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Re: ideal compost?

Original post: Can someone advise me of ideal compost material I can
purchase and add to soil?

I live in north Texas and consider cotton burr compost  to be my ideal
store bought compost. Peat moss, "imported from Canada", used to be my
number one choice. Cotton burr compost does a better job of breaking
down my clay. Its not a great mulch, but I use some as mulch in the off
season anyway because the doves love the stuff. The mulch quickly warms
up in the sun and the doves like to snuggle up in it.

It used to be that I could only find cotton burr compost at a  local
organic nursery. Within the last year, the major nursery chains (not
Home Depot) have start carrying the bags. I'm not for sure, but cotton
burr compost might only be available in the south at the moment. If the
product shows up in your area, I recommend giving it a try.

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