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Stable litter, chicken and/or cow manure, with varying amounts of leaves,
hay, straw, silage and spoiled grain, mixed together and composted.
Use:
For building soil organic matter. And, for tilling into garden beds, for
use as a topdressing, and for boosting transplants. Tilling compost into
the soil provides it with a rich blend of organic matter.
By increasing soil organic matter, nutrients become more available to plants.
Improves water holding capacity of soil and soil tilth.
Learn more about why adding compost to your soil enhances
plant growth. here.
POTTING SOIL MIX
Composted manure, stable litter, sphagnum peat, vermiculite, ground limestone
and natural soil amendments.
Use:
Use for raising bedding plants and small houseplants. For most bedding
plants, this mix provides sufficient nutrients to carry them through to
transplanting.
Advantages:
A complete mix.
Learn more about our potting soil and how to grow your seedlings! Read Dave Trumble's article on Ideal Compost Potting Soil here.
SEED STARTING MIX
Same ingredients as potting soil, but screened to 1/4" and with additional
vermiculite for added porosity.
Use:
For salt-sensitive seedlings, and for use in small diameter plug trays. Also for covering seeds sown in Potting Soil Mix.
Advantages:
High air volume and water holding capacity. Low salinity.
CONTAINER MIX
A coarser version of our potting soil. Ground bark substituted for part
of peat to improve drainage.
Use:
For growing large flower and vegetable plants in containers. Plants will
likely require supplemental feeding to sustain them for a whole season.
Advantages:
Larger proportion of compost than potting soil. Increased porosity promotes root growth.
FINE TEXTURED MULCH
Hot-composted shavings and stable litter. Finer textured than bark mulch.
Use:
For a 2-3" topdressing on flower and vegetable gardens. Mulch works
best for your plants when applied after soil warms up, just before weeds
sprout, near the beginning of June.
Advantages:
Our mulch is fine-textured enough to break down over the course of the
growing season, feeding the soil.
GARDEN SOIL BLEND
A mix of compost, sand, loam, subsoil and lime formulated as a ready-made,
fertile soil for gardens.
Use:
For new construction of perennial, annual, and vegetable beds.
Advantages:
Ready-made fertile soil for gardens.
LAWN SOIL BLEND
Modified version of Garden Soil Blend formulated to resist compaction from
mowing and human traffic while providing a balance of nutrients for lawns.
Use:
For maintenance and new construction of lawns and playing fields.
Advantages:
Resists compaction from mowing and human traffic.
Questions or comments? Email us at info@idealcompost.com
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