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 right for topdressing an established lawn. For garden beds you are usually working 2 to 3 inches deep and tilling it in, so figure a cubic yard covers closer to 110 to 160 square feet 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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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.
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 right for topdressing an established lawn. For garden beds you are usually working 2 to 3 inches deep and tilling it in, so figure a cubic yard covers closer to 110 to 160 square feet 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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What is a Yard?
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Compost pairs well with a mulch topdressing once it is worked in, especially on beds heading into Montrose's dry summer stretch where mulch holds the moisture compost helped the soil retain. If you are amending a new bed carved out of clay, a load of compost followed by a load of screened topsoil is a common combination we deliver together. For lawns, compost topdressing is often paired with aeration done the same week.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
At 5,807 feet the sun and wind dry out exposed soil fast, so once you till compost into a bed, get it planted or mulched within a few days rather than leaving bare amended soil open. In Montrose's dry air that soil can crust and lose moisture almost as fast as before you amended it, undoing some of the benefit compost was supposed to add.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is piling compost on too thick, thinking more equals better results. On lawns, more than an inch smothers grass instead of feeding it, and in beds, more than 3 inches tilled in can actually tie up nitrogen while it keeps breaking down. Stick to the ranges, 1 inch topdressed on turf, 2 to 3 inches worked into beds, and let the compost do its job at that rate.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you are amending a large new bed carved into Montrose clay, consider a mix of compost and topsoil delivered together rather than compost alone, since straight compost on its own is not a growing medium and works best blended into existing soil. Ordering both in the same delivery saves a second trip and gets your soil built in one pass before you plant.
Building Better Soil in Montrose
Clay soil is the story in most Montrose yards, and it holds water tight in spring then bakes hard by midsummer at this elevation and dry climate. Compost worked into that clay opens it up, lets roots and water move, and feeds the soil biology that clay alone can't support. With a growing season bounded by a May 7 last frost and an October 4 first frost, there are two real windows each year to get compost down, spring before planting and fall after cleanup. Either way it is the same job, building soil structure so the rest of the landscape has something to grow into.
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.