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City of Edmonton Compost is now available for bulk purchase.
City of Edmonton compost is rich in organic matter and excellent for amending depleted soils, enriching planting mixes, and enhancing the growth of turf, ornamental plants, vegetables and fruit trees.
It improves organic matter and water retention, and adds vital nutrients. It is finely screened at 1/4” for an attractive and smooth green lawn.
This premium compost meets CCME standards and is graded category A for unrestricted use.
City of Edmonton Compost is available for purchase at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre. Please note that the minimum purchase is 6 yards. Compost deliveries are also available. Contact us for more information or to purchase.
Residents are able to pick up up to 100L of free City of Edmonton compost at Ambleside and Kennedale Eco Stations until fall 2022. To purchase between 100L and 6 yards of City of Edmonton Compost, visit the following retailers.
*These retailers sell a blend of City of Edmonton Compost and their own compost/soil.
Gives your plants nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, copper, zinc and other valuable nutrients, allowing plants to easily make use of them. A good source of nitrogen content and slow-release characteristics mean greener, longer lasting improvements to your turf, lawn, flowerbeds and gardens.
The temperatures reached during the city composting process eliminates weeds and pathogens in the raw material. This also produces a pleasant ‘earthy’ smell.
It increases microbial activity, soil porosity and moisture retention. The minimum guaranteed 36% dry weight total organic matter is the ideal amendment for soil that has lost its vigor. It’s also an excellent amendment for both sand-based and clay-based soils.
On average it contains less than 40% moisture which means more nutrients per tonne, and a product that is light and easy to work with.
It’s an optimal, easy and inexpensive way to build your soil’s organic matter, protect against drought and enhance crop yields. Great for use on all cropland and production systems: grains, oil seeds, forage land, and others.
Immediate improvement in organic matter, microbial activity, soil porosity and moisture retention. A natural way to replace organic matter in your soil, especially with repeated use. Supplies beneficial soil microbes and provides food for their proliferation.
This results in little compaction and minimal moisture loss.
Improves soil while reducing the need for chemical fertilizer additions (supplies nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, sulfur and more) and increases water holding capacity which reduces irrigation requirements (over time).
A high-temperature, aerobic composting process means weed seeds or pathogens can be eliminated. A neutral pH and herbicide residue testing make this compost safe to add to your soil.
