According to turf experts, topdressing your lawn with a thin layer of compost can improve your soil’s moisture-holding capacity, feed soil microbes, and add nutrients. However, they forget to tell you ...

Unlike traditional core lawn aeration, which removes plugs of soil to reduce compaction, liquid aeration involves applying a chemical solution. The primary active ingredient is typically a wetting ...

Compost tea is a liquid extract of compost, rich in beneficial microorganisms and small amounts of soluble nutrients. Applying compost tea to a lawn or garden helps spread beneficial microbes onto ...

Lawns: Sprinkle about 1/4 inch of compost on lawns (top-dressing ... They may also be organic or synthetic, granular, water-soluble, slow-release or liquid. What kind of fertilizer you choose depends ...

David concluded by saying, "Once your biodegradable materials have fully broken down in the compost, spread it onto your lawn and you'll be rewarded with greener, stronger, and thicker grass next ...

The gardening pro then stressed the importance of keeping the nutrients in your lawn through 'liquid feedings ... including turning your compost. This can risk harming wildlife - such as hedgehogs - ...

Lift from the ground with the spade and turn it around, so the damaged part now faces the lawn. Press down firmly and fill the damaged area with compost. Sow grass seed over the compost and water.

PHOTO BY DEBRA BURROWS This flower bed was created in an area with very heavy clay soil which was improved by adding compost and other organic matter. As environmental concerns increase, many ...