Blue Ridge Organics "Super Compost"

• Adding compost improves soil structure - sandy soils will hold water and nutrients better and clay soils will drain more quickly. 
• Composting adds nutrients to the soil and reduces the need for fertilizers. 
• Compost-rich soil promotes deep and extensive root systems and healthier plants which are less susceptible to diseases and insect pests.
• Composting reduces the amount of organic matter going to our landfills.  

Our friend, William Layton from Blue Ridge Organics, has developed a great Ready-to-Use compost system for growing fantastic vegetable and flower gardens.  

Here is his story:

I have been planting and gardening since I was big enough to go in to the garden with my father. We always worked it the same way; till the soil and lay the rows out, put the chemical fertilizer in the row, plant the seeds or plants and finish it off with more fertilizer and chemicals.
I have planted this way for years, so when I started growing Giant Pumpkins that is the way I started doing it; the way my dad taught me. I threw on all the fertilizer I could without burning it up.  

I watched as that pumpkin, to my amazement grew to weigh 225 lbs. I was hooked. 

I have always been one to read and research about what I am interested in, so I started reading and learning about growing giant pumpkins; especially how the world class growers of these Giants were doing it. I noticed that all these growers were using a compost of some type. At that time I knew nothing about compost; so again I did more research. I eventually came up a with a compost mixture that I put down in my pumpkin patch. That year I grew a whopping 550 lb pumpkin. This pumpkin grew like crazy but I also noticed that it stayed greener and the health of the plant was much better than the previous year.
 

The following year (2007), I decided that I would use only my compost mixture and some organic fertilizer to grow my giant pumpkin. To my astonishment, that plant grew a State Record Giant Pumpkin of 1138 lbs. I still hold the record for the State of Virginia with the largest pumpkin to break 1000 lbs.  

Now I use my compost mixture for everything I grow; from my vegetable garden and my pumpkin patch, to my lawn and my wife's house plants. When I use this compost everything not only grows bigger but the colors are more vibrant and the garden yields better vegetables.  

William's state record giant pumpkin

I am a contractor by trade and I have wanted to do something different for a while as I am getting older and laying block/brick does not do well on the joints after so many years. I decided it was time for a change. I thought if I use this compost and it does this well on my plants and in my garden then I should create a company that makes it easy for the average everyday person to grow  "organically" with great compost. I have shared my "Super Compost" with my family and friends and they can see the results within a few days of planting.  

This Super Compost/Garden Soxx combination makes it easy to grow without any chemicals or fertilizers. When we added the Garden Soxx with our product we saw a way for EVERYONE to be able to grow beautiful plants and vegetables. It doesn't matter if you live in the city, suburbia or in the country; you can have a garden. Garden Soxx enables you to grow more and bigger vegetables and flowers without doing all the work you used to have to do; such as tilling. You simply place your seeds or plants in the Garden Soxx with the Super Compost already in it, water frequently, and sit back and watch them grow. 

Freshly planted peppers in one of the Garden Soxx

Now when I plant anything I only use the Super Compost. I would not plant without it. 

If you want to know more about this Super Compost visit our website and see why I am so excited...