Dirt...can I buy it??

United States
September 16, 2008 7:57am CST
I'm planning an activity with our kids and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a place where I can get some dirt without having to dig for it? Thanks
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• United States
16 Sep 08
How much dirt do you want? Tune in to the Presidential election to get all you want for free. You can get it free or for low cost at your village or town compost. Or, you can buy big bags of it at a nursery. Or small 1-5 lb. bags at places like Wallmart. What's the activity? Welcome to myLot!
• United States
16 Sep 08
We'll be making mud pies.
• United States
16 Sep 08
"Mud pies"? Can you tell me more, I am an activities director at a nursing home and I think they might enjoy making these mud pies. - for Zuke.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
19 Sep 08
I don't know how much you need, but most gardening stores do sell bags of dirt..If you need a lot,you might be able to post somewhere locally that you are looking for dirt, some people when they do construction have left over dirt..
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
17 Sep 08
I would suppose a nursery, Home Depot, or one of those places might have a bags of soil. You can also try a garden shop. You will have to pay for the dirt. And another suggestion, does not Walmart sell potting soil? Or you could try to get a farmer to sell you some of his dirt and put it on the back of the truck.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
16 Sep 08
besides the hardware store, i would call your local gardening centre and tell them what you are planning to do and ask for suggestions - maybe even home depot???
• United States
16 Sep 08
Depends on what exactly you are looking for but, a lot of hardware stores have sandbox sand, different kinds of soil. You might try looking there to see if they carry what you want.
@likaes (496)
• Singapore
16 Sep 08
I believe you could go to any gardener's store, or a place that sells plants, to get packaged dirt. This is usually used as soil for potting plants, though I believe you can use it for whatever purposes.