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City Bark Recycling -
Compost & Amendments
2419 NE Andresen Rd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 253-8461
Operating Hours
Summer Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 7:00 am -
6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winter Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 7:30 am - 5:00
pm
Sunday Closed |
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City Bark is centrally located
and provides the greater Vancouver, Washington area
with a full line of landscape products from some of
the best composting and bark manufacturing
operations. A drive-through bagged product warehouse
for the gardening season. The rock products are
incredible, the variety and quality are superior,
coming from many sources throughout the western US.
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Compost & Amendments
Call for prices and delivery options for all
products listed below. |
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Organic Plus
Organic Plus
is screened through a 9/16th inch screen and
comes from Douglas Fir bark and sand that
has aged for at least 4 months at our site
and almost a year at the source site. The
material is turned before screening, and
temperatures normally exceed 140 degrees
Fahrenheit for a reasonable period of time
in our piles after it is received.
The product is a deep black color and is free flowing for application by blower
truck or any other type of land application equipment. The sandy nature and
structural bark properties assure that Organic Plus supports plant growth, but
it is a low nutrient product intended for situations where normal fertilization
will be practiced. Soluble salts and pH are also low, so this product works well
with salt sensitive plantings and native plants.
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Garden Mulch Compost
Garden Mulch
is made from well-aged composted green
grass, brush, leaves and woody fines to
strike the perfect balance of drainage and
water retention, nutrients and biological
stability, and ease of use. This product is
screened through a 5/8th inch mesh to create
a black, free flowing compost product. We
test our products to assure slow release
nutrients are available, and to determine
land application rates for different crops.
Garden Mulch Compost has achieved the US
Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance
procedures for growth, stability and
cleanliness. Call for a current report on
our compost quality.
Vegetable Garden Soils and Flower Beds– Garden beds use organic matter quickly
because turning, fertilizing and watering increases soil microbe activity and
the use of organic matter. Apply 1 inch deep of Garden Mulch per year in the
early spring or fall and work into the top six inches of soil. This will provide
a natural form of slow release nutrients to support all around healthy growth.
Always fertilize according to fertilizer directions, but you can reduce watering
and fertilizing by about 1/3 from normal due to the improvement in water-holding
capacity and minor levels of nutrients. While Garden Mulch can be used as
short-term mulch, it will allow windblown weed seeds to get a easy footing on
the soil. Use a coarse mulch on top to control weeds. Shrubs and Trees – Once
every 3 years, rake back any surface mulch, and place 2 inches deep of compost
from the drip line to within 6 inches of the trunk of each shrub and tree, cover
with at least 2 inches of a coarse bark or wood chip. This will allow the
compost to feed the trees and shrubs the way they prefer, from the top down,
while allowing the mulch to reduce windblown weeds and keep soils cool and
moist. Lawns – Turf makes much of its own organic matter, however to rejuvenate
a tired lawn, plug aerate and rake in a mix of 50% sandy loam and 50% Garden
Mulch. Water will percolate deeper, and grasses will grow back in, denser and
healthier. |
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