In article , "JohnnyC"
wrote:

Zone 5A, Rhode Island, Very sunny lot.

Does anyone have experience topdressing their lawn with compost? Can I do
it now? Does it help? What should I know???

I've got a typical builders lot with typical lousy soil I've tried to amend
over the years. Tilling the lawn is out of the question. I've read that
applying a topdress of compost would really help the soil.

Opinions, thoughts, advice please. I am also trying to switch to a more
organic fertilizer program as well, so any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

My Dad would say till it and annual Rye for a few years. Turned in.
I'd say shrink it and plant perennials. My wife would say the kids
needed a lawn but just as long as the impatients prosper OK. My kids say
why not a larger path to the grill. My UPS guy says can I have a few of
your plants .

Bill who is sort of going towards more arable.

arable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn:
{cultivable},
{cultivatable}, {tillable}]

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA