It might seem easy to pick fertilizer, but there are four common compost types, and each type comes with its own benefit. Your landscaping will dictate the type of compost you need to get the best benefit out of it. Luxury Landscape Supply advises there is straight compost, manure from a farmyard, manure made from green waste, and vermicompost. Let’s talk about these compost types below so you understand better what they are and how your yard will benefit from them. This helps you to determine which one you need to buy from our shop.
Straight Compost
Compost piling has become very popular. It’s a homeowner’s way of making compost himself or herself. Compost piles are also a great way to get rid of your compostable trash. In other words, this trash will biodegrade so there’s no need to put it in your trashcan. This type of compost serves well as a fertilizer for your vegetable garden and any fruits that you are growing. You can make your own compost by biodegrading weeds, compostable food scraps, pet waste, and plants.
Manure – Farmyard
You already know what farmyard manure is. This is the bag of manure that you buy that is filled with farmyard animal waste. Farmyard manure is excellent for all of your gardening needs; however, you don’t want to use it on your potted plants. This manure is too strong for that in most cases. The nice thing about farmyard manure is that it lasts for an extended period once you lay it down. This means that you don’t have to use it as often as some of the other composts on this list.
Manure – Green
For centuries, farmers have planted plants with the sole purpose of turning them into manure. They grow crops of greens and legumes between the crops that they sell so they can break the plants down into the soil to create fertilizer. Green manure is decomposed plant material. This maneuver works well in fields that are filled with consumables such as corn, rice, and wheat. You probably don’t need this maneuver in your home garden unless you are growing corn.
Vermicompost
Don’t freak out, but vermicompost is earthworms. You’d be surprised how important these creepy crawlers are to your garden. As the earthworms move through the soil, they aerate it and encourage the soil to retain water. Every single plant in your garden will benefit from the earthworms that are found in vermicompost.
As we said above, Luxury Landscape Supply in Lawrenceville, GA, handles all of the composts listed in this blog. Call us today or stop by our shop to pick up the ones that you need.