Vermont Compost products seem expensive compared to other choices. How can I justify this?
Your potting mix is there right at the very beginning of your growing season. Whether you are growing a greenhouse full of plants for retail or acres worth of transplants, your success is riding on the good growth of those seedlings. When the cost considerations of greenhouse overhead, heating, seeds and labor are considered, the cost per plant for the potting mix is not a major cost relative to the value of that plant to your business.
Incompletely finished compost can have phyto-toxic properties, which is why most potting soil blends have avoided compost altogether.
TopWe highly value the role of compost in our mixes and test every batch of compost and finished mix for vigorous plant growth. We also do thorough in house and university laboratory testing for other crucial factors such as pH and conductivity. We are confident in the performance of our mixes, and have the horticultural expertise within our organization to help you with any questions.
Many experienced growers have switched to our potting mixes for reliable plant growth under organic conditions. Often,they have made their own satisfactory mixes, but found that their time and hired labor was better used in attention to other factors of plant production.
In general, buying the cheapest available material is not a wise investment because too much is riding on the success of the mix. Our growing customer base is a testament to the value received with the purchase of our mixes. Ask us for grower references, and we will put you in touch with a grower of similar scale who is a happy user of our products.
