Coast of Maine Brands - Coast of Maine & Frey Group  

PORTLAND,  ME 
United States
https://coastofmaine.com

Coast of Maine Organic Products, inc. is a company founded in Maine that has been producing truly exceptional, organically approved, compost-based soils, enriching mulches, soil supplements and liquid fertilizers, for more than 20 years.  Designed to enhance and support healthy soil biology, they compost residuals sourced locally in Maine and New Brunswick, such as shellfish (lobster & crab), salmon, wild blueberries, and cow manure. Additional local ingredients include: tree bark, worm castings, and seaweed. The company distributes their organic retail bagged goods to independent garden centers along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

We supply organic and traditional bulk and bagged products to the independent garden centers, nurseries and greenhouses. Our unique marine based compost blends bring the benefits of the ocean to anything you are growing.

Services: Compost, Supplier, Greenhouse wholesale, Greenhouse Retail, Nursery Retail, Nursery Wholesale compost-based soils, enriching mulches, soil supplements and liquid fertilizer

Products: Quoddy Blend Lobster Compost, Bar Harbor Blend Premium Potting Soil, Stonington Blend Grower's Mix, Penobscot Blend Compost & Peat Planting Mix, Cobscook Blend Gardening Soil, Sprout Island Blend Organic Seed Starter,  Castine Blend Organic Raised Bed Mix, Monhegan Blend Black Earth Premium Topsoil, Schoodic Blend Composted Manure, Dark Harbor Blend Enriching Mulch, Fundy Blend Enriching Mulch with Kelp, Wiscasset Blend Earthworm Castings, Stonington Blend Lobster & Kelp Plant Food (5-2-4), Lobster Meal (6-2-0), Fish Bone Meal (5-13-0), Alfalfa Meal (2.2-0.4-2.3), and a complete line of mulch products.

Frey Group LLC. is a third generation family business established in 1966 in Southern Lancaster County, PA. With roots in farming, logging and timber, Frey Group began offering the material’s by-product, bulk hardwood, as mulch in the 1980’s. Now some 30 years later, we offer several different bagged bark mulches, gardening soils, and custom growing mixes for both the general consumer as well as the professional greenhouse/nursery grower. Our product lines:  Frey’s, Twin Oaks and Four Corners, plus a line of professional greenhouse/nursery mixes, custom blended soils and growing medium from Frey Group Customer Professional can be found at independent garden centers from Virginia to Vermont. In 2017, Frey Group became part of Coast of Maine Brands LLC. The merger  allows us to offer the high quality premium Coast of Maine Organic Products, Inc. line of organic soils, fertilizers, mulches and amendments from our Lancaster County facility. This provides you, our customers, with the convenience and value of a full-range product portfolio, from: the economical/value priced, to the premium organic, to professional growing mixes, delivered all on one truck!

Brands: Coast of Maine Organic Products, Coast of Maine Brands, Frey group Soil, Frey Group Mulch, Frey Twin Oaks, Frey Four Corners, Master Nursery, Bumper Crop


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MANTS 2023 - Welcome to Coast of Maine Brands

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  • Acid-Loving Plants Planting Soil
    • Low pH formulation for acid-loving plants
    • Great for evergreens, hydrangeas & more!
    • Enriched with premium quality compost
    • Improves poor soils
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • Organic & Natural Planting Soil for Acid Loving Plants is the ideal planting mix to improve and revitalize the soil in and around plants that thrive in lower pH soils like: rhododendrons, azaleas, hollies, blueberries, strawberries, ferns, fuchsias, camellias, dogwoods, and conifers. Made with premium ingredients, it contains compost, sphagnum peat moss, and aged bark.

    SKU: RF3500 
    Size: 20qt Bag P/100
    UPC: 609853002027

  • Aeration Formula - NEW
    • 70/30 Coco-Perlite
    • Enriched with Lobster Meal & Kelp Meal
    • Base mix to help you create your own custom soil
    • Improves airflow around the root zone
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • A blend of coir and perlite has been a must have for hydroponic growers for years. Coast of Maine has developed their own unique blend by adding compost, lobster meal and kelp meal bringing life and energy to this popular growing media.

