Cedar Grove Compost

• Made from 100% locally recycled garden prunings, food products, and vegetable trimmings.
• Adds key nutrients for plant health and vitality.
• Compost screened to 7/16 inch and aged six months to 1 year. 
• Improves soil fertility - provides a slow release of minerals.
• Naturally fertilizes.
• Seals in moisture.
• Feeds soil.
• Contains no biosolids or steer manure.
• Breaks up hard clay soil by increasing porosity
• Enhances a diverse beneficial microbial population.
• Increases water-holding capacity during dry periods and reduces runoff in wetter months.
• Increases nutrient storage in sandy soils.
• Prevents soil compaction and erosion.
• Improves overall soil structure making it easier to work, improving drainage and resultant root growth.
• Increases air quality from increased tree and plant populations 

Uses: 

• Mix with existing soil to enhance growth and water retention.
• Used commonly for around trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Fertilizing established lawns.
• Best used to amend the existing soil.
• Used for top dressing garden beds, ornamental and edible gardening.
• Recommended for mulching. 
• Lawns-seeded, sodded, or hydro seeded. 

Typical Installation: 

• Soil amendment - mix equal parts of compost with existing soil to a depth of 4 inches. 
• Install a 2" layer on top of existing soil and mix to help nutrients spread throughout the soil. 
• Click here for tips on mulching. Add 3 inches of Cedar Grove Compost to reduce weed growth.
• Veggie Gardens Compost should be tilled into the existing soil. For every 3 inches of existing soil, add 1 inch of compost to be mixed in.
• The compost can be used as an amendment to drained soil and tilled in. 

Tips:

• Click here for common measurements for your yard project. 
• An easy test for the drainage of your soil.