To achieve lush lawns, it is important to add compost. To ensure the health and beauty of your landscapes, you will need to create compost.

What is compost?

Compost can be used to seed your lawn and enrich your soil with nutrients that will make your landscape glow. Top dressing is a natural fertilizing technique that you can use to make your grass healthier. It’s easy to learn.

You only need kitchen scraps, including

• Peelings of vegetables and fruits
• eggshells
• Coffee grounds
• Tea bags

You can also recycle household waste, such as

• Napkins and paper towels
• paper bags
• Boxes made of cardboard
• Coffee filters

You can even use your yard waste!

• Raked leaves
• Clippings of grass
• Plants that are dead but not yet diseased

These items should not be used

• Meat
• Bones
• Oils and fats
• Dairy products
• Pet waste

The Secret “Glowing Lawn Recipe”

All organic matter will eventually decay if left alone in the natural world. To speed things up, you can use a mix that contains “browns” and “greens” to make it faster. “Browns” refer to dead leaves with high carbon content, while “greens” refers to vegetable peelings with high carbon content.

Keep your compost pile at a ratio of 4:1 -- 4 parts “brown” ingredients to 1 part “green ingredients.” These proportions will ensure that the components are less invasive and decompose faster.

Top Dressing: The advantages of composting for your lawn

Heavy soil can be broken down. It is possible to loosen clay soil that has become so dense and hard that it blocks plant roots from getting through it. The soil drains better, and plants’ roots can penetrate it more easily.

You can bulk up sandy soil. Add compost to soil that is too sandy for water to flow away from roots. This increases water retention.

Sustains beneficial microorganisms. The soil’s surface should have a healthy environment. This includes beneficial microorganisms such as bacteria and certain fungi. These microbes are the undiscovered heroes of garden soil. They fix nitrogen, digest organic matter, and convert it into useful nutrients for plants. This microbial community is fed by compost.

Maintaining, Agitating, and Turning

Composting requires oxygen. A pile that is kept oxygenated will speed up its decomposition and reduce odors. To turn the pile, you can use a shovel or pitchfork. Simply insert the tool into it and lift the contents.

Turn the pile until you have a damp sponge-like texture.

The Transformation from Garbage To Gold

When your compost pile becomes dark and crumbly, and you are unable to identify the original components, it is “done.” It can be used as an enhancement fertilizer in your garden.