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Compost

Premium Bulk Compost: Feed Your Tacoma Landscape

Good soil isn't just dirt—it’s alive. In the Pacific Northwest, our heavy rains can strip nutrients and pack down clay soil until nothing can breathe. Our premium compost is the "secret sauce" for Tacoma gardens, designed to break up hard ground and give your plants the biological jump-start they need.

Why Your Garden Needs Compost

The Benefits of Organic Matter

                                       

  • Better Drainage: It acts like a sponge, holding onto moisture for the summer while creating "pore space" so your yard doesn't turn into a swamp in the winter.

  • Slow-Release Nutrients: Unlike chemical fertilizers that wash away, compost feeds your plants slowly and naturally over time.

  • Healthier Roots: Compost encourages beneficial microbes and fungi (mycorrhizae) that help roots anchor deeper and resist local pests and diseases.

Perfect for Northwest Natives

While many native plants are hardy, urban soil is often "barren" due to construction and clearing. Adding a layer of compost mimics the natural forest floor, giving your ornamental grasses and native shrubs the foundation they need to stay green and lush.

How to Use Your Compost Delivery

1. Amending New Garden Beds

If you are starting from scratch, spread a 3–4 inch layer of compost over the area and till it into the top 6–8 inches of soil. This creates a nutrient-rich "root zone" for new plants.

                                        

(here is a good use for compost, it is a blanket for this lavender, it keeps the soil moist, and provides time realease ferterlization with rain water or irragation)

2. Top-Dressing Lawns

To fix thin patches or "tired" grass, spread a 1/4 to 1/2 inch layer of finely screened compost over your lawn in the spring or fall. It fights soil compaction and helps your grass stay green without heavy chemicals.  You might also add sand with the compost, or apply a 60/40.

3. Mulching for Moisture

Use a 1–2 inch layer around the base of trees and shrubs (keeping it a few inches away from the actual trunk). This suppresses weeds and keeps the roots cool during our dry August heatwaves.

How is Compost different from bark?

Compost, has been thru a process of composting and it is now ready to add nuitrients to soil. Bark on the other hand has not been thru the composting process, it isn't going to add anythig to the soil.  If you want weed prevention, you should choose bark, if you want nuitrient addition, you should choose compost.

Delivery & Quantity

How Much Do You Need?

  • 1 Cubic Yard: Covers approximately 300 square feet at 1 inch deep.

  • New Beds: We recommend a mix of 33% compost and 67% topsoil for the best results.

  • Try our calculator

Ready to feed your soil? Call us today at 253.222.9633 or email Contact@topsoilnearme.online to schedule your compost delivery in Tacoma!

Our ultimate topsoil page might be where you need to start.  

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