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About this compost
Finished screened compost, fully broken down and ready to work into beds. The general purpose choice for building soil that holds water and feeds roots.
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How Much Compost Do I Need?
How Much Compost Do I Need?
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is what you want for a lawn top dressing pass. If you are tilling into beds at 2 to 3 inches, figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard, so measure your bed area first and work backward from there. Most Houston townhome and bungalow lots need somewhere between 1 and 4 cubic yards depending on how many beds you are hitting.
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About this compost
Finished screened compost, fully broken down and ready to work into beds. The general purpose choice for building soil that holds water and feeds roots.
I have ordered twice now, a pleasure to deal with, easy and fast delivery, beautiful mulch!
How Much Compost Do I Need?
How Much Compost Do I Need?
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is what you want for a lawn top dressing pass. If you are tilling into beds at 2 to 3 inches, figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard, so measure your bed area first and work backward from there. Most Houston townhome and bungalow lots need somewhere between 1 and 4 cubic yards depending on how many beds you are hitting.
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Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.
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Compost works well laid down before a fresh layer of mulch, since the compost feeds the clay soil underneath while the mulch holds moisture on top in Houston's heat. If you are starting a new bed from scratch, some folks bring in a bit of sand or topsoil ahead of the compost to break up the clay first. It also pairs naturally with any lawn renovation work done in spring or early fall.
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Areas we deliver compost in Houston, Texas
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Do not pile compost more than 3 inches deep and worked in, especially in Houston's clay. Clay already drains slowly, and a thick layer of compost sitting on top without being tilled in can actually hold too much water against roots and invite rot. Thin and worked down beats thick and left alone, particularly with St. Augustine lawns where a heavy top dress can smother the grass instead of feeding it.
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Time your compost application before Houston's spring green up in March or before fall overseeding in October, since both give the material weeks to integrate before extreme heat or the December frost window shows up. Applying compost in the dead heat of July just burns off the biological activity you are paying for, so spring and fall really are the two windows that make sense here.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you are amending several beds around a Houston property, order compost and mulch on the same delivery instead of two separate trips. Compost goes down first and gets worked into the clay, then mulch goes on top to hold moisture through the summer. Doing both in one pass saves a second delivery fee and gets the whole bed finished in a single weekend.
Building Better Soil in Houston
Houston sits on heavy clay that holds water in summer and cracks hard in dry stretches, and compost is one of the few things that fixes both problems at once. Tilled into beds it opens up that clay so roots and water can move through it instead of sitting on top. With zone 9a's long growing season, Houston gardeners get two real windows a year, spring and fall, to rebuild soil structure before the next round of heat or the occasional freeze around December. A lot of local yards also use it as a lawn top dressing to keep St. Augustine going through our humid summers.
What Finished Compost Is
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.
How Much to Apply
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.
When to Apply
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.