    SKU: SA1500
    Size: 1.5cf Bag P/60
    UPC: 609853002058

    SKU: SA5000
    Size: 60CF TOTE
    UPC: 609853002072

  • BAR HARBOR BLEND™ Organic & Natural Potting Soil
    • For all containers (indoors & outdoors)
    • For houseplants, flowers, vegetables, herbs, & all container gardens
    • Enriched with compost, lobster meal, & kelp meal
    • Natural slow-release nitrogen
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • Our great all-purpose potting soil is made with natural and organic ingredients such as lobster, kelp, compost, perlite, and sphagnum peat. It is designed for potting indoor and outdoor container plants. Water and fertilize less with this nutrient rich, compost based potting soil. OMRI Listed

    SKU: BH4501
    Size: 8qt Bag P/6
    UPC: 609853000474 

    SKU: BH4500
    Size: 8qt Bag P/200
    UPC: 609853000474

    SKU: BH4000
    Size: 16qt Bag P/120
    UPC: 609853000450

    SKU: BH1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000481

    SKU: BH2000
    Size: 2CF Bag P/48
    UPC: 609853000467

    SKU: BH5000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: 609853001136

  • COBSCOOK BLEND™ Garden Soil
    • For vegetable gardens & flower beds planted in the ground
    • Premium soil builder
    • Improves & revitalizes poor soils
    • Rich in organic material
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • Cobscook Blend™ Organic & Natural In-Ground Garden Soil is the ideal soil amendment for all your beds and gardens. It is carefully formulated to provide balance between structure, water retention, drainage and aeration for growing vegetables, annual and perennial flowers in the ground. It provides the rich and diverse soil your plants need. 

    SKU: C1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000047

    SKU: CO2000
    Size: 2CF Bag P/48
    UPC: 609853000276

  • DARK HARBOR BLEND™ Organic Enriching Mulch
    • For mulching beds & shrubs
    • Made with naturally composted aged dark bark
    • Helps prevent weeds & retain moisture
    • Designed specifically for mulching perennials and annual beds and around roses, shrubs and trees
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • Dark Harbor Blend Enriching Mulch is an exceptionally rich, naturally dark, fine textured blend of self-composted barks. It helps retain moisture and insulate the surface soil against temperature variations that can harm roots. Because it is composted, it will not
    rob the soil of nitrogen and can be dug into the beds in the fall to improve the organic content of the soil.

    SKU: DH1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000177

    SKU: DH2000
    Size: 2CF Bag P/40
    UPC: 609853000269

  • Fish Bone Meal
    • Promotes budding, flowering & fruiting
    • Add to planting holes for flowering bulbs
    • Perfect for fertilizing bulbs, vegetable gardens, container gardens and trees and shrubs
    • Exceptional organic fertilizer
    • For use by Organic Growers...

  • An exceptional organic fertilizer ideal for budding and blooming plants. Made from dehydrated fish bones, it is an excellent natural source of phosphorus, calcium, nitrogen, essential minerals and trace elements. OMRI Listed

    SKU: FM6000
    Size: 3lb Bag P/8
    UPC: 609853000726

  • FUNDY BLEND™ Organic Enriching Mulch & Seaweed
    • For mulching beds & shrubs
    • Made with aged dark bark & seaweed to retain moisture
    • Provides minerals & nutrients
    • Mulch & compost - two products in one bag!
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • Fundy Blend Enriching Mulch & Seaweed is an exceptionally rich, naturally dark, fine textured blend of self-composted barks and seaweed.  It helps retain moisture and insulate the surface soil against temperature variations that can harm roots. Because it is composted, it will not rob the soil of nitrogen and can be dug into the beds in the fall to improve the organic content of the soil. 

    SKU: FU1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000184

    SKU: FU2000
    Size: 2CF Bag P/40
    UPC: 609853000498

  • Kelp Meal
    • Promotes root & plant growth, stimulates soil biology, increases stress & heat tolerance
    • All purpose nutrient
    • Can also be safely used around trees and shrubs, added to container gardens and incorporated into garden beds
    • For use by Organic Growers...

  • All purpose organic plant food (1-0-1) with 1% calcium
    100% dehydrated Norwegian Kelp (common seaweed), a source of trace quantities of macro and micro-nutrients that will help promote healthier plants and improve crop yields. Use around trees and shrubs, on lawns and in garden beds, or to top-dress containers.

    SKU: KM6000
    Size: 4lb Bag P/8
    UPC: 609853000702

  • MONHEGAN BLEND™ Black Earth Lawn Soil
    • Certified Organic soil for repairing lawns
    • For topdressing and seeding projects
    • Helps dry or well-drained soil retain moisture
    • Fine textured and easy to spread
    • OMRI Listed for Organic Use...

