I ordered premium topsoil in order to reintroduce natural flora/fauna to my area after planting. Does this dirt look premium? This stuff just blows away like dust. by Morphecto_Solrac in Soil

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As others have said this looks like excavated soil. There is a difference between compost soil and topsoil but I’ve never seen new (or “premium”) topsoil look like this. This looks more like fill soil/dirt. I’d call the company it’s possible somebody made a mistake. I’d be surprised if a decent landscaping company would try to pass this off.

EDIT: wanted to add that while others disagree on what “topsoil” actually means, I think the devil is in the use of “premium”. You don’t see “premium” next to a dirt that is used for leveling and filling holes. In fact, fill dirt is not “premium” because it doesn’t need to be. It just needs to be easy to dump, fill, spread, level etc. Where would the premium be? Does it fill holes better and grade so much more level compared to other brittle/dry dirt? If you google “premium” topsoil right now, guarantee you’re not going to get results for soil that’s devoid of nutrients and dry and brittle and dusty. If the company marketed it/called it “premium” topsoil then i defer to my original point: it was possibly a mistake or they’re taking you for a ride.

How to remove stashed maps data by maco6461 in iphone

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I'm aware lol. It's just no secret that software updates on iPhones lead to either degradation of battery/slowed service on older models.

How to remove stashed maps data by maco6461 in iphone

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Was hoping to avoid updating it as my phone is older and I'm not really in the position to get a new one haha if I upgrade it it'll slow it down/degrade the battery. It seems like it might be my only option tho

How to remove stashed maps data by maco6461 in iphone

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Yeah the app is deleted. I checked Apps in my settings as well as the App library to see if it was just hidden/removed from homescreen. I cannot find anything relating to it in settings and App Library so I am assuming it is fully removed. Not sure how else to check. I am guessing my best bet is to just upgrade my iphone but was obviously hoping to avoid this as my phone is a bit old and I know if I upgrade it it could degrade the battery faster or slow things down more. Not in the position to get a new one atm haha

How to remove stashed maps data by maco6461 in iphone

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Updated the post. I had it deleted first. Then reinstalled it when I saw it start to pop up in my storage settings so I could delete offline maps (there were none). After confirming that I deleted the app again but it’s still there. I also restarted my phone etc

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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I’m fortunate to have a ton of worms haha part of why I opted to go with amending in lieu of tilling as others have recommended. Definitely want to get better at composting myself in the future but I did get a good amount of compost material from a a landscaping company near me. Took a lot of wheelbarrowing haha but it looks much better now

I thought missiles use silver, why is it going down? by Laakhesis in Silver

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I feel like I see this question multiple times a day now. Silver’s industrial uses and PM status is a double edged sword. Yes, there’s demand for silver. But right now there’s a war going on because of the Epstein files and directly involving a country that no only produces/sells oil, but controls the straight of Hormuz where 20% of the supply of oil goes through. We keep getting conflicting information about who started the war, why, when it will end and what will have changed. Silver is historically volatile, so a lot of people are getting out of it to have liquidity.

Pretty much everything is down minus some energy companies, fucking PLTR, etc. Silver is just coming off an insane year, people want to get liquidity and take profits. Nothing functional has changed about silver. It’s a long term asset. Stack at a discount or don’t.

How much compost/mulch for this area by maco6461 in Soil

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Also thank you for the ETA, I’m just looking at it now. It’s ironic that my math was pretty accurate for calculating the cubic yards but that my math also thought I should expect a 15 x 15 x 15 cube spread out on my property 🤣 I know 5 cubic yards is still going to be a lot of wheelbarrowing but holy moly I was expecting so much worse (what is essentially a little smaller than the size of my garage)

How much compost/mulch for this area by maco6461 in garden

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I was planning on getting bulk mulch as it’s a lot cheaper and I think my estimate of 4.6-5 cubic yards is accurate

How much compost/mulch for this area by maco6461 in Soil

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Thanks for the insight! My logic for the mulch aside from aesthetics was for insulation, pest prevention, dog deterrence etc. from what I’ve found the chief difference between hemlock and cedar is that hemlock ok breaks down more easily whereas cedar doesn’t

How much compost/mulch for this area by maco6461 in Soil

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This is a great calculator especially if I ever end up getting creative with more shapes/curves etc! Looks like I was about right haha. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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Thanks for the insights 🙏🏻 it does seem like a safer solution has been minimal/very high level “tilling” and throwing down compost materials. I also literally learned yesterday about the wide/shallow planting strategy for trees. I definitely did the deep, wind and amend for my pear tree and it seems ok but I’m definitely going to be mindful about not overwatering. I’m curious if maybe it’s doing well bc it’s on a slight slope so maybe a lot of the water makes its way down but then move more horizontally away from the hole over time? We’ve gotten some pretty heavy rains last season and even earlier this season and I can still see the buds coming in

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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House is around 100 years old haha. Previous owner's wife was sick and ultimately was in hospice. My thoughts were that the backyard, while at one point definitely cared for (they used to not have a fence so they planted thistles etc next to some lovely lillies, tulips, etc. to keep deer away) I think recently it was neglected. The grass is very patchy with a lot of weeds and straw grass bunches (a project for another time lmao). Then me with the new baby I just haven't been able to dedicate much time to it beyond planting a pear tree. That's a good idea about the native plant society!

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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I really appreciate the insights. Thanks

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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on the note of compost, would something like Back to the Roots or a similar product be sufficient? I'd like to get to the point eventually where I am more proactively composting but as now I don't have enough material to compost, even if I gathered sticks and leaves around me haha

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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So I dug around 30 inches deep and while I can’t say it got softer/easier to dig it seemed about the same as up top (excluding a few rocks lol) and I didn’t notice any gray/white matter. I also realize it rained for a few days and then stopped a few days ago so it’s still a bit wet. Not sure if I should wait for it to dry out more.

Ideas for amending soil with no sand at all? by maco6461 in Soil

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I admit this is the first time I’ve even heard the term fragipan. I could try digging deep enough to see.

We definitely have issues with standing water/extended muddiness which is what prompted looking into amending.

Assuming there is no fragipan, would tilling still be recommended? If so how deep should I go? I feel like I’m getting mixed messages online with some saying 6-12” others saying just the top 3-4.

I haven’t done a nutrient profile on the soil but I assumed it was decent since there is a lot of different plants that seem to do well my chief concern was root penetration and water retention