Expert advice on soil, mulch, gravel, and everything you need to get your Gig Harbor project done right.
The best soil for in-ground vegetable gardens: a loam texture (40/40/20 sand/silt/clay), pH 6.5-6.8, 3 inches of compost worked in annually. Includes the PNW clay-soil fix and real Harbor Soils prices.
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How to mulch around trees the right way: 2-3 inches deep, out to the drip line, never touching the trunk. Avoid the volcano mulch mistake. Real Kitsap bark prices included.
How much compost for garden beds, vegetable gardens, raised beds, and lawn topdressing. Cubic yard formula, application rates by use case, and real Harbor Soils Kitsap pricing for mushroom, cow, and fine compost.
The 60/30/10 raised bed soil mix (60% topsoil, 30% compost, 10% drainage material) is the proven recipe for productive raised beds. Includes the math, real Kitsap delivery pricing, and the simpler HS Garden Mix alternative.
Hillside landscaping in the PNW is a drainage and erosion problem first, an aesthetic problem second. Rock terracing, boulder placement, plant pairings, and the real materials and prices that fix bare or eroding slopes in Kitsap County.
8 garden path ideas matched to PNW conditions — drainage, slope, foot traffic, and how each material holds up after a wet winter. Pea gravel, crushed minus, stepping stones, river rock, pavers — costs and install notes for each.
11 landscape edging ideas using rock, boulders and stone — what each costs in bulk materials, how each holds up in PNW weather, and which fit which kind of yard. Real Harbor Soils prices for Kitsap County.
A fire pit area needs the right base layers underneath, the right surface material around it, and enough drainage to handle PNW winters. Materials, dimensions, base layer math, and real Harbor Soils bulk prices for Kitsap County.
A rock garden in the PNW is not the same as a desert rockery. Drainage, sun exposure, native plant choices, and stone selection are all different. Here's how to design, build, and plant one that thrives in Kitsap's wet winters and dry summers.
A well-built dry creek bed solves real drainage problems AND looks intentional year-round. Materials, design, slope, fabric, rock sizes, plus PNW-specific notes for Kitsap clay soils. Real Harbor Soils prices.
Build a raised garden bed in a weekend: materials, dimensions, drainage prep, and the step-by-step build. Plus real Kitsap soil pricing and how much fill you need. PNW-tested.
PNW soils typically run pH 5.0-6.5 (mildly to strongly acidic) due to high rainfall, parent material, and conifer cover. This guide walks through how to test soil pH, plant-by-plant pH chart, and how to raise pH with lime or lower with sulfur.
