What Can I Do with My Compost?

  • Spread Compost on your garden before roto-tilling or turning the soil in the spring. Then mix the compost into the soil while roto-tilling or turning.

  • Place or bury compost in your garden between plant rows. The plant roots will grow into the compost and take up the nutrients.

  • In flower gardens, dig in compost around the plants.

  • Use compost as a mulch for shrubs, trees and plants.

  • When transplanting house plants, mix compost into the soil.

    Don't Compost

    Don't use compost to sprout tender seed. The seed may be killed by a fungus in the compost that causes damping-off disease.

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    Source: TNRCC Environmental Tips That Help You Take Care of Texas. Let It Rot! Compost
    TNRCC Environmental Bulletin, Mulching and Compost
    Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Backyard Composting Wastes to Resources