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Compost and Transplants
Perhaps one of the best times to use compost, especially if the supply is severely limited, is when transplanting small plants into or around the garden. However, do not use compost either alone or in conjunction with loose soil in the planting hole when planting trees and shrubs.

How Much To Use?
Most books and articles dealing with compost simply advise you to "spread" the compost around the garden bed or around the plant. Most yardeners should consider compost as a special tool for special situations, rather than as a general amendment all over the property.

Chapter 6
Composting is a microbial process that converts plant materials such as grass clippings and leaves to a more usable organic soil amendment or mulch. The lack of large amounts of nutrients in compost is far outweighed particle size of the material being composted depends on the final use ofthe compost.

Making Compost
This involves turning the pile of accumulated yard waste every so often to introduce more oxygen into the pile and boost the activity of the microorganisms. However, for yardeners who are looking primarily for a method to deal with their yard waste the passive method of composting is best.

Deciding Best Uses
Whether you buy or make your own compost, it is a very valuable landscape tool. To simply spread a thin 1/2 inch layer as a topdressing over an average lawn of 5000 square feet requires something over 150 bushels of compost.

Listings for Composting Supplies in Texas

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	Buchanan's Native Plants
	Houston, Texas (TX) 77008-7109 Click for details...


	Southwest Landscape Nursery Co
	Carrollton, Texas (TX) 75006 Click for details...


	Blue Moon Gardens
	Chandler, Texas (TX) 75758


	Carl Pool Products
	Gladewater, Texas (TX) 75647


	Clean Air Gardening, L.C.
	Dallas, Texas (TX) 75204


	Eco-Wise
	Austin, Texas (TX) 78704


	Natural Gardener
	Austin, Texas (TX) 78735


	Rohde's Nursery & Nature Store
	Garland, Texas (TX) 75041