Cootes Quarry Products

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Our topsoil blend is ready to be planted into, no need to mix with any topsoil. The topsoil blend is mixed no less than 3 months before delivery, so that microbes have time to work themselves into the soil. The blend is 50% compost, 50% topsoil.

Key benefits of the 50/50 blend include:

  • Active bacteria and fungi
  • Increased organic matter in your soils
  • Ph ranges 7 to 8
  • Provides available food and acts as a slow-release nutrient for the plant uptake immediately
  • Disease suppression in the plant and surrounding the root system through the introduction of our compost
  • High in calcium, little or no need for lime or gypsum
  • No waste products, council collections or chemicals used. In our compost. Only approved organic materials. 
  • Developed by a horticultural farmer, drawing on the knowledge and practices honed over three generations. 
  • Only organic materials used – cow, sheep and horse manure, straw, matured soft and hardwood shavings
  • Haccp certified. Made to the Australian standard of composting

Can be used as a mulch, top dress of lawn or incorporated into soils. 

• If using on native plants incorporate into the soil 4 weeks before planting 
• Great for orchids, vegetables and laying lawn. Also add to compost bins and compost teas. 
• It’s a more natural way for growing. 
• Used by farmers. 
• Increased organic matter in your soils 
• Ph between 7-8
• Bacteria and fungi provides plant available food. Less dependent on Fertilisers. 
• the veggie mix is tested by a micro biologist to ensure there’s active bacteria and fungi present. 
• Assists in disease suppression of plants 
• High in calcium, little or no need for lime. Gypsum is great to incorporate for added sulphate and calcium 
• Is a slow release source of nutrient for your plants 
• Haccp certified. Made to the Australian standard of composting. 
• Thermal compost process eliminates all weed seeds, E. coli and salmonella. It’s cooked out
• Only organic material used. Cow, sheep and horse manure, straw, Matured softwood and hardwood shavings 
• No waste products, council collections or chemicals used. In our compost. Only approved organic materials. 
• Made and used by a farming family with over 65 years of growing experience in Australia. 


This is a high quality certified grade product, with lucerne and straw, this product has a very low potential for contamination.

• can be used as a mulch, top dress of lawn or incorporated into soils. 
• If using on native plants incorporate into the soil 4 weeks before planting 
• Great for orchids, vegetables and laying lawn. Also add to compost bins and compost teas. 
• It’s a more natural way for growing. 
• Used by farmers. 
• Increased organic matter in your soils 
• Ph between 7-8
• Bacteria and fungi provides plant available food. Less dependent on Fertilisers. 
• the veggie mix is tested by a micro biologist to ensure there’s active bacteria and fungi present. 
• Assists in disease suppression of plants 
• High in calcium, little or no need for lime. Gypsum is great to incorporate for added sulphate and calcium 
• Is a slow release source of nutrient for your plants 
• Haccp certified. Made to the Australian standard of composting. 
• Thermal compost process eliminates all weed seeds, E. coli and salmonella. It’s cooked out
• Only organic material used. Cow, sheep and horse manure, straw, Matured softwood and hardwood shavings 
• No waste products, council collections or chemicals used. In our compost. Only approved organic materials. 
• Made and used by a farming family with over 65 years of growing experience in Australia.