain your topsoil from?

We have a 70,000 yard stockpile that is a deposit from wind erosion on a farm that has grown wheat for the past several decades. We do not use any synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides on or near our stockpile of topsoil. The farm that the topsoil deposit was removed from is currently still one of the highest producing wheat farms in the Mead Colorado area. We do not accept dirt at random from contractors or construction sites as is the practice of many other topsoil suppliers. Our topsoil is not registered as an organic topsoil with any regulatory agency, although we do practice the standards set forth by several of them. We value and are proud of the topsoil that we utilize in our soil blends.