2024 COMPOST SALES- FINSIHED FOR 2024 SEASON. OPENING AGAIN FEBRUARY 2025
CONTACT FOR ORDERS: Jordan 250-510-4626 , rootboundsc@gmail.com
Delivery Rate: $80/Hour. 4-5 yards per load. 2 yard minimum for delivery. Area must be easily accessible for a pickup truck with 10ft long dump trailer. Mimum delivery charge $50
On farm pick ups by appointment only.
We personally will only be doing local deliveries this year. Duncan south to Mill Bay, North to Ladysmith. Locations outside this area will have to go through a third party trucking company.
Compost

All purpose biologically appropiate compost. Fully matured and aged. Fish and crustacean scarps, Cow manure, horse manure, chicken manure and spent animal feed make up the high nitrogen and nutritional componet of this blend, balanced out with the carbon of fine wood fibre bedding, hay and straw, and coarse ground soft wood bark.
We opt for coarse ground softwood bark as the carbon base for several reasons. The larger chunks add aeration and structure during the compost process but are easily screened out at the end. While the smaller particle size breaks down into humus better than wood chip materials. The finished product is screened to 3/4 inch, and may still contain small pieces of bark, but this does not affect nutrient availabilty of compost. If anything these small pieces of bark add long term fungal foods and addtional soil structure benefits.
The addition of large amounts of crustaceous material (Shrimp, crab etc) adds a significant amount of chitin and chitinase producing bacteria. Chitinase is the enzyme that certain bacteria produce to break down chitin, a polymer that makes up the exoskeletin of crustaceans and insects. When high amounts of these enzymes and bacteria are present in the soil it triggers immune as response in the plants which increases protien in the cell wall of the plant tissue to better protect against insects. Also these bacteria will inhibit the activity of crustaceous soil pests such as wireworms.
Nutritional/Fertility Value : Moderate-High
Structure: Medium Tilth
Biological/Input Diversity: High
Humus Content: High
Ammending Soil:
When starting new gardens this product can be affective when worked into the soil to increase biological diversity, soil organic matter and overall fertility. A little as 1/4 inch would have a benefit but we recommend 1-2 inches to really get things going off the bat. After that 1/2inch-1inch annually is ideal.
No Dig:
Apply 1-2 inches annually or as needed. allow for the mulch layer to settle for a week or two, preferebly a few rains for some irrigation to help remove excess air space to prevent the mulch layer from drying too fast. A light raking with a fine leaf rake will help remove mulchy bits that have settled to the surface which can be raked into pathways. After a perfect fine seed bed is ready for seeds without worry of innadequate moist coverage.
For new no dig beds we recommend 4-6 inches of material, however the garden mix is more suited due to its higher bulk density and additional drainage benefits.
Top Dressing: 1/4-1/2″ as a top dress or biological stimmulant around plants or on lawns and landscape gardens. Water or irrigate immediatley after applying, or cover with mulch.
Mixing: Use up to 50% as a potting soil mix. May require additional sieving.
All prices are plus 5% GST
$110 / Cubic Yard. 765L
$10 / Bag . 30L
Compost Soil Blends

All purpose premium garden soil for organic veggies, flowers, or plants of any kind. The same starting materials as our regular compost is blended with a small amount of silt clay topsoil and a minimal amount of sand. The material is then treated just as if it was a compost pile and actively managed aerobically. The final product is fully matured, free of weed seed, and ready to use. Screened at 3/4”.
This product is generally aged slightly longer than our compost to allow for maximu breakdown of carbon content and higher humus percentage. We also tend to use aged carbon in the begging to increase humus content at the end, which increases bulk density for a more stable lasting soil. Some garden soils have a tendancy to “dissapear” after a few good rains due to minimal amount of humus being washed away, leaving behind unbroken down carbon and sand particlces.
Nutritional/Fertility Value : Moderate
Structure: Fine/Tilthy
Biological Diversity: Moderate
Humus Content: High
Annual Garden Application: Can be used to build up an existing garden space or used to ammend existing soil.
NoDig: This is our prefered material for new no dig beds. Because of the high humus and bulk density it has less tendancy to dry out before planting and seeding. Firming or lightly packing down the beds can help remove excess air space. This material is also great as an annual top layer application, especially for direct seeding.
Raised Beds; This material is a suitable medium for filling large raised garden beds and boxes. Additional ammendments may not be required right away, but depending on the plants grown small amounts of frequent nutritional or soil structure ammendments may be needed.
For an ammended mix more intended for raised beds, or large growing containers, we recommend our raised bed mix.
This soil works best when used in a natural/organic growing system. Additional organic fertilizers and ammendments may be needed depending on what you are growing.
$90/ Cubic Yard. 765L
$9 / Bag . 30L
LIVING POTTING SOIL BLENDS

Compost based living seed starting mix for any types of seeds or sizes of containers including small plus trays and soil blocking.
Finely screened at 1/4″. Compost based with peat moss and perlite. Additional organic ammendments ; greensand, bloodmeal and rock phosphate, are addded to ensure seeds have all the nutrients they need from the moment of sprouting until the time they are ready to be planted.
Nutritional/Fertility Value : moderate
Structure: super fine
Biological Diversity: Moderate
Humus Content: Moderate
Use for all seed seed starting needs.
Prices will have 5% GST added.
$425 – 800L Sling Tote
$20- 30L Bag
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