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 the right amount for topdressing an established lawn. For bed work you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, so figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard at that depth. Measure the actual bed or lawn area first, then match it to the depth you're going for rather than guessing.
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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 the right amount for topdressing an established lawn. For bed work you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, so figure closer to 110 to 160 square feet per cubic yard at that depth. Measure the actual bed or lawn area first, then match it to the depth you're going for rather than guessing.
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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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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 on new beds where the clay needs more than organic matter alone can fix, and it layers nicely under mulch once beds are amended. A lot of Scranton customers order compost in spring for beds and come back in fall for a lawn topdressing before frost.
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In rocky clay like Scranton's, don't till compost in too deep. Two to three inches worked into the top 4 to 6 inches of soil does more than burying it a foot down where clay chokes off airflow. The goal is breaking up the surface layer where roots actually live, not creating a compost pocket surrounded by hardpan that water still can't move through.
The biggest mistake we see is piling compost on thick thinking more equals faster results. Excess compost can tie up nitrogen as it continues to break down, which starves whatever you just planted. Stick to 1 inch on lawns and 2 to 3 inches tilled into beds, then let it work into the soil over a season instead of loading it all at once.
If you're already amending clay-heavy beds, order compost and a coarser mulch together so the mulch goes down right after the compost is tilled in, locking in moisture while the organic matter starts breaking down the clay structure underneath. Scheduling both in the same delivery saves a second trip and gets the bed finished in one work session.
Scranton sits on rocky clay that drains slow and compacts hard, especially on the older lots near Steamtown and through the hillside neighborhoods. Compost breaks that structure up over a season or two, giving roots somewhere to go besides packed subsoil. Zone 6a means a real freeze and thaw cycle each winter, and compost worked into beds before that cycle helps loosen clay naturally as ice expands and contracts in the soil. It works for both spring bed prep before last frost around May 5 and fall top dressing ahead of the October 5 frost.
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.
