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 right for lawn top dressing. If you are tilling into beds at 2 to 3 inches, plan on roughly a third to a half of that coverage per yard, so a 1000 square foot bed area at 2 inches needs around 6 cubic yards. Measure your area first, then decide if you are top dressing or amending, since the depth changes the math a lot.
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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 right for lawn top dressing. If you are tilling into beds at 2 to 3 inches, plan on roughly a third to a half of that coverage per yard, so a 1000 square foot bed area at 2 inches needs around 6 cubic yards. Measure your area first, then decide if you are top dressing or amending, since the depth changes the math a lot.
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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 well with a topsoil blend if you are building up low spots or raised beds before planting. For lawn work, it often gets paired with grass seed or overseeding right after top dressing. If you are edging beds near Indian Creek Park style landscaping, a load of mulch on top after the compost is worked in keeps moisture locked in longer.
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Do not pile compost more than 3 inches deep in beds, it can actually lock up nitrogen temporarily as it keeps breaking down against roots. In Lambertville's silt loam, which already holds nutrients decently, a thin 2 inch till-in layer does more good than a thick dump. Work it into the top 4 to 6 inches of soil with a fork or tiller rather than leaving it sitting on the surface, especially before spring planting.
A common mistake is applying compost right before a hard freeze and expecting it to help that season. With first frost around October 15 here, get fall applications down by late September so soil biology has a few weeks of decent temperatures to start working it in. If you miss that window, hold off until spring after last frost around April 20 instead of wasting material on frozen ground.
Buying compost by the cubic yard instead of bags saves a lot of trips once you are covering more than a couple hundred square feet, bags run small and add up fast in cost per square foot. If you are also mulching the same beds, schedule both deliveries together so you are not paying for two separate truck trips to the same driveway.
Silt loam holds water well but compacts easily under foot traffic and heavy rain, and compost is one of the few things that actually fixes that structure over time instead of just sitting on top. With zone 6b winters and a first frost around October 15, fall applications have time to work into the soil before the ground locks up. Spring gardeners here use it to wake up beds that sat compacted all winter under snow load. Either way, it is building soil that will hold up better against Michigan's freeze thaw cycles.
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.
