tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280914538861544626.post2325730321451647473..comments2009-09-29T07:58:24.531-04:00Comments on Compost & Pitchforks: Nature's Best OrganicsBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07455311167085049395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280914538861544626.post-68379989780086675022009-03-10T06:15:00.000-04:002009-03-10T06:15:00.000-04:00Organic Gardening Magazine this month has a simila...Organic Gardening Magazine this month has a similar calculator (Katie--still getting that? It's my last issue). Anyway, Halls Nursery sells Nature's Best for $20 a cubic yard. Shamrock sells their compost for $8.50 a cubic yard!!! Guess which one I'm going to go with. Both depend on you have a truck/trailer to come get it. Lowe's has bags of Organic Valley organic compost/manure for $1.42 or something like that. More expensive if you're needing quite a bit, but might work in a pinch. According to the calculators, I'll need 2-3 yards (that's a lot of work!). I might not go with that much since I amended half the garden last year with a good 6-inch layer from our own compost pile. So much to do, so little time...Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455311167085049395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280914538861544626.post-23300538754779278292009-03-09T21:17:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:17:00.000-04:00Oops - I meant to say Cubic Yard - not foot! LOL!...Oops - I meant to say Cubic Yard - not foot! LOL!!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387771582883583018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280914538861544626.post-90370831675904002282009-03-09T21:16:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:16:00.000-04:001 cubic foot will cover an area that is 7.4 feet b...1 cubic foot will cover an area that is 7.4 feet by 7.4 feet and 6 inches deep... <BR/><BR/>Check out <A HREF="http://yp.bellsouth.com/sites/hinesfinesoil/page2.html" REL="nofollow">Hines Fine Soils</A> for a calculator of how much you would need to purchase for the area that you are wanting to cover. You'll want to either know the total area and depth or the length/width/depth that you want to cover.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387771582883583018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280914538861544626.post-29219025879560248332009-03-09T09:40:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:40:00.000-04:00I talked to the Shamrock people and they sell comp...I talked to the Shamrock people and they sell compost for $8.50 a cubic yard. They'll scoop it onto a truck bed or a trailer. I have access to a trailer...don't know if we can schedule a day to deliver to you all or not.... I haven't heard from the Halls Nursery people yet and don't really know how far a cubic yard will go. I'm thinking that's a better price than the little bags at Lowe's...Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455311167085049395noreply@blogger.com