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How to Top Dress Your Lawn

Gardener dumping a wheelbarrow full of compost for top dressing lawn

Last updated April 16, 2024

Top dressing, sometimes referred to as compost top dressing, is a common practice that improves the health of your lawn. For a lush lawn, take a tip from golf course turf pros and add top dressing to your lawn maintenance schedule.

Top dressing is the process of adding a thin layer of nutrient-rich compost to your lawn, or parts of your lawn that need extra attention. When performed routinely and with aeration, the soil will improve and your turf will benefit.

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Table of Contents

  1. Helpful Top Dressing Lawn Tips

  2. Benefits of Top Dressing Your Lawn

  3. Begin Top Dressing Your Lawn

  4. Choose Compost for Top Dressing

  5. Spread Compost or Top Soil

  6. Apply Top Dressing and Water Deeply