Why Compost?

• Work with nature! Compost helps us protect the land from our "trash," and the soil benefits from the natural product of decomposition.
• Save $$ (you won’t need as much fertilizer and/or water, and your curbside trash will decrease!
• Generate less waste. Compost is one solution to our solid waste woes.

Benefits of compost to the Garden:

• Loosens up clay soils so air and water can penetrate.
• Helps sandy soils retain water and nutrients
• Adds essential nutrients and soil microorganisms
• May reduce incidence of plant diseases & other harmful organisms

How to Use Compost:

• In the flower or vegetable garden, or around trees & shrubs
• For house plants and planter boxes
• As part of a seed starting mix
• On the lawn, as a top dressing (if screened)

Local Sources of Compost:

• Bakerview Nursery & Garden Center
  945 E. Bakerview Rd, Bellingham, WA,
  (360) 676-0400
  (They carry Green Earth Technology compost made from
  the FoodPlus and yardwaste SCC curbside program.)

• Smit Dairy
  9039 Guide Meridian (1 mi. N. of Lynden), WA
  (360) 354-3583
  
  
• Cornerstone Farms
  8508 Van Buren Rd. (at Lindsay Rd), Everson, WA
  (360) 966-4895
  
  
• Growsource, Inc.
  Hannigan & Division, Bellingham, WA
  (360) 966-3302
  
  
• D.G. Lobdell LLC, Stonehaven Yard
  5399 La Bounty Dr., Ferndale, WA
  (360) 384-2600
  
  

   

  Contact the WSU Whatcom County Cooperative Extension for more composting ideas, 360-676-6736 or County: 360-398-1310, e-mail: Joyce Jimerson

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