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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?
Compost is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 324 square feet at a one inch depth. For lawn top dressing, stick to that one inch and figure your square footage from there. For bed prep, plan on two to three inches tilled in, which means roughly 100 to 160 square feet per yard, so measure your beds before you order.
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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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
How Much Compost Do I Need?
How Much Compost Do I Need?
Compost is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 324 square feet at a one inch depth. For lawn top dressing, stick to that one inch and figure your square footage from there. For bed prep, plan on two to three inches tilled in, which means roughly 100 to 160 square feet per yard, so measure your beds before you order.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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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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Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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 ...
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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.
We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...
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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Compost pairs well with a topsoil blend when you're building a new bed from scratch in that Murfreesboro clay, since the topsoil gives structure and the compost adds the organic matter. If you're finishing beds after tilling, a layer of mulch on top holds moisture and keeps the compost from drying out and blowing off in windy spring weather.
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Areas we deliver compost in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
In Murfreesboro's clay, don't just till compost into the top inch or two and call it done. The clay layer underneath still acts like a barrier, so work it in as deep as your tiller allows, ideally six inches, so roots have a real transition zone instead of hitting a wall of clay right under a thin layer of nice soil.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The biggest mistake we see is piling compost on thick thinking it'll feed the lawn faster. It doesn't work that way, and more than an inch on turf can actually smother grass or tie up nitrogen while it keeps breaking down. Thin and frequent beats thick and rare, especially on established Bermuda or fescue lawns common around here.
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If you're prepping several beds at once, order compost and topsoil together and stage them side by side so you can blend on site instead of guessing ratios in advance. It's more efficient than mixing bagged product, and you're not paying for material you don't end up using once you see how the clay responds.
Building Better Soil in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro sits on heavy clay over limestone, and that combination compacts hard and drains slow, which is exactly the kind of soil compost is built to fix. Tilled two to three inches into a new bed, it breaks up that clay structure and gives roots somewhere to actually spread. On established lawns, a thin top dress helps turf handle our zone 7a summers and the swings between wet spring soil and dry August stretches. It works whether you're planting ahead of the last frost in April or getting beds ready before fall, since compost isn't a single-season material here.
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.