Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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At one inch deep, a cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, which is the right depth for topdressing an existing lawn. For garden beds getting tilled in at two to three inches, plan on closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard depending on how deep you go. Measure the actual bed or lawn area first, since guessing on compost either wastes it or leaves the soil undertreated.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
At one inch deep, a cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, which is the right depth for topdressing an existing lawn. For garden beds getting tilled in at two to three inches, plan on closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard depending on how deep you go. Measure the actual bed or lawn area first, since guessing on compost either wastes it or leaves the soil undertreated.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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!
Compost pairs well with a topsoil blend if you're building a new bed from scratch, since compost alone is too rich to plant into directly. For lawns, a lot of Reading customers follow a fall topdress with mulch on the shrub beds nearby, cutting down on separate deliveries. If you're seeding after tilling compost in, that's usually its own step a week or two later.
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Reading's silt loam drains slower than sandy soil, so compost tilled in wet stays clumpy and doesn't integrate well. Wait for the bed to dry out a bit after rain before working compost in, even if that means pushing your planting date back a few days. Dry enough to crumble in your hand is the test, not dry enough to dust.
The common mistake is treating compost like mulch and piling it three or four inches thick on a lawn. That much organic matter breaks down fast, gets slimy, and can actually smother grass instead of feeding it. One inch topdressed and raked in is plenty, you can always repeat it next season instead of overdoing it once.
If you're prepping a new bed and buying both compost and topsoil, order them for the same delivery day so you're not paying for two separate trips. Blending them on site as you go, roughly one part compost to two or three parts topsoil, stretches the compost further and avoids soil that's too rich for most perennials.
Silt loam around Reading holds water well but compacts easily, especially on the older lots near the Pagoda where soil has been worked hard for decades. Compost breaks that compaction up and adds the organic matter silt loam is usually short on. With a last frost around April 25 and first frost near mid October, you've got two real windows to work it in, spring before planting and fall after cleanup. Either way it needs time to integrate before roots depend on it.
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.
