Soils & Composts

Certified Organic Compost

100% Organic Compost
Certified Organic Compost contains plant matter that has been decomposed naturally. It is rich in nutrients and helps improve impoverished soils, as well as helping to retain moisture. Certified organic compost is suitable and safe for use with natives.

USES:
· Rose, Vegetable and Herb gardens
· Aerated through the base of a new lawn before adding Lawn Mix

Bulk Potting Mix

· High Quality
· Humus enriched
· Includes Peat for water and nutrient retention
· Contains a complete Starter fertilizer to encourage healthy roots and foliage

Our Bulk Potting Mix is suited to a wide variety of general plant groups including indoor and outdoor use for pots, tubs, window and planter boxes. We also recommend top dressing with a controlled release fertiliser suited to the plant types grown for long term feeding.

Certified Organic Cow Manure

Cow manure is an excellent addition to all gardens and soil mixes. Cow manure works as a soil conditioner,opening up the soil and adding humus. It supplies major fertiliser elements and will not affect your pH like Mushroom Compost. The feedlot from where our cow manure is sourced is involved in the export of livestock and cannot, by law, use hormonal growth promotants. Therefore, the manure is free of artificial and chemical contaminants. Strict management procedures are adhered to regarding husbandry and feed quality control.

Garden Blend

70% screened soil, 20% Compost, 10% Chicken manure
pH 6 - 7
Ideal as a base soil. Garden Blend provides the answer to impoverished soils, or areas where recent building has left topsoil either removed or covered in rubble.

USES:
· Creating new garden beds
· Enriching poor quality soils
Note: Some batches may contain small foreign particles which cause NO harm to soil or plants

Lawn Mix

An excellent sand-based soil mixed with sufficient organic material to maintain a friable nature with good moisture and nutrient holding potential. Ideal for lawns.

USES:
· Perfect base for instant turf or raising new lawn seed
· Good for top-dressing existing lawns

Mushroom Compost

80% straw, wood shavings, horse and fowl manure, 10% gypsum, 10% peat and limestone
A by-product of the mushroom growing trade, Mushroom Compost is rich in organic matter and manures. Excellent for soil improvement in most soil types.

USES: · For mixing with existing garden soils, especially annual, rose and vegetable gardens.
· As a component of other soil mixes.
· Note: Never to be used with acid-loving plants.

Premium Soil Mix

A beautifully rich loam soil with a high content of organic materials, thoroughly blended to provide a good all-purpose garden soil. Premium Soil Mix does not bake hard like straight mountain soil.

USES:
· General garden planting, fern gardens
· Excellent for camellia and azalea beds
· Mixes well with Certified Organic Compost or Mushroom Compost.

Sand

Brick Sand (available in White & Yellow)

Sometimes referred to as fatty sand. Mainly used for mortaring brick or stone work and for laying under pool linings. Standard mix for mortar is 6:1 (6 parts sand to 1 part cement). For one cubic metre of sand you will need 8 x 20kg bags of cement. This will lay approximately 1200 bricks. Shades of colour may vary between batches.

Concrete / Paving Sand

Mainly used as a concrete sand in a standard 4:2:1 mix (4 parts 14mm screenings, 2 parts sand, 1 part cement). Concrete / Paving Sand is the main sand used when laying pavers, and is also the ideal sand for a water tank base.

Fine White Sand

Ideal for use in childrens' sand pits. Also recommended as a jointing sand for paving. It can be mixed with brick sand 50:50 to make a general render. (3 parts brick sand, 3 parts FW sand, 1 part cement)

Stone

B Grade Crushed Rock

Crushed rock consists of 20mm minus stone particles capable of solid compaction. Ideal for driveways and paths. Must be used for a foundation when laying paving and for some retaining wall systems. Crushed rock is an ideal under sand or pavers for a water tank base.

Granitic Sand

We have sourced a new supply of granitic sand. It is slightly courser than our old supply, and will not go soft with water or muddy in winter. Granitic Sand is a great alternative to paving (or water-hungry turf), and is a very similar product to Dromana Toppings... but at a fraction of the price and readily available. Ideal for drives and pathways. Should be compacted to a depth of 75mm.

Lilydale Toppings

Generally used as a surface for driveways and paths. After spreading, it is advised to either roll or compact the area to achieve a firm, even surface. Lilydale Toppings pack rock hard but still remain permeable to water.

Tuscan Toppings

Generally used as a surface for driveways and paths. After spreading, it is advised to either roll or compact the area to achieve a firm, even surface. Tuscan Toppings pack rock hard but still remain permeable to water.

20mm Scoria

Used with storm water drainage. Also used for drainage behind retaining walls.

14mm Screenings

Main ingredient used in concrete. Used with storm water drainage.

7mm Screenings

Used by plumbers for drainage. Can also be used in concreting to obtain a smoother finish.