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By returning landscape waste, food scrap and stable bedding back to the soil in the form of enriched compost it is perhaps the truest form recycling, providing a cleaner environment for people and for more healthy plant growth to sustain our food sources. This process completes the food chain cycle by returning the nutrient that have been removed to produce our food.
Using compost is the natural way to replenish and condition soil to make every square foot more productive. Using Compost Supply is the best way to promote optimal growth conditions.
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Compost Supply
Spreading Coverage |
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Depth
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Yards/1000 sq. ft.
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Yards/Acre
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1/8″
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0.38
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16
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1/4″
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0.75
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33
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1/2″
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1.50
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65
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1″
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3.10
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133
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2″
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6.20
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270
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3″
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9.30
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405
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4″
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12.40
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538
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Or use this formula:
(___ sq. feet x ____ inches of compost x 0.0031= _____ sq. yards |
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Landscaping – Spread 1/3 inches of Compost as a top dressing; seed or plant as normal.
Raised Flower Beds – Use Compost to fill a raised bed and blend with topsoil. Plant annuals or perennials and then mulch.
Vegetable Gardens – Apply 1-3 inches of Compost and rototill or mix into existing soil.
Fall Garden Cover Crop – Spread 1-3 inches of Compost and see cover crop in the fall to protect exposed soil. In the spring rototill cover crop into the soil and process with spring garden as usual.
