Description
Compost is decomposed organic matter that looks like rich, dark crumbs and smells earthy. It is not meant to be planted in on its own. Its job is to improve the soil you already have.
What it does well
- Boosts clay or sandy garden beds
- Gets raised planters ready for a new season
- Top-dresses a thin lawn before overseeding
- Adds body to a soil mix you are blending yourself
How to apply
Work an inch or two into the top several inches of a garden bed, or spread a thin layer over grass and rake it in. Water it after spreading so it settles. Wet compost gets heavy in a wheelbarrow, so move it in small loads.
Quality compost looks even and crumbly, with no recognizable food scraps or sticks. A common plan is a one to two inch layer worked into vegetable beds each spring. Spread one to two inches thick, a cubic yard covers a good share of a small garden.
Compost is sold per cubic yard with a 2 cubic yard minimum order. After you enter a ZIP code, the price delivered to your address shows up on this page.
Wendell H. ·
Used 10 yards of compost mixed with topsoil to grade out a low spot where the lawn used to puddle, then seeded over it. Spread with a landscape rake and it settled nicely after the first good rain. Material was uniform and easy to move. Ordering by the yard online was straightforward and the pile landed exactly where I marked.
Kara G. ·
Our back yard is heavy clay and nothing wanted to grow. Tilled 3 yards of this compost into the top few inches across two garden beds and the difference was obvious within a couple of weeks, water actually soaks in now. Nice dark color, no trash or plastic bits in it. Delivery driver backed into a tight side yard without touching the fence.
Brooke A. ·
Ordered 4 yards of compost for our raised beds and the two long borders along the fence. It came screened, dark and crumbly, smelled earthy rather than sour, and spread easily with a wheelbarrow and rake. Driver called about twenty minutes out and dropped it right on the tarp in the driveway. The tomatoes have never looked this good in August.