Catalyst Craft Compost

Catalyst Craft Compost is a microbial compost crafted to rebuild soil life, rich in the bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes that make up a healthy soil food web. Made entirely from clean hay, manure, and wood chips with no green waste, biosolids, or industrial byproducts, it is a CDFA Registered Organic Input Material approved for certified organic production.

At a glance

• Type: Microbial craft compost
• Ingredients: Clean hay, manure, and wood chips only
• Certification: CDFA Registered Organic Input Material (OIM)
• Application rate: 10 lb (0.25 cubic feet) per 100 feet of planting space
• Raised beds: Up to 25% of growing media

Best for

• Restoring tired or depleted garden beds
• Building a balanced soil food web
• Certified organic production
• Raised beds and new plantings
• Gardeners focused on biological soil health

How to use

Apply about 10 pounds (0.25 cubic feet) per 100 feet of planting space, working it into the top few inches of soil. In raised beds, blend it in at up to 25% of the growing media. The diverse microbial life helps establish a thriving soil food web that supports vigorous plant growth.

About Grow Organic

Grow Organic supplies non-GMO seeds and natural soil amendments, including small-batch craft composts made with care for biological soil health.