Top Dress
Top dressing
is usually bought as a mixture of loam, sand and peat, or peat alternative and
there are several brands available and your supplier can advise on the mix.
is usually bought as a mixture of loam, sand and peat, or peat alternative and
there are several brands available and your supplier can advise on the mix.
Mow
the lawn short on a dry day and apply the top dressing as a dry mix. To smooth
the lawn, filling in dips and hollows, you apply at 3 to 4 kilos per square
metre, without smothering the grass. You need 75% of the grass leaf still
exposed.
the lawn short on a dry day and apply the top dressing as a dry mix. To smooth
the lawn, filling in dips and hollows, you apply at 3 to 4 kilos per square
metre, without smothering the grass. You need 75% of the grass leaf still
exposed.
You deposit the top dressing in mounds around the lawn and then spread
with a rake, finishing with a lawn brush. If you own a garden tractor
you can use a rake attachment and finish off with a brush attachment
but only on a dry day on dry grass.
with a rake, finishing with a lawn brush. If you own a garden tractor
you can use a rake attachment and finish off with a brush attachment
but only on a dry day on dry grass.
Apply two loads of top dressing in
spring and another in autumn. For an ornamental lawn which is regularly treated
you need about half to 1 kilo per square metre and you can repeat this
throughout the season to help decompose thatch on fine lawns.
spring and another in autumn. For an ornamental lawn which is regularly treated
you need about half to 1 kilo per square metre and you can repeat this
throughout the season to help decompose thatch on fine lawns.