Rolling Garden Lawn Compost Top-Dressing Spreader (70 Litre Capacity)

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Compost can also be screened finely, meaning you do not have to deal with large chunks of organic matter as you spread it over your lawn. It is also very easy to distribute over your turf. I include this tool here because it’s helpful for spreading grass seed if you’re spreading seed on your lawn as you top dress. But I do prefer to use a broadcast spreader if you have to use one or the other. One tip I have if you don’t have a wheelbarrow yet is that you should try to buy one with a solid wheel.

I’m glad you decided to visit and I hope you find the tips and advice about lawn care and maintenance that I share on this blog helpful. Despite the affordable price, the spreading width is quite good, at 45cm. And as a drop type spreader, this option offers great precision, allowing for accurate application of whatever you may be spreading. You can apply fertiliser, salt, or seed evenly across your lawn with Scotts’ spreader. What’s more, granule size isn’t an issue, since you can simply open the gap wider in case you’re using bigger pellets. The fungus produces white patches which, in severe cases, can turn pink; unfortunately the only way to avoid these diseases is to try and keep snow off the lawn which frankly is difficult. It is used to revive failing turf and supply your lawn with all the nutrients that your lawn needs. Portion your top dressing into a number of small batches and place them evenly around the lawn. This means you will have a pile of soil every few metres.With a M.A. in English from the University of Windsor, Samantha is a key part of the editorial staff working to ensure every article we publish is grammatically correct, free of factual errors, and appropriately sourced.

Top dressing is my preferred method of improving my lawn, and I generally do it once every other year after aerating my turf and overseeding my lawn. Lawns that have a high thatch layer and poor drainage, as well as enclosed lawns with little air movement, are the most susceptible to Fusarium.It is a common problem if the lawn has been covered in snow for a while. Snow Mould More extreme cases may need reapplications of topdressing or even filling deep depressions with soil and reseeding on the areas you have filled as part of a lawn leveling project. Improves the Quality of Soil

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For smaller lawns, you may not need a lawn spreader. However, for most medium to large areas, spreaders are an essential tool for keeping a healthy lawn. Different types of lawn spreader if no rain is in the forecast, you should water your lawn after top-dressing, to ensure that the compost seeps into the soil

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Quantity of Top Dressing Soil

Another issue with this spreader is its overall durability. Although the hopper is quite tough, and it’s capable of spreading salt, the cable can break if not treated carefully. This is the process of adding material to the surface of the lawn grass; usually loam or sandy loam mixes, sand or organic material Some people use these spreaders for fine, dry compost but I don’t recommend that – it’s not the best way to do the job. What Other Materials Can You Use to Top Dress your Lawn? Spyker’s Commercial Broadcast Spreader, the Mulch n’ Move, makes short work of topdressing jobs. Golf superintendents love the Mulch n’ Move. This topdressing tool comes with the following features: Screened compost is a fantastic choice because it slowly releases a perfect balance of micro and macronutrients over time.

Let’s take a closer look at these and I’ll share my specific recommendations and what I like to use for each type of tool. Compost Not all lawns need dethatching, and if your lawn isn’t plagued by heavy thatch, compost contains microbes that digest the thatch you do have, meaning you’ll probably never have choose the best dethatcher and mechanically dethatch your yard.Golf superintendents in southern states lightly dust their courses with topdressing sand during the winter. Now you are ready for the second pass with the scarifier, lower the depth setting to go deeper in to the sward and travel diagonally across the lawn until you have covered the whole area. Mow up again. Repeat this process several times in multiple directions until the thatch is removed and you can see the surface of the soil in the lawn sward. What this means is drop spreaders are less efficient. They don’t spread as far as rotary lawn spreaders. Therefore, they’re best for situations where high levels of precision are required – when you’re not spreading over a very large area. Having a drop style spreader is also good for top dressing your lawn with compost, because it’s important to ensure an even spread. Handheld spreaders An air-filled tire is a bit easier to roll, but that tire will always be flat when you pull your wheelbarrow out of the garage and need to use it. It’s a hassle you don’t need. On a hand spreader, there’s normally a switch you can turn to control how much is released with each rotation of the handle.