Frequently Asked Questions
What is your compost and veggie blend soils made from, and which is best to grow plants and veggies in?
Our super peat premium compost, sourced from big peat bogs in Maine is an ideal soil amendment for adding nutrients into soil. Offering the soil enhancement and water retention benefits of peat, our compost helps your soil to retain more water and improve its quality and is ideal as a pick me up nutrient booster for all lawns and gardens.
Our veggie blend, a 50/50 mix of our compost and screened loam, is the perfect garden ready soil. Mixed in-house, this garden rich soil is and is ideal for projects that could use an extra nutrient boost without the full strength of our screened compost.
What is considered free local delivery?
Free LOCAL delivery is orders for 4 yards/tons or more of each product. Our local delivery zone is defined as within the following towns: Marshfield, Duxbury, Hanover, Norwell, Pembroke, Scituate
What is the equivalent ration of yards to tons?
1 yard = 1.3 tons
How much mulch will one yard cover?
One yard of mulch will cover approximately a 10’ x 10’ area three inches deep.
Why is your screened loam so special?
Smith and Sons screened loam stands out for its high organic content. Processed in house through a ½” screener, tested weekly for balanced pH levels, and amended with premium compost from Maine, our screened loam ensures consistent superior quality and is an ideal choice for growing a healthy lawn.
Do you sell organic mulch?
Yes, our hemlock mulch consists of 100% pure, organic Hemlock Bark, displaying a beautiful mahogany hue. Hemlock adds a classic touch to your home, accompanied by a charming, woodsy fragrance. Our pine bark mulch is sourced from Spruce, Fir, and White Pine bark. This organic mulch is ground on-site. It is 100% pure Pine Bark mulch, featuring a natural brown color and a delightful, fresh pine aroma.
Our playground mulch, while not officially certified, is crafted right here on-site. It’s an allorganic, safe, and affordable shredded covering that’s ideal for play areas, pathways, and spaces for dogs and other animals.
Do you sell anything for mulch beds to keep weeds at bay?
Yes, our Crew specialty herbicide provides broad spectrum preemergence control for more than 120 grassy and broadleaf weeds and is an easy-to-use granular solution for mulch beds and lawns.
What kind of stone do you sell?
Smith offers a variety of aggregates from crushed stone, perfect for drainage, construction, driveways, and landscaping, to aesthetic looking natural stone such as river rock and white marble stone often used for decorative purposes in mulch beds and alongside foundations.
How much mulch will your smallest and largest trucks hold?
Our one-ton Black truck can carry 8 yards of mulch and 4 tons of loam or stone.
Our Green Truck can carry 10 yards of mulch and 5 tons of loam or stone.
Our Black 6-wheeler can carry 10 yards of mulch and 7 tons of loam or stone.
Our 10-wheelers can carry 18-20 yards of mulch and loam and 20 tons of stone.
How much stone will I need?
How much stone will I need?
Located under Stone products on our website, Smith and Sons, you will find access to a handy conversion calculator to help determine exactly how much product you will need.
When is the best time to aerate and plant seed for growing grass?
Late summer or early fall is an ideal season for aerating and top dressing your lawn, as the soil remains warm from summer, promoting germination, while the crisp fall air encourages new growth. Aerating perforates your existing soil, allowing for air, water and nutrients to penetrate grass roots, allowing them to grow deeper and stronger. Top dressing with our premium super peat compost further improves soil conditions and enhances seed germination, helping to produce a thick green lawn. With adequate moisture, fertilizer and sunlight, the new seed will have less competition with weed growth as in the Spring and will
be established prior to the cooler weather setting in.
