Geo Growers

Ordered 4 yards of decomposed granite.
They had several grades available and were able to advise me on what would be best for my project via phone.
Their prices were reasonable and they were able to deliver via dump truck about 3 hours after ordering.
Will definitely use these guys for future projects!

Very helpful and the best soil in town!

Great dirt, mulch and super friendly and helpful staff. I also love the river rock and colored gravel! We will definitely be back

Great dirt, great mulch, same day delivery, and they just called me — six months after my one-​time delivery — to see how the dirt and mulch worked out for me.
Nice. :)

Bummer-​the key people who have been running that place for years and years are now gone. Just not as great of an experience there anymore. The owner knows his dirt but it is the people who worked there for so many years that made this place so great. Jana-​you are missed!

They were very nice (that’s the only reason they get any stars) but I am wishing we had gone with Natural Gardener. I ordered two yards, one to fill my raised garden beds and one as a lawn topper. I described in detail what we wanted to soil for and they recommended the types. The piles looked identical being mostly sand. I went ahead and spent the HOURS of my life spreading the soil over my yard and filling my beds. After the rains my yard looks like a desert in places, all sand no dirt at all, and my raised beds won’t even hold moisture for a full day. Water just runs though the sand and into the ground. I have to water twice a day to keep the plants from wilting. Very disappointed in the quality. It really seemed like 80% sand in both piles. I feel like the time and huge effort to spread it on the lawn was a total waste, not to mention the cost of the soil itself was $ 500 or so… The soil was also full of large white balls of white stuff that turned into a powder when you smashed it… guessing it was Lime, but not mixed in at all, just huge boulders all throughout that had to be smashed by hand. Just really not happy with the dirt…

Nobody knows soils like Geo Growers. Though other blenders get more publicity, These guys are the best. I use their specific mixes in my various beds. I add turkey manure compost to my tomato beds every fall and have had high productivity growing them in the same bed for 10 years. George also recommended adding gypsyn for the tomatoes. Their rose mix hold water but drains well and stays fluffy. Geo Growers has done their part, now if it would just rain.

We had a great experience at this place. It was recommended to us by Tillery Street Plant Co, who get their dirt there.
We got 25 (5 gal) bags of Thunder Garder for a raised garden bed. Although it took a while to shovel all of that and load it into the car, it was an unbeatable deal. They also take 10% off all dirt with Go Local.
I also got a few started plant there, and they are all doing really well and looking mighty healthy. They were pretty reasonably priced to start with, but they also had a buy 3 get 1 free deal on all starter plants, and gave me a gallon of compost tea for free!
The whole experience was just really nice and I feel like these people really know what they are doing. It is totally worth the drive to the outskirts of town to get soil for our garden.

I live near Geo Growers and thought I’d stop by to see what they have for my yard and garden. They have good natural remedies to problems and great soil! They will deliver it to your house if you live fairly close and will bring as little as 1 yard. They have a large variety of soil, and things like crushed granite. They also have some small plants, and raised bed products and supplies.
If you ever go, make sure you talk to George. He’s extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

We ordered 21 cubic yards of pea gravel last weekend.
All aspects of the interaction were great — Cheerful delivery and great product.
We called Friday and had delivery Saturday. Two dump truck loads of gravel were dumped on our driveway with precision and care.
This is a company that we’d definitely recommend.

I live in SW Austin, and I have Celebration Bermuda grass. After spreading turf topper last weekend, my grass looks amazing. This product consists of sand, gypsum, and turkey compost in a fine particle material so it was very easy to spread out. I also love working with George and his staff as they are all very knowledgeable about their products and landscape management. They have the best products in Austin for your turf and flower beds.

