Make your own top dressing lawncare masterclass top dressing your lawn helps to smooth out dips and bumps or even get it level.
Top dressing mix b q.
A high quality topdressing material suitable for dressing any fine turf.
For best results top dress when the lawn is dry.
The good news is that choosing a top dressing mix is very simple.
We also offer a range of lawn spreaders and rollers to help you achieve an even coverage when spreading lawn.
Before you go out and buy a top dressing mix remove a few cores of turf from your lawn and inspect the soil.
70 30 top dressing what is 70 30 fine turf top dressing.
If it sandy use a loam mix this will improve moisture retention.
Its also very good for fill.
It is nutrient rich and has multiple uses around the garden.
After raking spiking or machine scarifying spread the dressing evenly over the surface of your lawn at 2 litres per sq m.
Popular with bowls clubs and the owners of fine lawns it can be used to produce a smooth free draining turf surface and open soil structure.
If you have a lot of top dressing to work into the lawn perhaps seeding afterwards is best so that the seed doesn t get moved around as you rub and level the dressing.
Use compost topdressing to improve lawns and as a fertilizer application.
With this layer of soil 3 compost we are addressing the problems of thinning or unhealthy sod and or providing the first application of fertilizer for the year.
If it s heavy clay choose a sandy loam mix to help improve drainage.
You can order your top dressing online and we will supply to you directly.
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Think about how much you will need our range comes in a wide variety of sizes ranging from small 3l boxes right up to great value 450kg bulk bags and we also stock different types depending on your needs.
On the other hand if you are only top dressing lightly you could add the lawn seed first so that the dressing goes on top thereby insulating the seed somewhat from birds and rain.
Pallets of 25kg bags from 10 bags to a full pallet of 40 x 25kg bags 1000kg.
We have everything you need to ensure your lawn is at it s best from lawn feed to grass repair and lawn seed.
The easiest way to calculate how much top dressing you need to apply to your lawn or sports pitch is to assume that a one tonne bag covers an area of between 100 200 square metres depending on how intense the renovation is.
Topdress lawns with a thin layer of soil 3 organic humus compost to renovate and improve an existing residential or commercial lawn or sports field turfgrass.