beauti-gro vs. steerco compost?

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April 12, 2012 at 3:53 pm #602861

kellym
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i’m interested in the darkest mulch i can get with the lease amount of gunk and bark. any opinions?

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April 12, 2012 at 4:05 pm #754756

tom kelley
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I used steerco some years ago for the very reason you mentioned, dark color. I naively spread it to thickly under a rhoddy and killed it. The stuff was dense enough that it deprived the surface roots of water. But it looked great.

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April 12, 2012 at 4:07 pm #754757

dobro
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Steerco has too much uric acid in it. Get some composted chicken manure. They some on sale last week at the Admiral Safeway.

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April 12, 2012 at 9:11 pm #754758

anonyme
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kellym, it makes a difference depending on what you’re using it for. If you’re mainly going for appearance and weed control, you’ll want a lot of woody content. If you need to add nutrition and condition the soil, a manure/compost blend might be the way to go, especially for roses and flowering plants.

I do like Beauti-Gro, but it does have a lot of woody material in it. I often get splinters while working with it. However, I’ve found it’s excellent for weed control. Sometimes I’ll use a manure product (like Steerco) with a top dressing of Beauti-Gro.

BTW, the really dark compost is usually that color because charcoal has been added to it. It has little or nothing to do with being “rich” or having enhanced nutritional value.

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