Soils and Soil Amendments
We carry quality soil and soil amendments from Coast of Maine™, Fox Farm™, Espoma™ and more. Whether you are looking for organic or traditional amendments, we can help you find the right products to make your garden a success. Below is information on our Coast of Maine™ products.
Sprout Island Blend™ Organic Seed Starter
– 16 qt. bag
This mix is perfect for seed germination and rooting plant cuttings. It is ready-to-use in cell packs, trays or flats. Sprout Island Blend™ provides natural moisture retention and aeration and is nutrient rich with mycorrhizae, worm castings, kelp and fully cured compost.
Bar Harbor Blend Organic Potting Soil
1 cu. ft. bag
– 2 cu. ft. bag
Bar Harbor Blend is our organically approved, all-purpose potting soil. It is a rich, dark brown and full bodied, designed for re-potting house plants, planting hanging baskets, window boxes and all containers. Bar Harbor Blend is made with lobster and aspen bark compost, long staple horticultural grade sphagnum peat moss and perlite. Like all compost-based soils, this too requires less watering.
Castine Blend Organic Raised Bed Mix
1 cu. ft. bag
– 2 cu. ft. bag
Coast of Maine Organic Products Castine Blend Organic Raised Bed Mix is a rich and diverse soil for growing big and healthy vegetables, herbs and flowers. It is made with a mixture of manure compost, worm castings, lobster and kelp meals, mycorrhizae, greensand and biochar. It is ready to use straight out of the bag with no need for additional components or tilling.
Uses: Raised bed gardens, planter boxes and container gardens
Topsoil
– 20 qt. bag
The new topsoil is our first product utilizing mineral soil as an ingredient. A blend of loam, compost and peat, it’s designed for building the base layer of raised beds, smoothing lawn rough spots or for filling holes.
Schoodic Blend Organic Cow Manure Compost
Schoodic Blend is a dark, rich soil made from carefully composted cow manure and peat humus. The cow manure for the Schoodic Blend, that is composted in Maine, comes from Pineland Farms Natural Meats in Aroostook County Maine. Their beef herd is raised without the use of antibiotics or growth hormones. The composted manure is combined with aged peat humus, a unique carbon source that is rich in organic material, lignins and tannins. The result is a naturally light-weight, easy-to-use soil.
Quoddy Blend Organic Lobster Compost
-1 cu. ft. bag
The original “seafood” compost. Made with chitin-rich lobster blended with peat humus and compost. The result is a dark-brown, complex soil that drains well and is ideal for conditioning beds and borders. Great for vegetable gardens. One of our best sellers!