Compost and Woodchips for Sale

• Compost
• Compost Use: Preparation and Application Rates
• How many yards do I need to apply X inches?
• Woodchips

Our compost gets rave reviews from local gardeners and landscapers!

Emmet County’s Homegrown Compost

• Made from local yard and garden trimmings and food scraps
• Improve the texture and vitality of your soil

Prices 

(There is a $5 minimum on compost purchases.)

• Bagged: ^$6 per bag or 3 bags for ^$15
• Bulk Minimum=1/4 cubic yard:  ^$5  (a quarter yard is 50 gallons)
  (BYOB bring your own buckets, bags, tubs and a shovel too as ours frequently…ahem…are missing)
• Bulk Load-Your-Own: ^$20 a cubic yard  (bring your own shovel as ours frequently disappear)
• Bulk We-Load: ^$30 a cubic yard (into open trucks or trailers only)
  
• Volume Discount: purchases of 20 yards and up, $20 a cubic yard LOADED

When storing bulk compost, cover it with a dark tarp to keep out airborne weed seeds and prevent it from drying or getting soggy. 

Compost Use: Preparation and Application Rates

the following are from “Composting for the Homeowner” from the University of Illinois Extension (resource suggested by Michigan State University)

New Vegetable or Flower Garden

• Prep: clear existing vegetation and roots of tough perennial weeds.
• Use Compost: cover the area with 3 to 4 inches of compost. Till it into the top 6 inches of the soil.

In Potting Mixes

• “Compost is excellent for container growing mixes, because it stores moisture effectively and provides a variety of nutrients not typically supplied in commercial fertilizers or soil-free potting mixes.”
• Use Compost: Use 25-50% compost by volume.

Mulching Existing Gardens

• Prep: remove weeds, making sure to remove the roots of tough perennial weeds.
• Use Compost: Cover the garden or bed with 1 to 2 inches of compost.

To Support Your Lawn

• Prep: If using home-made compost, screen out chunky materials.  Aerating the sod before applying comopst will help incorporate the compost.
• Use Compost: Apply 1/8 to 1/4 inch of compost. Rake it into the crevices.

When Planting Trees or Shrubs

• Prep: collect the soil from the hole to backfill around the root ball.
• Use Compost: Mix compost into the natural soil before back filling. Use up to 25% compost (by volume). Using more than 25% compost may discourage the plant from extending its roots beyond the amended soil in the hole.

When Feeding Existing Trees

• Prep: Drill 1- to 2-inch diameter holes 12 inches deep throughout the tree canopy and beyond at 18-inch spacing. Fill the bottom of each hole with dry fertilizer at recommended rates.
• Use Compost: Top off the holes with compost.
• This treatment should supply nutrients for 2 to 3 years.

When Feeding Existing Shrubs

• Prep: Drill 1- to 2-inch diameter holes 8-10 inches deep throughout the tree canopy and beyond at 18-inch spacing. Fill the bottom of each hole with dry fertilizer at recommended rates.
• Use Compost: Top off the holes with compost.
• This treatment should supply nutrients for 2 to 3 years.

Want to make your own compost? Click here for our guide: Home Composting for You

Great for suppressing weeds in paths

Woodchips

Load your own: ^$10 a cubic yard

We load (open trucks only): ^$15 a cubic yard

Choose from mixed, hardwood or evergreen.

How many yards do I need to apply for compost or mulch X inches thick?

Compost is available loose and bagged. For those interested in purchasing it in bags, 40 of our bags of compost are equivalent to a cubic yard. Put another way, one bag of compost is .025 cubic yards of compost.

How We Measure Truck Bed Yardage

Length x Width x Height divided by 27 (LxWxH)/27

An average truck bed is about 2 yards if filled, but not over the edge