"animaux" wrote in message
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The compost I buy is state of the art as described above on the URL, and
it is
fungal and bacterial based along with micro organisms and cost about 36
dollars
a cubic yard. It's WELL worth it and I buy about 3 yards a year after I
initially had 12 yards delivered before I started my garden. Now I lay it
on
top, tear at the soil with a fork, and apply the compost by throwing it
with my
gloved hand.

I think you're being taken for a ride...

state of the art? It's bloody dirt!

I'm proud of the fact that I only use compost for containers and starting
seeds, and even then it's only the cheap stuff (the REALLY cheap stuff). I
get the most wonderful produce from my veg garden that beats anything in the
supermarket with absolute minimal mantinance in my garden. We don't spread
fancy top soil, or mushroom compost or even manure! We use a little miracle
grow every few weeks and STILL get more than our neighbours who have more
plants and must spend hundreds of pounds a year on fancy dirt and watering
systems.

Just my humble opinion!

Charlie.