Greetings all. I am interested in ground cover methods you all have used. I had looked at purchasing WS products, but quickly realized this to be costly considering the size of my layout. I have plenty of dirt free and readily available in my back yard. I considered applying said dirt in a matter similar to ballasting, but then I remembered as a kid collecting metal from dirt using a magnet. Seemed like a good way to ruin a locomotive. Ideas? Thanks!