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One cubic yard of compost covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. If you are tilling into a new bed at 2 to 3 inches, figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per yard depending on which end of that range you use. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then decide if you are topdressing thin or building soil deep before you order.
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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 of compost covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. If you are tilling into a new bed at 2 to 3 inches, figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per yard depending on which end of that range you use. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then decide if you are topdressing thin or building soil deep before you order.
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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 a new bed from scratch, and with mulch on top once the compost is worked in to hold moisture and slow weeds. If you are seeding or overseeding a lawn this fall or spring, compost topdressed first gives the seed something better to root into than straight sandy loam.
Sandy loam drains so well that compost worked in shallow tends to migrate down past the root zone faster than it would in clay. For beds, till it in at the full 2 to 3 inches rather than the minimum, and mix it through the top 6 inches of soil with a fork or tiller instead of just laying it on top. That gets the organic matter where roots actually sit instead of leaving it to wash through after the next hard rain off the Sound.
The most common mistake we see is piling compost on thick as a mulch substitute. Compost is not mulch, and a 3 inch or deeper layer left sitting on the surface can mat down, shed water, and actually starve roots of oxygen. Keep lawn topdressing at 1 inch and rake it in, and cap bed applications at 3 inches worked into the soil, then use an actual mulch on top if you want the moisture and weed control benefit.
If you are doing both a new bed and a lawn refresh in the same season, order compost as one combined cubic yard delivery instead of two separate small orders, it is more efficient to move and spread once. Pair it with a load of mulch delivered the same day, so you finish the bed in one work session instead of waiting on a second trip.
Sandy loam is the story here, it warms up quick in spring and drains well, but it lets nutrients and water pass right through before roots can use them. Compost worked into that soil adds the organic matter that slows drainage down and gives it some body. With zone 7b winters and a frost window running mid November to early April, folks here are usually building beds or topdressing lawns in that spring push after April 7 or again once the fall heat breaks. Around the Miller Place Historic District a lot of the older lots have been gardened for generations, and compost is how you keep that soil from wearing out.
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.
