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Pelletized Compost makes handling and application easier while retaining all of the benefits of compost.
Features of Pelletized Compost
Features of Pelletized Compost
- Made from high quality leaf and yard waste.
- The compost is low temperature dried and compressed through a pellet mill into a 6mm pellet. After it is crumbled through a roller mill and screened to remove fines and dust.
- Can be blended with conventional fertilizers and seed for a complete soil health program.
- It generally provides a 2-2-1 NPK analysis
- Provides an alternative to manure based products.
- Provides essential macro and micro nutrients for plant growth. compost is packed full of
- Will help jump start the biological communities in your soil.
- Is over 55% organic matter, which provides a rich humus environment for microorganisms,
- Improves moisture retention, reduces erosion
- Currently available in 1 mt supersacks on skids.
- For other sizes, or bagged, please contact for more information.
- Turf, lawns, commercial properties; 44 lbs (20 kg) per 1000 ft2 (100 m2) applied twice a year – spring and fall.
- For best results, apply after aeration
Your lawn needs more than sunshine, water and fertilizer to thrive. A deep, healthy root system helps your lawn survive damage from drought and insects and avoids costly repairs. A thick, dense lawn chokes out weeds and reduces new weed infestations.
The composition of your soil has a big impact on the quality and health of your lawn. Under most lawns there is a thin layer of topsoil with either clay or sand underneath. Both of these conditions can lead to poor, thin lawns prone to stress caused by drought, winter deicers, insects and high traffic. The most effective way to improve the soil is to topdress with compost that is high in organic matter.
Increasing organic matter will:
The composition of your soil has a big impact on the quality and health of your lawn. Under most lawns there is a thin layer of topsoil with either clay or sand underneath. Both of these conditions can lead to poor, thin lawns prone to stress caused by drought, winter deicers, insects and high traffic. The most effective way to improve the soil is to topdress with compost that is high in organic matter.
Increasing organic matter will:
- Increase water holding capacity of sandy soil
- Increase drainage and air pores in clay soil
- Increase beneficial microorganisms including earthworms, which improves soil structure
- Supply plant nutrients
- Increased drought tolerance
- Stimulated root growth
- Improved fertilizer results
- Improved seed germination