The 2017 guidance from New Hampshire specifically rules against the inclusion of compost in their bioretention media<ref>UNHSC Bioretention Soil Specification. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/default/files/media/unhsc_bsm_spec_2-28-17_0.pdf</ref>
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The 2017 guidance from New Hampshire specifically rules against the inclusion of compost in their bioretention media.<ref>UNHSC Bioretention Soil Specification. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/default/files/media/unhsc_bsm_spec_2-28-17_0.pdf</ref> Instead they recommend sphagnum peat or ''"Shredded wood, wood chips, ground bark, or wood waste; of uniform texture and free of stones, sticks"''.