I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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How Much Compost Do I Need?
How Much Compost Do I Need?
One cubic yard of this compost covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. For bed work, where you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, plan on that same yard covering roughly 110 to 160 square feet depending on how deep you go. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then decide if you are dressing thin or building soil structure deep.
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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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
How Much Compost Do I Need?
How Much Compost Do I Need?
One cubic yard of this compost covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the right thickness for topdressing an established lawn. For bed work, where you want 2 to 3 inches tilled in, plan on that same yard covering roughly 110 to 160 square feet depending on how deep you go. Measure your bed or lawn area first, then decide if you are dressing thin or building soil structure deep.
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Compost pairs naturally with a topsoil order if you are building a new bed from scratch on this area's clay base, since straight compost alone is too rich to plant into. It also works well ahead of mulch, laying compost down first to feed the soil, then mulch on top to hold moisture through the summer swings. If you are overseeding a lawn in fall, a thin compost topdress before seed down gives new grass something better than clay to root into.
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Areas we deliver compost in Youngstown, Ohio
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
On Youngstown clay, do not till compost in and walk away. Clay wants to reseal itself once disturbed, so work the compost through the top 4 to 6 inches with a fork or tiller, then rough up the surface again after a rain or two before planting. If you till once and let it sit, you get a compost layer sitting on top of a compacted clay shelf, which does not help roots much at all.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The biggest mistake we see is piling compost on thick thinking more equals healthier soil. At 2 to 3 inches tilled into beds it builds structure. Past that, especially on lawns, it can smother grass and actually lock up nitrogen while it finishes breaking down. Stick to 1 inch topdressed on turf and resist the urge to double it just because you have material left over.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Order compost for spring bed prep and fall lawn renovation in the same year if your beds and lawn both need help, since one yard rarely covers both jobs well. Buying in two seasonal passes also means you are working with fresh finished compost each time rather than storing a big pile over summer where it can dry out and go inert before you use it all.
Building Better Soil in Youngstown
Youngstown sits on heavy clay, and clay holds water in spring and cracks hard by August, which is rough on root systems either way. Compost worked into that clay breaks up the structure and gives roots somewhere to go instead of sitting in a compacted layer. With a growing zone of 6a and a frost window that runs early October to mid May, a lot of local prep work happens in narrow spring and fall stretches, so getting compost down before the ground closes up or right as it opens matters. People here use it on lawns that have gone gray and tired near the old steel corridor lots, and in beds around foundations where the original fill dirt was never much good to begin with.
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.