  • An exceptional organic compost-based top soil, designed for top-dressing and repairing lawns, as well as general purpose use around the garden. Made with a blend of composts and sphagnum peat moss, it will retain moisture in order to facilitate grass seed germination. OMRI Listed

    SKU: MO1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000245

  • MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BLEND™ Cactus & Succulent Mix
    • Also for tropical palms & citrus
    • Promotes flowering & root growth
    • Helps retain moisture & improve aeration
    • pH balanced, ready-to-Use formula
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • Designed for cactus, succulents, tropical palms, and citrus plants. This pH balanced formula is made from: sphagnum peat moss, compost, sand, aged bark, biochar, fish bone meal, and kelp meal. It is ready-to-use and offers both excellent drainage and sufficient water retention. It is the perfect blend to promote root and plant growth. 

    SKU: MD4501
    Size: 8qt Bag P/4
    UPC: 609853001006

    SKU: MD4500
    Size: 8qt Bag P/200
    UPC: 609853001006

  • PENOBSCOT BLEND™ Planting Mix
    • For Trees, Shrubs, & Perennials
    • Enriched with compost, oyster shells & root enhancing mycorrhizae
    • Provides and diverse soil your plants need
    • Balanced design encourages water-retention and steady drainage
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • We believe Penobscot Blend™ Organic & Natural Planting Mix is the ideal soil amendment for bedding annuals and planting perennials, roses, shrubs and trees. It provides the rich and diverse soil your plants need. Formulated from compost, aged bark, oyster shell and mycorrhizae.

    SKU: PE1000
    Size: 1CF Bag  P/80
    UPC: 609853000030

  • QUODDY BLEND™ Compost Blend with Lobster & Crab
    • For vegetables, flowers & lawns
    • Improves & revitalizes soil
    • Naturally pH balanced
    • Ideal for conditioning all garden beds
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • The original "seafood" compost. Made with calcium-rich lobster shells blended with sphagnum peat and compost. The result is a complex soil that drains well and is ideal for conditioning beds and borders. Excellent for high yield, healthy vegetable gardens.      
    OMRI Listed

    SKU: QD4500
    Size: 8qt Bag P/200
    UPC: 609853001112

    SKU: QD1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000221

    SKU: QD5000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: 609853001167

  • Roses & Flowers Planting Soil
    • For vegetables, flowers & lawns
    • Improves & revitalizes soil
    • Naturally pH balanced
    • Ideal for conditioning all garden beds
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • The ideal planting mix to improve and revitalize the soil in and around all of your rose varieties, flowering annuals, and perennials. Perfect for supporting continual blooms and healthy foliage. Made with premium ingredients, it contains compost, aged bark, and lime. 

    SKU: RF3500 
    Size: 20qt Bag P/100
    UPC: 609853002027

  • SCHOODIC BLEND™ Composted Manure Blend
    • For conditioning all beds, gardens & lawns
    • Enriched with compost
    • Improves & revitalizes poor soils
    • Improves water retention
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • For those who prefer traditional manure composts. This is an all-purpose soil conditioner designed for gardens, beds and borders. Made with a blend of composted cow manure from several local beef and dairy farms, and sphagnum peat moss. OMRI Listed

    SKU: SC1000
    Size: 1CF Bag P/80
    UPC: 609853000252

    SKU: SC5000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: 609853001174

  • SPROUT ISLAND BLEND™ Seed Starter
    • For seed germination and rooting plant cuttings
    • Enriched with compost, lobster meal, kelp meal, worm castings & mycorrhizae
    • Natural slow release nitrogen
    • Grows into healthy, disease resistant plants
    • Approved for organic growers...

  • A rich mixture of blended mycorrhizae, sphagnum peat moss, well-aged compost, perlite, lime, kelp meal, worm castings, and lobster meal. Designed specifically for germinating seeds and rooting cuttings, and growing them into healthy, disease resistant plants. OMRI Listed

    SKU: SI4501
    Size: 8qt Bag P/6
    UPC: 609853000986

    SKU: SI4500
    Size: 8qt Bag P/200
    UPC: 609853000986

    SKU: SI4002
    Size: 16qt Bag P/4
    UPC: 609853000917

    SKU: SI4000
    Size: 16qt Bag P/120
    UPC: 609853000917

    SKU: SI2000
    Size: 2CF Bag P/48
    UPC: 609853000924

    SKU: SI5000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: 609853001181

  • Squid Concentrate
    • Promotes budding and blooming.
    • This concentrated fertilizer also enriches the soil with plant-ready minerals, giving your plants a significant boost!
    • Great for greenhouse and hydroponic systems and both indoor and outdoor applications....

  • A truly remarkable fertilizer made entirely of squid. Intended to promote budding and blooming, this concentrated fertilizer also enriches the soil with plant-ready minerals, giving your plants a significant boost! Great for greenhouse and hydroponic systems and both indoor and outdoor applications.

