Specials and Events
Free Product Giveaway Saturday!
Second Saturday of the Month
Don’t miss out…it only happens once a month!
San Pasqual Valley Soils loves to donate back to our community. Each month, only on the second Saturday of the month, we will offer a single product of our choosing for free to the public. We invite you to come and load up whatever amount you need for your own benefit. Free if self-loaded into your vehicle using your own containers and tools. Product must be tarped in trucks or contained.
We will load any standard pick-up truck or small trailer (approx. 1-2 cubic yards) for a fee of $10/load (cash only during event). Guests that would like larger quantities must self-load it manually or purchase the material at our standard wholesale price which includes loading at no additional cost. Delivery of purchased material is available for a fee throughout San Diego county by San Pasqual Valley Soils trucks.
Our Next Free Product Giveaway Saturday will be October 14, 2023 from 7 am to 1:30 pm, weather permitting.
Event may be canceled due to rain or low product inventory.
The featured product for October is our Valley’s Best Compost®.
All guests must comply with our SPVS Public Event Safety Guidelines in the attachment below.
CHECK-IN
Enter yard, stay in your car and drive up to an attendant to check in and get directions on where to go to pick up your compost (no need to call in advance). San Diego County is no longer mandating masks, but you are welcome to wear them at our facility. Thank you!
Thank you for the wonderful response to our Free Product Giveaways!
Featured Product for October
Valley’s Best Compost®
Valley’s Best Compost® has been our most popular Featured Product to date, so make sure you come to our FPGS event early to get yours! This manure-based amendment helps to increase the beneficial microbial population in your soil for stronger plants.
The fall and winter months are the perfect time to add some compost to your vegetable and flower gardens to give your plants a head start when the spring growing season begins.
It is also a also a great time of year to top-dress your lawn so the winter rains can help mellow the compost to enrich the soil for spring! Learn how you can get a healthy, amazing looking lawn by using the tips in Dr. K’s blog post.
Valley’s Best is registered as an organic input material with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and it is OMRI Listed with the Organic Materials Review Institute.
Valley’s Best Compost® can be used to help manage erosion during winter rains. Apply it now. Learn more about managing erosion in your landscape and be prepared for winter storms, check out Dr. K’s video on “Compost Erosion Control Blankets”.
It is also useful for Building a Compost Berm. Here is another resource from the California Stormwater Quality Association that you may find helpful.
For more information on the benefits of using compost, you may want to also look at CalRecycle’s Compost and Mulch Toolbox. Feel free to contact Dr. K with any questions. This product is SB 1383 compliant.
Click on the Calculator to figure out how much you need.
To order call (760) 746-4769
Or send us your order (or questions) with our “Request a Quote form”
Check out our product delivery information at Pick up/Delivery webpage.
Workshops and Events
Back by popular demand… Vermi-Compost Tea Sale!
Saturday, October 14th, 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Richard Futter of Earthworks International will be selling 25 gallons of his fresh vermi-compost tea at our Free Product Giveaway Saturday Event. This amazing tea can provide some wonderful benefits for your plants. If you have never tried compost tea, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. Here are some details and benefits:
1. Fresh brewed for optimum use within 15 hours for best results.
2. Can be diluted 5 to 1 ratio.
3. Compost tea can be used as a root drench and/or as a foliar spray. Both have benefits for healthy plants.
4. Compost tea can be an excellent source for beneficial microbes for soil and plants.
5. Compost tea is Non Toxic for humans and animals.
6. Compost tea may help plants and trees to build up an Immunity against pests and disease.
7. Available in 1 gallon increments, bring your own clean container with a lid.
Only $10 per gallon (cash only during event) if you bring your own container
And $11 per gallon (cash only during event) if Earthworks International provides the container
Quantity is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.
This “Using Castings and Casting Tea” pdf provides more information about its use and benefits.
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Get expert advice from Dr. K on Saturday, October 14th.
7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Do you have questions about our products? Drop by and ask Dr. K! He can provide solutions to help your landscape thrive.
“Healthy Soil Check-up with The Farmer & The Doctor” Drawing
Congratulations to Healthy Soil Check-up Winner for September, Mike Vu of San Marcos! Dr. K will be contacting you to schedule a visit with “The Farmer and the Dr.” for your farm.
Enter our monthly drawing for small San Diego County commercial farms on 20 acres or less and you could win a Healthy Soil Check-up!
The lucky winner will receive “A Healthy Soil Check-up with the Farmer & the Doctor”; an onsite consultation at their farm with Ernie Klemm and Dr. Craig Kolodge (Dr. K)! During their visit, Ernie and Dr. K will share and discuss resources for assessing, creating and maintaining healthy soil for your farm, orchard or vineyard.
Ernie Klemm is a long time Heritage Farmer with over fifty years of farming experience in the San Pasqual Valley and Ramona area and Dr. K is the current Manager of SPVS Business Development and Sustainability, a retired Plant Pathologist, a Farm Advisor, and County Director with the University of California Cooperative Extension. Ernie and Dr. K want to give back to the agricultural community of San Diego County and support sustainability by sharing what they have learned over a combined 100 years of involvement in agriculture and the practice of creating healthy soil.
If you are a small commercial farmer that would like a consultative visit with the Farmer and the Doctor, please click on the button below to enter our drawing which will take place the first Friday every month. The monthly winner will be announced on our website and social media accounts. Dr. K will also contact the winner by email or phone to schedule the onsite consultation.
One entry will be drawn each month for this free consulting service with no financial obligation to purchase any products or services associated with the visit. The consulting visit must be scheduled prior to the end of the calendar year or during the first month of the following year. Growers are free to enter the drawing once a month for a chance to win a single visit from Ernie Klemm and Dr. K. Good Luck and Here’s to Healthy Soil!
You only need to register once per year to qualify for every monthly drawing during year. If your name is not drawn, your entry will be included in the next drawing through December. In January of the following year, we will start with a fresh batch of entries. The earlier you enter the drawing, the greater your chance of winning a free site visit and consultation.
This free monthly drawing is sponsored by San Pasqual Valley Soils in cooperation with KD Farms of Escondido.
Our Loyal Customers Get Rewarded!
Buy 9 yards of select SPV Soils products and get the 10th yard free!
Rewards can be earned and redeemed on purchases of Grower’s Mulch, Planter’s Blend, Valley’s Best Compost, Nitro-Blend Compost, Monkey Hair Mulch and California Native Mulch®. Stop by our office to pick up your Customer Rewards Card and start earning free products!
Honoring our Active Military and Veterans all year long!
Military Discount
Current Military Members and Veterans qualify for a 10% discount on all orders at SPVS. Simply provide proof of current or past military service at time of purchase. We will honor the discount throughout the year as our way of saying “Thank you for your service”.