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Top Dressing
Filed Under (General) by on 08-08-2008
Top Dressing : Adding material to the surface of your turf to increase its superiority and outward show.
Top dressing is one of the best ways to rejuvenate turf or dying lawn. Grass is a very versatile plant, and it lives for a somewhat respectable amount of time, but it dies like all other vegetation, mainly due to lack of nutrients in the soil. Top dressing can help you avoid an unsightly lawn – grass can’t be simply ripped up and replaced, it has to regrow. Top dressing Atlanta can show you the best ways to rejuvenate your lawn..
Top dressing can counter the effects of soil setting. When gas, water or electric lines are installed underground, they can form places where the surrounding soil is prone to settling as it becomes inundated with water, leaving a dent in the ground. A lawn top dressing is made by adding a thin layer of sand or compost placed by Top Dressing Atlanta will add to low spots to bring it level with the rest of the ground, and placing turf in the bare patch. You can also take a pile of sand and spread it gently around the yard.
This will re-enrich the surrounding soil, giving the grass more nutrients.
Top dressing is helpful in making the yard level – it makes it easier to maintain. Mowing an uneven lawn is both draining on you and the mower. Top dressing Atlanta can create a level lawn for simple maintenance for any home owner.
One of the best ways to create a lawn top dressing is to measure out a quarter inch of sand and spread it across the grass. You can go up to a full inch, but no more than that. The top dressing would do no good if the layer were too thick, because the top layer of soil would smother the grass beneath. The decaying grass would create methane fumes, killing whatever other grass you tried to grow.
The best kind of soil to use in a Top dressing is lightweight sand, with as much organic matter as possible. You can use peat, mulch, or potted flower soil. If you’re making your lawn top dressing to prepare for winter, the best time to do it is in late August or early September. This gives your grass enough time to have the blades protruding above the lawn top dressing so they have a fresh supply of nutrients to last through the winter, making your lawn top dressing the most effective.
Top Dressing Atlanta can enrich and level your lawn with our professional top dressing equipment and team of professionals.
