Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. For garden beds you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, so figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard at that depth. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then match it to the depth you actually need rather than rounding up.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. For garden beds you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, so figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard at that depth. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then match it to the depth you actually need rather than rounding up.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Compost pairs naturally with a topsoil order if you are building up a new bed from scratch, and with mulch on top once beds are amended and planted. If your silt loam is on the compacted side, a round of core aeration before spring compost topdressing on the lawn will help it actually get down to the root zone instead of sitting on the surface.
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On lawns, keep compost topdressing to about 1 inch and rake it in so it settles between the blades rather than smothering them. Any thicker and you risk suffocating the grass instead of feeding it. In beds, 2 to 3 inches tilled into the top 6 inches of your silt loam is enough to noticeably improve structure. More is not better here, excess compost can actually lock up nitrogen and other nutrients rather than release them.
Fall applications, done before the October 19 average first frost, let compost start breaking down and integrating into the soil over winter, so beds are ready to plant as soon as the last frost clears in mid April. A common mistake is applying compost right at planting time in spring and expecting immediate results, it needs a few weeks minimum to start working into the root zone.
If you are amending several beds across a property, ordering compost in bulk by the cubic yard usually works out more efficient than buying bagged material a few cubic feet at a time, and it means one delivery instead of a dozen trips home from a store. Pair it with mulch on top once beds are planted to hold moisture and cut down on the watering silt loam otherwise demands in summer.
Silt loam is the base soil across most of Fond du Lac, and it tends to compact and crust over winter, especially near Lakeside Park and other low lying areas along Lake Winnebago where drainage is slower. Compost breaks that surface tension up and adds the organic matter silt loam is usually short on. With a growing season bounded by an April 15 last frost and an October 19 first frost, there are really two solid windows here, spring bed prep before planting and fall top dressing before the ground locks up. Either way, compost worked in now pays off in soil structure by the following season.
Finished compost is organic matter that has fully broken down into a dark, crumbly material with an earthy smell. It feeds soil life, improves structure, and helps beds hold water without staying soggy.
Work 1 to 2 inches into new beds, or topdress lawns with a quarter to half inch and rake it in. More is not better. Too thick a layer can smother roots instead of feeding them.
Spring and fall are both good windows. Spring applications feed the growing season ahead, and fall applications break down over winter so beds are ready at first thaw.
