THE PRIZE
Two local Vanilla Joy reader (Salt Lake and Utah Counties) will each win 3 bags of Oakdell Egg Farms Organic Compost!
MY REVIEW
I am a gardening novice at best, but even I know that having healthy soil is crucial to gardening success and that one of the best ways to give your plants all the nutrients they could ever need or want is to use compost.
Lucky for us here in Utah, Oakdell Egg Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the Intermountain Northwest, just came out with a new chicken-manure based organic compost product last month.
Oakdell Egg Farms is the only manufacturer of certified organic compost in Utah, and their compost helps soil retain moisture and allows plants to receive more oxygen. Their compost is versatile and perfect for vegetable gardens, flower beds, trees, potted plants and even for lawn fertilization.
In addition to helping plants reach their maximum potential, Oakdell Egg Farms’ compost
- improves overall quality of soil
- may help neutralize soil pH
- increases biological complexity and antioxidant levels in soil – rich in nutrients
- reduces need for chemical fertilizers
- promotes sustainability
I received several bags of compost to try out in my own garden, and while we obviously haven’t seen the results yet, I am completely confident that our yield will be better than last year’s. Our soil isn’t great and we need the extra nutrients that this compost will provide.
We also used the compost on our little patch of lawn and are excited for our brown grass to turn green and healthy!
I was a little wary at first of using compost because my first impression of compost was STINKY. But this compost has hardly any odor at all, and what it does have is not unpleasant. Surprising for being made of chicken-manure, but true!
We have joined Thanksgiving Point as proud users of Oakdell Egg Farms’ compost and I can’t wait to share new recipes using produce from my compost-enhanced garden later this summer.
Happy soil prepping!
GIVEAWAY RULES
- Visit OakdellEggFarms.com
- Come back here and tell me what you’ll be growing in your garden this summer before midnight Monday, April 5.
- A winner will be selected and announced in a new post on Tuesday.
- Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
- Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
- Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.
EARN EXTRA ENTRIES
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GOOD LUCK and THANKS!
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I am going to plant a raspberry bush!
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We grow a big vegtable garden but the favorite thing in my yard is my rose bushes.
We’re trying a garden this year in our new house. We plan on growing tomatoes, peppers, peas, lettuce, and beets. Compost would be awesome!
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We are going to add some tomatoes to our garden…wish us luck!
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I am an organic gardener and didn’t know that Oakdell had organic compost. Thanks for the tip.
This year will be my first attempt! Tomatoes, lettuce, some herbs…And other fun things…we’ll see how it works out.
We’re planting a HUGE garden this year. Our garden will include: corn, peas, beans, squash, tomatoes, onions, broccoli, peppers, cabbage, and three kinds of potatoes.
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We’re going to try to grow peas, beans, corn, cucumbers and tomatoes.
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I would grow tomatoes, store bought tomatoes just don’t have the taste as picking one fresh off the vine.
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This compost would be fabulous. Every year we have a huge garden and could really use this. We are growing tomatoes, corn, squash (about 10 varieties), peppers (bell and jalapeno), cabbage, cucumbers, watermelon, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb,and so much more that I can’t remember.
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I am all about summer veggies. There is nothing better than veggies fresh from your own garden. I love growing tomatoes, peppers and cilantro for salsa. And cucumbers and dill for pickles! Yummy!
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