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 of compost covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right amount for topdressing an established lawn. For beds, plan on tilling in 2 to 3 inches, so figure closer to 100 to 160 square feet per yard depending on how deep you go. Measure the square footage of the lawn or bed area first, then decide which depth applies before ordering.
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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 amount for topdressing an established lawn. For beds, plan on tilling in 2 to 3 inches, so figure closer to 100 to 160 square feet per yard depending on how deep you go. Measure the square footage of the lawn or bed area first, then decide which depth applies before ordering.
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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 naturally with a top layer of mulch once it is worked in, the mulch holds moisture over the amended soil and slows how fast the sand dries back out. If you are building a new bed from scratch, a load of topsoil blended with compost gets you further than compost alone. Many St. Petersburg customers order both in the same delivery to cut down on separate trips.
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In sandy St. Petersburg soil, compost breaks down and disappears into the profile faster than it would in clay, so a bed that looked well amended in spring can be sandy again by late summer. Plan on a second, lighter application in fall rather than assuming one big spring dose carries the bed through the whole growing season. Two smaller applications a year outperform one heavy one here.
The most common mistake we see is piling compost on too thick, thinking more organic matter means better soil faster. Past 3 inches tilled in, or more than an inch topdressed on lawn, compost can actually tie up nitrogen temporarily as it continues breaking down, which shows up as yellowing grass. Thin and repeated beats thick and once.
Compost and mulch are not interchangeable even though people often ask for one when they mean the other, compost feeds the soil and breaks down within a season, mulch sits on top and protects moisture longer. Ordering both together, compost tilled in first and mulch layered over it, gets more value out of a single delivery than doubling up on either material alone.
St. Petersburg sits on sandy soil that drains fast and holds almost no organic matter, which means nutrients and water move straight through before a plant can use them. Compost worked into that sand gives it something to hold onto, literally binding particles together so beds retain moisture between waterings. In a zone 10a climate where the growing season barely pauses, soil that cannot hold nutrients gets exhausted quickly, especially in beds near the coast that see extra leaching from rain. Most of the yards we deliver to here need this more as a soil builder than a mulch replacement.
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.
