Turtle - place specific block (without having to have it in turtle's inventory)

Hello,
I want to work on automatic building system using Turtles, but I wonder how to place specific block (via ID something like turtle.place(3) - will place dirt). It'll be also painful to fill Turtle's inventory with specific blocks (especially when building big buildings). I don't want to use this on server so I don't need protection from letting players get blocks for free.

Thanks for any advices.

This is not possible. You can only place blocks that are in the turtle's inventory.