Topsoil vs. Compost... And the winner is:

I filled one of my new raised beds with topsoil from Aptos Landscape Supply. I filled the other bed with "ecocompost" from the dump on Buena Vista. In each of the two beds I planted three tomato plants and three zucchini plants. These plants were from the same six packs, so they were nearly identical. The tomatoes in the top soil even get more sun!

Check out the difference... compost bed on the left, top soil bed on the right. The same brick is in each photo, for scale.

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Walter Stauss, Lifestyles Real Estate
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