    SKU: SQ7000
    Size: 1qt Bottle P/12
    UPC: 609853000764

  • STONINGTON BLEND™ Grower's Mix
    • High performance, grow clean potting mix for large container plants
    • Enriched with Compost lobster, kelp & fish bone meals, worm castings & mycorrhizae
    • Natural slow release nitrogen
    • Approved for organic gardening
    • OMRI Listed for Organic Use...

  • Stonington Blend was created specifically for growing Cannabis. Rich in nutrients and formulated with amendments designed to boost budding, blooming and root development, this complex “super soil” will take your plants growing in the vegetative stage to the next level! Designed for high performance growing in containers and large pots, this blend incorporates mycorrhizal fungi, kelp, fish bone and alfalfa meals, worm castings, peat, coir, and lobster compost. For best results, grow in 15 gallon containers. OMRI listed.

    SKU: ST1000
    Size: 1.5CF Bag P/60
    UPC: 609853000689

    SKU: ST5000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: 609853001198

  • STONINGTON BLEND™ Organic Plant Food
    • Promotes leafy green growth, budding, flowering & fruiting
    • Balanced design encourages water-retention and steady drainage
    • For containers, vegetable gardens, flower beds
    • Great for replenishing soil between grows in your raised bed!
    • OMRI Listed...

  • Made with lobster, crab, fish and kelp meal plus worm castings and other important natural ingredients, this exceptional fertilizer will super charge the biological activity of your soil, giving all your plants a significant boost. It is also high in calcium (4%) and a range of macro and micro-nutrients to help improve plant vigor! Approved for organic growers. OMRI Listed

    SKU: ST6000
    Size: 4lb Bag P/8
    UPC: 009853000618

  • Tomatoes & Vegetables Planting Soil
    • Lightweight, organic potting soil
    • A great soil conditioner
    • For healthy and more flavorful vegetable plants
    • Builds the soil naturally and improves poor soils
    • Made with premium ingredients...

  • Organic & Natural Planting Soil for Tomatoes & Vegetables is the optimal soil conditioner to revitalize the soil in and around your vegetable garden beds. It is naturally lightweight and contains just the right ingredients to grow plentiful, flavorful tomatoes and vegetables. Made with premium ingredients, it contains compost, lobster, and lime. 

    SKU: TV3500
    Size: 20qt Bag P/100
    UPC: 609853002003

  • WISCASSET BLEND™ EARTHWORM CASTINGS
    • A source of over 60 micronutrients.
    • Odorless and finely textured castings enrich soil with active biology and plant-ready minerals.
    • Improves water retention.
    • Use to top-dress plants regularly.
    • Used to brew compost tea....

  • A rich blend of the digested soil left behind by earthworms, these odorless and finely textured castings enrich soil with active biology and plant-ready minerals, as well as improve water retention. Use to top-dress plants regularly. Also great for making a compost tea!

    NEW FOR 2023, Now available in 20quart bags!

    SKU: WI4501
    Size: 8qt Bag P/6
    UPC: 609853000603

    SKU: WI4500
    Size: 8qt Bag P/200
    UPC: 609853000603

    SKU: WI3500
    Size: 20qt Bag P/100
    UPC: 609853002065

  • FREY Professional Mix 200
    • Professional mix developed for commercial and nursery growers
    • Ideal for flowers, plants, vegetables, and herbs grown in large containers
    • Increases nutrient retention and promotes essential aeration
    • Aides in natural growth enhancement...

  • Our Mix 200 has a history of satisfying the rigorous needs of most all annual bedding plants, hanging baskets and seasonal specialty crops. This formula is a lightweight peat-based mix developed for commercial production of greenhouse crops. Appropriate for container sizes down to a 200-cell tray.  (pH range 5.8-6.2).

    Available in 2.8cf bags, super sacks (60cf) and bulk by the yard.

    SKU: M22500
    Size: 2.8CF Bag P/40
    UPC: 783293005814

    SKU: M25000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: N/A

  • FREY Professional Mix 300
    • Light to Medium weight professional mix developed for commercial & nursery growers
    • Ideal for flowers, plants, vegetables, & herbs grown in large containers
    • Increases nutrient retention & promotes essential aeration...

  • Our most popular mix! A favorite professional mix developed for greenhouse and nursery growers that count on one mix. Mix 300 is a light to medium-weight mix formulated to optimize aeration and moisture retention. Ideal for flowers, vegetables, herbs, and hanging baskets.

    Appropriate for container sizes down to a 72-cell tray. (pH range 5.2-6.2).

