I bought 2 cubic yards of OMRI certified compost this week and since I don't have a vehicle able of transporting it I paid a delivery fee of about $60 USD. The compost itself was about $90 USD/cubic yard. That's insane! I just purchased this house a few months ago and so I don't have any finished compost that I made myself. Buying compost in bulk is the cheap option too, if I got a cubic yard in bags from home improvement or lawn and garden stores it would have been 2-3x as much.
by smackaroonial90
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This is what my current bins look like. Can’t wait until they’ve got some compost to sift and I’ll have plenty to do my own yard work without having to buy any!
[https://imgur.com/a/msEZzCq](https://imgur.com/a/msEZzCq)
Did they drop it off on the road?
is 3$ cad for 20 liters is good ? I can’t find proper deal around my area
Can’t you just go to the dump and shovel a lot into your container/vehicle? Idk the cost but I heard a long time ago it was cheap.
(Obviously no extra labour and delivery charge)
Bummer. Our local landfill sells a yard for $20.
It’s very easy to make.
Why not just go to Starbucks and grab their grounds
This is a bit pricey, but due to the fact it’s certified you can assure that it’s good stuff. It’s about equivalent to what the pricey (really good) compost costs at my bulk supplier, so it really all depends on location and inputs. And of course delivery is expensive, I loaded my 1 CY into my Prius and my car was SCRAPING! I can definitely see the allure of getting it shipped.
Our local landfill will deliver it in a 1m3 big bag for €50 (€60 if you want it sifted) and you get €15 back if you return the big bag.
I make my own compost, but I’ll still occasionally get more at that price.
Naw this is standard market price. $60 delivery. They need to scoop it up and drive the truck over. $90/yard is on point for pure compost. If you don’t need so much organics you can consider doing top soil for probably about $60-80/yard.
Bokashi, bokashi, bokashi. You could make a yard of compost every two month. And I will be better than anything you can buy. You already have the bins. Keep that thing full. For the record. I deliver compost and soil. I charge 200$ delivery. So 60$ is not bad. But 90 a yard? You could get some really good soil for that price.
Our local landfill give its out for free on certain days like Arbor day. Got plenty of compost and mulch for free. Check your local waste mangement for programs like this.
That’s insane. We live on an island, so delivery is expensive. $80 CAD per yard, $175 delivery. So 5 yards is about $600 CAD, or $420 USD. Yours is even more expensive.
I make 3-5 yards per year, and bring over 2-3 yards in our truck. We have a market garden and need 3-4 cm of compost on every bed, plus sifted compost for seed starting and potting up.
Hm is a cubic yard in Europe language?