This is one of those rare places that goes the extra mile, and that makes me drive the extra mile in appreciation. Here’s why I keep going back:
— TIPS/​KNOWLEDGE: Every last one of them is helpful and can give you tips that will stay ingrained into your routine because they actually work! In addition to the general savviness of everyone who works there, they carry a great selection of books on gardening, composting, and types of plants and flowers that grow best in your neck of the woods. They also have a little price sheet available along with a schedule of ideal times to plant various plants. Don’t forget to pick ONE up!
— CUSTOM SOIL BLENDS: I had two raised beds built last year when I started frequenting this place religiously. I went back and forth 5 times to fill both. One was one for vegetables and herbs, to which I added their Double Thunder soil blend ($ 3.50÷5 gallon bag or $ 48 for a cubic yard). My second raised bed had roses and other flowering plants for which I purchased the Ranch Rose blend (also $ 3.50÷5 gallon bag or $ 48 for a cubic yard). I chose both on the recommendations of a customer who told me she’d never seen such amazing results on her tomatoes. She explained that her tomatoes were the green envy of her normally amicable neighbors, and once they saw the difference in size, color and taste, they were automatically converted to Geo Growers soil. That in itself says a lot; especially coming from a kind customer. (If you are reading this, kind customer, I apologize my dog attempted to hump yours multiple times as we were shoveling soil).
— COMPOST TEA: I generally have compost tea available from both my bokashi bin and my compost tumbler, but considering this stuff is liquid crack for all living plants, you can really never have enough. They sell it for $ 5 a gallon or if you pay more than $ 10, you get a gallon for free. Please note that sometimes they run out of the gallon containers so I recommend keeping a few empty ones in your mode of transportation. Also, huge huge tip: make sure the empty milk/​juice container is sealed in an upright position, preferably wrapped in plastic. My dad just kind of threw it into my truck and well, let’s just say it leaked and it took a long time to get rid of that stench!
— DOG FRIENDLY: I’ve always taken my dog and it’s nice he’s able to run around or hang out near the soil, compost and mulch mounds. Only time Zico has been an issue is when he darts off to chase the chicken on location. It’s good fun to watch but I still don’t know if he’s capable of actually attacking them. And I don’t want to wait for that to happen. They also have an area where you can both wash your hands and give your dog water to drink in the provided bowls.
— PLANT AND HERB SELECTION: Every kind of plant/​herb I’ve purchased from here survived and grew well. This includes basil, tomato, lavender, okra, various peppers, jasmine, mint, cacti, sage, and some I forget. This tells me they sell good quality which allows you greater success if you started off leaning more towards a brown thumb than a green one. Gardening takes patience and practice, but Geo Growers really gives you an edge by helping you do it right even if you are a beginner like me!
— DELIVERY: Geo Growers will also deliver the soil, compost, mulch and dirt if you purchase by the cubic yard. They slap on a fee depending on your zip code but if you drive around in a nicer car than my crapped out truck, you may want to take this into consideration. Otherwise, bagging it is a workout but it allows you to get the number of bags you need and haul them away yourself. If you are getting different soils, I also recommend you take a permanent marker so you can differentiate the bags.
— OTHER ITEMS: They have a wide array of supplies inside the store and they also sell all kinds of sand, gravel and foundation material for very reasonable prices.
— GO LOCAL AUSTIN CARD: They sell it here AND they use it so hurray for an extra 10% off.
So, if you are considering taking up gardening this spring, I highly recommend you call them with your questions, visit their website, or drop by to take a crash course on what to plant, how to plant it and when. Happy growing!

Between the Go Local card and the Unilocal deal ($ 10 for $ 20 Certificate, which is still available as I write), Geo Growers has been the absolute cheapest place to get dirt for my flower beds and garden. Get the Double Thunder mix if you’re going to mix it in with existing soil that is lacking in drainability (is that a word?) and nutrients.
The folks working there are super-​helpful and knowledgeable. They even let me grab some okra and basil from their garden on the way out.
It’s a short drive to the south side of town, but totally worth it for the friendly service and excellent products the big box nurseries just don’t offer.

I’ve bought several yards of their ‘Thunder Garden’ and the ‘Magic Mulch’, the plants just love it! Even though this heat wave has taken a toll on the garden the herbs and veggies are doing really well.
The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful.
The dog’s love it too! It makes for a really easy dig! Dang Dogs…

I really love this place, its the place for soils. George really knows what he is doing. I’m in the gardening business and I use them fairly often. Buying good soil is a wise investment for your plants. They also have a very nice selection of organic products for your garden. The staff is nice but a bit quarky, but I’m not there to chit-​chat. Do make sure you take a look at the soil they are loading, to make sure you are getting the right product, you don’t want to go home with a different mix than what you really needed. Never has happened to me, but I can see it happening on a busy day.

i am not scientest, so cannot comment on the quality of the dirt/​compost or whatever. but all five people i consider local experts say GG is «the» place to get goood compost — even the main guy who hosts garden radio show and public TV gardening show.
they were prompt the few times we had it delivered (years ago,) and they were helpful when i drove pickup to pick up a bunch of loads to start a new garden (yes, each one of my tomatoes, cucumbers and onion cost me on average $ 6 each, but that is separate conversation :))
Their pricing seems to be exactly average (for bulk soil)

They were nice, but we were disappointed with the dirt. We thought it (thunder garden) would be more organic matter, instead, it just looks like sand and small pebbles. I didn’t think anything would grow in it but tried it anyway because we had already gotten it and I really don’t know that much about dirt. Well, our plants are having a hard time growing this year compared to last. I know it could just be a bad year, but really, looking at the dirt, I just don’t see how anything could grow in it. I tried supplementing with manure and fish emulsion after the fact, but it’s just lacking… really disappointed since I heard such good reviews. It’s good for growing cactus though. My cactus are doing well.

This place has awesome dirt and nice people. The prices are good, and they accept the Golocal card, which gets you 10% off of anything they sell! The lady who helped us at the counter showed us around and was very friendly and sweet. We talked as I admired the pet chickens running around (bout 5 grown and 4 younger chicks). She had lots of useful information and the whole place was full of interesting gardens and gee-​gaws. We bought Thunderdirt to lay our sod over, and that stuff is golden.

Why buy Dirt? Well why would anyone think of making dirt a business model? I don’t know but I’m glad that they did. If you are serious about your garden or lawn then you need to start with good soil. There is none better than this place. Way better than the bagged stuff you get at the big box home improvement places and cheaper. Catch them on their 2 for 1 weekends and it becomes «DIRT» cheap (sorry.could not let that go!). You basically buy soil by the 5 gallon bucket (you bag yourself and save). Of by the truck load.