A question we often get is how much compost does it take to topdress a lawn ? Obviously that depends on how big the lawn is and how deep you want to spread. If you spread at a 1/4” depth you will need approximately 3/4 of a cubic yd for each 1000 square feet. This […]

Many times people ask me what is the difference between Compost and Mulch. In a booklet called “Carolina Composting and Resource Guide ” they have a good definition of each I hope will be helpful. Here is their definitions; Compost: recycled organic products in which the feedstock(s) has undergone biological degredation, a process characterized by […]

Many times customers will call us wanting to learn more about composting since this is an up and coming product to apply to home lawns and turf areas in general. Those of you that are really interested in getting involved may want to consider joining the US Compost Council. For more information on joining check […]

I recently read an article on aeration, topdressing and overseeding that may be helpful to people interested in improving their home lawns. You can check it out at this address, http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/lawns/aeration.html

I just read an article on topdressing.biz that I thought would be helpful to contractors who are trying to cost justify topdressing with compost. According to the information a public works manager in Mass. has been topdressing and aerating 40 acres of athletic fields for the past 3 years using Agresoil Compost topdressing. The process […]

We just came back from the Ohio Turf Grass Show in Columbus Ohio. Customers there asked if our Multispread Topdresser would spread wet material. My answer was yes absolutely we were the company that first developed the wide spread beater system for topdressers to spread wet or dry material. Our new model 320 Multispread topdresser […]

The U.S. Compost council published a paper on ” References on the Benefits of Compost Use “. The article references a number of papers that offered information on 13 different benefits of using compost. They are as follows; 1. Improves soil structure and porosity-creating a better plant root environment 2.Increases moisture infiltration and permeability, and […]

I was recently reading an open letter on topdressing.biz that is helpful. A Canadian study done on topdressing turned up some good results when they applied compost to turf. They found the following benefits 1. Increase in natural soil nutients 2. Improvement in soil chemistry 3. Reduction in soil compaction

A simple new way to manage sports fields is on the horizon, Linear Aeration on topdressed fields. Linear Aeration is a new technology that cuts 1/2” wide grooves 3” deep in the sports field. This is done after topdressing, which makes it easy since the user would utilize the same tractor to topdress and aerate. […]