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Buying compost isn't as simple as looking for the best brand. Fortunately, a simple look (and sniff) can be all you need to do to find a good-quality product. Here's how to check out compost before you buy.
Touch
The texture should be loose and granular, with little or no recognizable wood or bark. If the compost isn't loose enough for you to spread and work into your garden beds easily, don't buy it.
Look
The color should always be dark brown or almost black in color. Avoid products that are light in color. They probably contain too little organic matter and too much soil. It's easiest to tell the true color if you let the compost sample dry out.
Lift
Compost should be moist, not dry or soggy. One of compost's biggest benefits, once it's in the soil, is that it can hold up to 2 1/2 times its weight in water. But in bagged products, excess moisture makes the compost difficult to spread. It also means that if the compost is sold in 40-pound bags (as most of them are) and you buy a wet product, you'll be paying for water, not compost. (Hefting a bag will give you a good idea of its moisture content. If it feels like a big glob, the compost is probably too wet; if it feels loose, it is probably drier.)
Sniff
Ideally, mature compost will have a nice earthy smell, but this isn't a reliable test for bagged compost—at least not right away. That's because the plastic bags restrict the oxygen supply to the organisms that release the earthy odor. If you do find an earthy, woodsy odor, you've probably struck "black gold"—a mature, good-quality compost. Most bagged composts will probably have a slight musty or barnyard odor when you first open them, and that's fine. Avoid any products that have a strong unpleasant smell (ammonia or sewer gas, for example) because the odor indicates an immature compost that might damage plants. If you don't want to smell it, don't put it on your garden. (Some stores may not let you inspect a bag before you buy it. So if you buy a bag and find it's not up to these standards, either take it back or dump it onto your home pile to dilute and fully compost.)
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Oggi Countertop Compost Pail with Charcoal Filter, Made from Eco-Friendly Bamboo Fiber $24.99 Oggi's countertop compost pail, is made from bamboo fiber. Conveniently store food scraps in this odor-eliminating container before transferring them to an outside composter. The unit works great for egg shells, peelings, coffee grounds, and more. One charcoal filter included to absorb odors; replacement filters are available. Capacity is 3.8-liter. Convenient carry handle.... |
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Replacement Filters (Set of 12) for Gaiam Compost Buckets - Ue with 5.5 Quart and 9.6 Quart Buckets (SAVE $4 when you buy in bulk) $27.75 Set of 12 - Compost Bucket Replacement Filters These are the replacement filters for the Gaiam Compost Buckets 5.5 Quart & 9.6 Quart sizes (sold separately). Set of 12 Filters. Each filter last 3 months and absorb odors. Each filter measures 3.5" x 3.5" square. SAVE $4.00 when you the set of 12!... |
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Norpro 94 Stainless-Steel Composter Keeper with 2-pc. Replacement Filter Set $74.99 Conveniently store food scraps in this odor-eliminating container before transferring them to an outside composter. The unit works great for egg shells, peelings, coffee grounds, and more, while its stainless-steel handle ensures simple transport. In addition, the unit's tight-fitting lid holds a charcoal filter for odor-free use for up to six months, plus offers a center knob for easy lid removal... |
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Mary Washington Asparagus Seeds - Asparagus Officinalis - 2 Grams - Approx 120 Gardening Seeds - Vegetable Garden Seed $1.19 A typical asparagus with green color changing to purple at the tip. Asparagus is a long lasting perennial plant. Plant grows up to 12" tall.... |
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Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds - Solanum Melongena - 0.5 Grams - Approx 100 Gardening Seeds - Vegetable Garden Seed $2.19 The Black Beauty eggplant grows deep purple fruits up to 6 inches long. The flesh is smooth and pale yellow. Plant can grow up to 3 feet tall. The Black Beauty makes a great eggplant for growing in the garden.... |
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Lemon Balm Seeds - Melissa Officinalis - .1 Grams - Approx 160 Gardening Seeds - Herb Garden Seed $0.89 Lemon Balm is a great herb for making medicinal teas. Good for helping colds, flu, headache and indigestion. Also acts as a sedative.... |
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Worm Factory DS4GT 4-Tray Worm Composter - Green $80.50 The Worm Factory Composting System Composting Made Easy Worm composting is an incredibly efficient way to convert kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Most 'Master Gardeners' consider worm castings to be the very best compost available. Your plants will thrive with this all-natural compost. Sorting out the undigested scraps can be a messy, inconvenient chore with ordinary wor... |
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A Complete 'Think Green, Act Green' Handbook For Earth-Friendly People $0.99 All Game For Green Living?Here's How You Can Make This Planet Worth Living For Your Grand Children!A comprehensive guide on Green Living!Sustainable living has gained quite a lot of momentum in the past one decade or so. Most of the people, I see, agree with the primary objectives of the global environment-saving movement. Yet, very few of them heed towards it when it comes to the practical applic... |
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