Compost
GO ORGANIC!
Think Green, Use Compost – Not Chemicals!
Smithfield Peat Co. is a RIDEM Licensed Leaf and Yard Waste Composting Facility, which turns leaves, grass, and brush into organic compost. Our production process triple grinds the organics, forms and turns windrows multiple times with a windrow turner, monitors windrow temperature to kill off weed seeds, and screens the mature compost to ¼ inch. Our production process ensures quality compost, a highly prized soil amendment that is approved for use in organic crop production on Certified Organic Farms by RIDEM, Division of Agriculture, and by the Baystate Organic Certifiers.
Our Eco-friendly garden compost consists of completely decomposed plant materials and is finely screened to ¼ inch. It contains no bio-solids and is rich in organic nutrients, making it beneficial for use by homeowners, landscape professionals, nurseries, and organic farmers. Our compost will improve your soil structure, soil aeration, and water retention, providing slow-release nutrients for vigorous plant growth. Mix compost into your soil and marvel at the results! Compost makes an excellent top-dressing for the lawn.
Benefits of Using Compost
- Improves soil structure, density, and porosity, creating an improved plant root environment
- Increases moisture infiltration and permeability, reducing erosion and runoff
- Improves water-holding capacity, reducing water loss and leaching
- Supplies a variety of nutrients in a slow-release form which has a significant cumulative effect on nutrient availability
- Controls and suppresses certain soil-borne plant pathogens
- Supplies significant quantities of organic matter
- Improves and stabilizes soil pH
How to Use Compost
In the Garden
- Mix compost with loam into flower beds and vegetable gardens
Before planting, mix a 4 to 8 inch layer of compost into the soil. Once a year, mix approximately 1 inch of compost into annual/perennial flower beds and vegetable gardens. Compost will greatly improve the retention of plant nutrients in the root zone.
For a New Lawn
- Mix compost into the loam base for new lawns
Before planting, mix a 2 to 4 inch layer of compost into the soil. The addition of compost will have both an immediate and long-term positive impact on soil structure. The compost will reduce the soil’s density, resist compaction, and increase the soil’s ability to hold water.
Top Dress an Existing Lawn
- Spread compost on the surface to top dress an existing lawn
Spread a 1/2 to 1 inch layer of compost on turf/grass as a top dressing. The compost will improve soil fertility and help reduce watering.
Repotting Indoor Plants
- Blend compost with potting soils to revitalize indoor plants
Mix compost 50/50 with potting soil or loam. In the short term, the compost will produce lush green growth. The compost will provide long term benefits to the soil through its slow release of nutrients.
Remember, you can never use TOO much compost!