On Feb 5, 12:06 am, "Srgnt Billko" wrote:
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My existinglawnis inbadshapeand someone who has a great garden
suggested to me to usecompost. He suggested a thick (6-8 inches) of
compostand then over-seed. I can getcompostfrom the municipal dump
for free. Would this scheme work? I don't really want to spend the
money and energy on the existinglawn.

thanks.

I suppose a littlecompostwould help but 6-8 inches ? LOL How big is yourlawn? What is causing the problem ? Do you have a 16 wheel dumptruck ?


The lawn is 1/4 acre. The lawn has moss, brown patches, and weeds --
all the good stuffs. There are many mature trees that block the sun
and their roots are quite shallow. So, rather than tilling the soil,
I was thinking about putting new top soil and then this person
suggested a lot of compost will even be better.