    SKU: M32500
    Size: 2.8CF Bag  P/40
    UPC: 783293005821

    SKU: M35000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: N/A

  • FREY Professional Mix 400
    • Midweight professional mix developed for commercial and nursery growers
    • Ideal for garden mums, daylilies, and perennials grown in large containers
    • Organic coir fiber increases nutrient retention and promotes essential aeration...

  • A mid-weight mix specifically formulated for mums, hemp, bedding plants, daylilies, perennials, and larger outdoor containers 4” and up. Mix 400 has reduced perlite, and a higher bulk density. (pH range 5.2– 6.2). 

    Available in 2.8cf bags, bulk, and super sacks.

    SKU: M42500
    Size: 2.8CF Bag  P/40
    UPC: 783293005838

    SKU: M45000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: N/A

  • FREY Professional Mix 500
    • Medium to heavyweight professional mix developed for commercial and nursery growers
    • Ideal for flowers, plants, vegetables, and herbs grown in large containers
    • Organic coir fiber increases nutrient retention and promotes essential aeration...

  • MIX 500 - A medium to heavyweight mix designed especially for herbaceous and woody perennials. Mix 500 is formulated to improve drainage, maintain porosity, and promote essential aeration. Optimal for container sizes 8” and up. (pH range 5.2 – 6.2).

    Available in 2.8cf bags, bulk, and super sacks.

    SKU: N52500
    Size: 2.8CF Bag  P/40
    UPC: 783293005845

    SKU: M55000
    Size: 60CF Tote
    UPC: N/A

  • FREY Professional Mix NX-6
    • Professional mix developed for commercial and nursery growers
    • Ideal for flowers, plants, vegetables, and herbs grown in large containers...

  • A heavyweight formula different from our other mixes, NX-6 is designed to include 3/4 inch aged bark. The larger bark size breaks down slowly, and increases the porosity for long-term root growth. Ideal for trees, shrubs, native grasses, native plants, and outdoor containers. Perfect for customers preferring a perlite-free mix. (pH range 5.2 - 6.2).

    Available in 2cf bags, bulk, and super sacks.

    SKU: X62000
    Size: 
    2CF Bag  P/50
    UPC: 
    783293005869

    SKU: X65000
    Size: 
    60CF Tote
    UPC:
     N/A

  • FREY Leaf Compost
    • Use as a soil conditioner when planting trees and shrubs
    • The dark, easily crumbled, partially decomposed substance is similar to natural organic matter found in the soil
    • Use for bed preparation and as a soil builder...

  • A natural material composed of recycled composted leaves and grass clippings. The end product is a dark, partially decomposed humus, similar to the natural organic matter found on the forest floor. Use to restore organic material to the soil when planting trees and shrubs, establishing a lawn, and in garden and flower bed preparation. Available in .75cf bags.

    SKU: LC3000
    Size: .75cf Bag  P/60
    UPC: 783293003049

  • FREY Mushroom Compost
    • Premium nutrient infused, organic compost that is ideal for your garden or lawn needs
    • Very versatile product, can be incorporated it into the soil prior to planting, or can be used to topdress existing plants...

  • This compost is sourced in the mushroom capital of the world, Avondale, PA and made from recycled mushroom growing media, providing a great source of organic matter. The result is a dark, rich compost that is ideal for all of your garden or lawn needs. Available in .75cf bags.

    SKU: MC3000
    Size: .75cf Bag  P/60
    UPC:
    783293003056

  • FREY Planting Mix
    • Excellent Soil Conditioner creates a more favorable soil environment to both condition and revitalize deficient native soil
    • Promotes strong root development in new plantings...

  • A blend of soil conditioners perfect for planting annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. Its formula includes: aged pine bark fines, sphagnum peat moss and select natural compost, to help with soil aeration, strong root growth, moisture retention and soil porosity. When mixed into your existing soil (50/50), it revitalizes the soil’s structure and texture, and helps to retain existing landscape plantings. Available in 1.5cf bags.

    SKU: PX1500
    Size:
    1.5CF Bag  P/60
    UPC:
    783293007146

  • FREY Top Soil
    • Creates a more favorable soil environment that improves turf seed germination and turf establishment
    • Use as a topdressing to both condition and revitalize your native soil...

  • Consists of natural composts, aged pine bark fines and sphagnum peat moss. It helps improve and revitalize your garden’s native soil structure, helps to improve turf seed germination and turf establishment, provides added organic matter that helps with root establishment on new plantings, and improves the soil’s porosity. Available in 1cf bags.

    SKU: PR1000
    Size: 1CF Bag  P/60
    UPC:
    783293007139

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