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Com-Til products are organic and safe when used as recommended on vegetables, fruits, trees, shrubs, grass and flowers. It will provide valuable nutrients to the soil and plants.

Personal hygiene, wearing gloves and washing hands should always be a part of using any fertilizer.


Use Com-Til in:
  • Mulching & Soil Amendments
  • Lawns
  • Gardens
  • Pots & Container Gardens
  • Transplanting

Recommended Application Rate
These applications depend on existing soil conditions and the type of plant material grown:

Mulching & Soil Amendments
1-2 inches - or use 1 inch under wood mulch to retain nitrogen.

Lawns
Spread evenly over existing turf: 1/4 to 1/2 inch. New installations or sod: use 1-2 inches mixed into 4-12 inches of soil.

Vegetable Gardens
1/2 inch annually

Flower Garden/Annual Beds
1 - 2 inches mixed into 4-12 inches of soil. Spread evenly over existing material: 1/4 inch in the Spring or up 1/2 inch in the Fall. For separation or new planting, use 1-2 inches mixed into 4-12 inches of soil.

Potting & Container Gardens
Use 1 part Com-Til to 6 parts soil

Transplants
Trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs: mix 30% COM-TIL to 70% existing soil.

Conversion factor: 1 cubic yard covers 1000 square ft. at 1/4 inches.
Click here to determine how much Com-Til you need.

Soil Blenders These companies can provide Com-Til amended topsoil:

Jones Fuel
350 Frank Rd, Columbus
(614) 443-4611

Keller Farms
3909 Groves Rd, Columbus
(614) 866-9551

Henry's
1775 Cedarhill Rd, Lancaster
(740) 653-8411

Tackett Builders
906 Charleston Pike, Chillicothe
(740) 772-5431

For more information on Com-Til, please call (614) 645-3153 or e-mail your question.

COM-TIL RETAIL OFFICE

  

City of Columbus 
Compost Facility
7000 Jackson Pike (S.R. 104)
Lockbourne, OH 43137

Phone: 614-645-3153

Office Hours: 
Monday through Friday
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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PURCHASE INFORMATION

 Purchase by cash or check only in bulk quantities, per cubic yard, which weighs about 1,000 pounds.
1 Cubic yard = 27 cubic feet

Prices:

Com-Til
$16 per cubic yard
Traditional product
Use to mulch or as a soil amendment

Com-Til Plus
$12 per cubic yard

Soil conditioner
Use to amend soil and to top dress lawns

  

Click here to determine how much you need.

Conversion factor: 1 cubic yard covers 1000 square ft. at 1/4 inches.



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