Copper Creek Introduces new line of Soil for Natural and Organic Gardening by Coast of Maine
New for the 2022 growing seasons Copper Creek now offers a brand new line of soil for all your gardening and planting needs. We have sought out the best of garden soils and found that the Coast of Maine’s soil line is the way to go. We have 9 different soils and fertilizers to cater to everything from starting seeds and garden bed soil, to lawn dressings, all the way to your houseplants, and cactus and succulent garden soils.
Coast of Maine Brands is a group of natural and organic gardening and lawn care companies serving both the professional and amateur grower. Our products are designed to contribute to the health and well-being of the communities we serve and the living planet we share.
Coast of Maine Organic Products was founded in 1996 and has developed a unique and very distinctive line of attractively packaged compost-based natural and organic soils, mulches and fertilizers sold through local retailers. Our commitment to product quality and innovation, customer service, sustainable gardening practices and our promotion of those retailers has helped build loyal relationships that have only strengthened over the years.
We have strategically picked the top soils and fertilizers to carry in our Garden Center to cater to all your planting needs. Here are the soils and fertilizers we carry and what they are best for:
Bar Harbor Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Window Boxes
• Houseplants and Repotting Houseplants
• Hanging Baskets
• Container Gardens
Water and fertilize less with this compost-based dark brown, nutrient-rich potting soil! With compost as its base, Bar Harbor Blend Premium Potting Soil stays moist naturally. Made with sphagnum peat, well aged compost, perlite, lime, dehydrated poultry manure, calcium and chitin-rich lobster shells, and seaweed, this premium mix is full of nutrients and soil biology to organically feed your plants and increase your fruits and flowers. It is a rich, dark brown, and full bodied blend, designed for re-potting house plants, planting hanging baskets, window boxes and all containers. One of very few OMRI listed organic, all-purpose potting soils on the market, Bar Harbor Blend is carefully crafted with only approved organic ingredients to provide an ideal balance between water retention, soil texture, drainage and aeration.
2. Sprout Island Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Seed Germination
• Seed Trays or Flats
• Rooting Plant Cuttings
Get your seedlings and cuttings started off to a healthy start with the best possible soil formulation! Sprout Island Organic Seed Starter provides all of your young plants with everything that they need to get established and off to a healthy start.
Our unique recipe combines compost, worm castings and kelp which provides a fortified blend of organic nutrition for your plants. Just the right amount of perlite is added to facilitate aeration and help to prevent dampening-off. Last, we add locally-sourced sphagnum peat moss which provides a stable environment for root growth and retains moisture.
The result is a soil mix that is full of nutrients and active soil biology that will organically feed your plants! And, with compost as its base, Sprout Island Organic Seed Starter naturally stays moist and will require less watering.
3. Monhegan Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Top Dressing Lawns
• Fill Bare Lawn Spots
• General Purpose Soil Amendment
Monhegan Blend, Black Earth-organic top soil, is a rich blend of naturally composted barks and compost. The result is an easy-to-use, organic top soil that is ideal for top dressing lawns, filling in bare spots or as a general purpose soil amendment. A beautiful lawn starts with healthy soil that can support the beneficial microorganisms that process the essential nutrients that feed your grass. Remember, a naturally healthy lawn is more drought, weed and disease resistant and requires less watering and feeding.
4. Quoddy Blend
GREAT FOR:
• All-Purpose Garden Soil
• Conditioning Beds and Borders
• Vegetable Gardens
• Herbs
• Annuals
Quoddy Blend Organic Lobster Compost is our best-selling soil. Made with chitin and calcium-rich lobster shells, composted cow manure, sphagnum peat moss, and composted bark, Quoddy Blend is teeming with organic material! Using this organic blend will help to improve and revitalize your soil, helping you to grow healthy, disease resistant plants that require less watering and feeding! The lobster we use comes from the cold, dark waters of the Downeast coast of Maine and the Bay of Fundy. Lobster shells are a rich source of calcium and chitin (Plants need calcium for cell wall development and growth, and chitin has been proven to assist in controlling soil and foliar plant pathogens that cause fungal, viral and bacterial conditions.) The addition of these shells make this all-purpose soil amendment a perfect blend for conditioning beds and borders, vegetable gardens, herbs and annuals!
