Mulch & Soil
Do too many choices in soils and composts have you asking the question, “What do I need?”  Let the experts at Rabbit Shadow help you determine the best solution for your specific situation.

The following provides some basic information to help get you started:

At Rabbit Shadow, we recommend five categories of products for prepping and finishing your beds and containers.

Compost – Amend clay soil with 2-3” of nutrient-rich compost to improve drainage and encourage root growth.

Mulch – Mulch provides an aesthetically pleasing finish for your vegetable and flower beds, plus it helps with water retention and weed control.

Potting Soil – Exactly what your container gardens, houseplants and hanging baskets are looking for.

Garden Amendments – Designed to condition your soil in order to improve soil texture, aeration and drainage. Amendments help your soil retain nutrients and moisture and stimulate plant growth and root development.

Top Soil – Amend sandy soil with 2-3” of top soil to improve water and nutrient retention.

Here are some of the products you’ll find at Rabbit Shadow this season:

black gold all purpose potting soil

Black Gold All Purpose Potting Soil with Multicote Fertilizer
This nutrient-rich blend of Canadian sphagnum peat moss, earthworm castings, forest humus, compost and pumice is ideal for houseplants, patio containers or hanging baskets. Provides moisture retention and excellent drainage and is specifically formulated with Multicote, a controlled release fertilizer, to feed plants for up to six months.

black gold earthworm castings

Black Gold Earthworm Castings
This all organic soil amendment is excellent for use as a top dressing, diluted to make a rich liquid “tea” or mixed with soil to stimulate plant growth. Improves soil structure and increases microbial activity in a way that outperforms most commercial fertilizers. Minerals and nutrients from earthworm castings are in a water-soluble form, making them readily available to plants.

black gold garden compost

Black Gold Garden Compost
An organic, nutrient-rich compost ideal for improving soil’s natural structure or for use as an above-ground mulch.  This mixture of Canadian sphagnum peat, forest humus and aged compost will increase flower blooms and vegetable yields.

black gold natural and organic potting soil

Black Gold Natural & Organic Potting Soil
This rich, loamy mix is a premium choice for all-purpose gardening applications.  The 100% organic base consists of screened earthworm castings, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, compost and forest humus. Perlite and pumice are added to ensure optimum aeration.

black gold perlite

Black Gold Perlite
Perlite has superior moisture and nutrient retention capabilities.  Use as a soil amendment to improve aeration and drainage.  Perlite’s lightweight characteristics make it an excellent sterile medium for starting seeds and root cuttings.

black gold seedling mix

Black Gold Seedling Mix
Formulated with a wetting agent to ensure rapid water penetration and a fine texture to encourage high germination and easy transplanting, this blend of double-screened Canadian sphagnum peat moss and fine perlite is perfect for germinating seeds in pots, flats or plug trays.

black gold soil conditioner

Black Gold Soil Conditioner (Compost)
This organically enriched blend of bark, compost, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, compost and forest hums contains bat guano, bone meal, earthworm castings and mycorhizzae to jumpstart the root development of your plants.  This amendment should be incorporated into your garden soil to make cultivation easier, loosen clay soils to improve drainage and improve sandy or rocky soils to improve water retention. Use when planting a new tree, shrub, vegetable garden or flower bed or when you need to pump some life back into “tired” soil.

fafard 4p mix potting soil

Fafard 4P Mix Potting Soil
At Rabbit Shadow, each plant you take home has been grown in Fafard Potting Soil.  It’s a professional, general purpose mix with a medium texture and it’s excellent for flowering plants, cuttings, seeds, bedding plants, hanging baskets, plants with lots of foliage and interiorscapes.  Fafard is a blend of Canadian sphagnum peat moss, processed pine bark, perlite, vermiculite, starter nutrients, wetting agent and Dolomitic limestone.

mulch-aromatic red cedar

Mulch – Aromatic Red Cedar Mulch
Vibrant natural looking mulch with a pleasing cedar smell.  Good weed control and moisture retention. Available in a 2 cu. ft. bag.

mulch-florida gold cypress

Mulch – Florida Gold Cypress
A Grade “A” Cypress Mulch that holds in moisture and blocks out weeds. A natural insect repellent.  A patented manufacturing process ensures this mulch will not float or blow away. Available in a 2 cu. ft. bag.

mulch-cocoa brown

mulch-rouge red

Mulch – Florida Gold Cocoa Brown, Midnight Black and Rouge Red
These "color enhanced" mulches are manufactured from virgin wood. The colorants used are completely safe for our environment, and will not harm pets, plants or people. The exceptional quality dye will keep the landscape application new and fresh much longer than many of the other products currently on the market.  Good weed control and moisture retention.  Available in a 2 cu. ft. bag.

 

 

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