Soil for outside??

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I am going to buy soil for my torts outdoor enclosure. I was wondering what kind of soil is everyone using? Anything new or different?? Or should i just stick to top soil from home depot?
 

Levi the Leopard

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I've added top soil to outdoor pens as needed. It has ash and sometimes nails or glass in it. But it's cheap dirt and so I'd pick it out and still use it. I've also used pathway bark in some areas.

Are you adding dirt to current yard space?
Or is the dirt going on concrete?
 

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Its going into a garden box. I put top soil in it last year. But its been so long since i bought it im looking to see if anything new is out there. What kind of pathway bark?
 

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I use potting soil. The cheap bagged one, from Home Depot. The potting soil is like twenty cents more per bag but has a lot less sand than top soil.
 
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