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Looking for organic soil & compost bins

hey there,

if anyone knows where to get the best price in organic soil, fertilizer, and compost bins,  in the north york area, please let me know, that would be great .... our soil is very bad and needs some love

thnx

R:)

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Permalink Reply by Harry Stam on August 20, 2013 at 12:14am

Not sure about organic soils but I think what you want is some good old well rotten manure. All soil is organic and living and needs to be fed. Manure allows microbes and earthworms something to eat and loosens the soil so that water can get through. It also feeds future plant life.

I am a conventional farmer not organic but that is my advise. The term organic has been overused and abused. Even us convention farmers who do use chemical weed killers are organic. That is nature.

Hope this helps,

Happy gardening!  

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