Compost
Compost is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 12 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Compost is to buy it: Vanessa's Farming Shop in Catherby sells it for 20 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.
“Good for plants, helps them grow. Used in Farming (1).”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 12 gp
Updated . Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.
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You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Farming and gives 18 Farming XP. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include Earth impling, Earth impling jar, Compost mound and Box of summoning ingredients, plus 4 more listed below. 2 recipes use Compost, including Compost mound pouch and Part mud pie (compost). Compost is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 12 coins, which is 8 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 12 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- 6
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 2 recipes
Make it yourself
Needs 1 Farming · 18 Farming XP
Needs 1 Farming
- ''See compostable items''
- Bucket
Needs 1 Farming
- ''See compostable items''
Shops
- Vanessa's Farming Shop20 coins · stock 300
- Alice's Farming Shop20 coins · stock 300
- Sarah's Farming Shop20 coins · stock 300
- Richard's Farming Shop20 coins · stock 300
- Leprechaun Larry's Farming Supplies20 coins · stock 10
- Head Farmer Jones's Farming Shop20 coins · stock 300
Other sources
- Earth impling
- Earth impling jar
- Compost mound
- Box of summoning ingredients
- Spirit impling
- Spirit impling jar
- Dung kalphite
- Pet droppings
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Compost
Where it fits for an Ironman
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