5. Cobscook Blend
GREAT FOR:
• All-purpose Compost-based Garden Soil
• Conditioning Sandy or Clay Soils
• Azaleas
• Camelia
• Alder
• Rhododendrons
• Blueberry Bushes
• Top-dressing for New Lawns
• Dwarf Trees such as Alberta Spruce
A compost-based premium soil builder. Made with a perfected mixture of composted salmon, blueberries, farm manure, very old dark bark, sphagnum peat moss, and horticultural limestone. Loaded with nutrients to promote plant health and vigor, improves soil drainage and aeration, especially in clay soils. Cobscook Blend is a richly textured all-purpose gardening soil. Because it is made with compost, it gives you the benefit of requiring less frequent watering and feeding. Because of its water retaining qualities, it is not recommended for summer annuals like geraniums and petunias. We suggest it as an amendment for planting azaleas, rhododendrons and blueberry bushes. Its fine texture also makes it a good top-dressing for new lawns. Also great for potting dwarf trees like Alberta Spruce.
6. Penobscot
GREAT FOR:
• Dogwoods
• Hydrangeas
• Peonies
• Annuals
• Perennials
• Shrubs & Trees
• Conditioning Gardens, Beds and Borders
Our all-in-one planting mix for annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees or conditioning gardens, beds and borders. A rich, smooth blend of salmon and blueberry compost, composted cow manure, aged bark, peat humus and tiny mussel shell fragments. The shell fragments help to aerate and add texture to your soil, which results in improved root growth.
7. Stonington Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Tomatoes
• Vegetable Gardens
• Blooms and Root Development
This complex “super soil” was crafted for high performance growing in containers and large pots. Its ingredients allow you to just add water! You will not find a better soil for your tomatoes! This blend will save you time and money and give you tremendous results! Rich in nutrients and formulated with amendments designed to boost budding, blooming and root development, Stonington Blend™ also provides the ideal balance between water retention, soil texture, drainage and aeration in a consistent growing medium. It includes mycorrhizal fungi, a combination of kelp, fish bone and alfalfa meals, worm castings, peat, coir, and lobster compost.
8. Mount Desert Island Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Succulents
• Cactus
• Tropical Palms
• Citrus Plants
Mount Desert Island Blend is made from: sphagnum peat, organic compost, sand, aged bark, biochar, lime, fish bone meal, and kelp meal. This ready-to-use-formula offers both excellent drainage and sufficient water retention. It is pH balanced and offers organic nutrients that promote healthy root and plant growth.
9. Wiscasset Blend
GREAT FOR:
• Houseplants
• Roses
• Soil Conditioner
• Garden Top-dressing
• Potting Soil Amendment
• Garden Top-dressing
Wiscasset Blend Worm Castings deliver a nutrient and biological boost to any soil and are especially useful for reinvigorating house plants. We don’t know of any other company offering worm castings that are as nutrient rich and easy to use as our Wiscasset Blend! Gardeners have long known that there’s magic in worm castings – the thousands of species of soil bacteria, amoeba, protozoa, fungi and nematodes that digest organic material and make soil nutrients more readily available to plant roots. Use as an amendment to your potting soil or add to your garden as a top-dressing. For established house plants, add a layer to the soil surface by tucking the worm castings in beneath the foliage and water in.
It’s coffee ground like texture and super charged vermicompost! Gardeners have long known that there’s magic in worm castings – the thousands of species of soil bacteria, amoeba, protozoa, fungi and nematodes that digest organic material and make soil nutrients more readily available to plant roots. Use to top dress indoor container plants or brew it into a quick compost tea by mixing with water, molasses and aerating (stirring) overnight.