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Where does the local green waste for the organic compost come from? I'm trying to figure out just HOW organic things are before using them. I'm a residential customer planning on using organic compost (and mulch if you have it)
Green waste is what is put in our garden waste collection bins. There is no way to know what has happened to the material that has been placed in the bins. All material that is collected gets composted in very hot piles. The biological activity in the compost pile does a good job of breaking down many herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. The companies we buy green waste from test their compost monthly and their composts are allowed to be used in organic gardens.
We do carry a turkey compost, Diestel Structured Compost, which is produced by the Diestel family. The Diestel family knows everything that goes into the compost.
Unfortunately the Diestel Compost comes from a much greater distance and costs more to make than the Garden Compost.
If you need compost for a vegetable garden you might rather use the Diestel Compost since all the inputs are known.
We carry a number of mulches. Any of the mulches we carry will benefit the soil and plants. The Fir Barks are the most expensive and they are particularly good to use around acid loving plants. The Wood Chips and Mocha Mulch are clean chipped wood and can be used around perennials and in vegetable gardens. The Ground Redwood Bark is not my favorite mulch although some native plant gardeners swear by it. We know where all these mulches come from and they are clean.
The Arbor Mulch is tree trimmings, much like the green waste we don't know where it comes from.
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