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On May 30, 9:51 am, "Cliff" wrote:
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On May 28, 8:34 pm, "Cliff" wrote:
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I see a lot of people around my neighborhood putting what appears to
be some sort of soil or compost on the problem spots on their lawn.
What are they putting on their lawn and what is the purpose of
this?
Is this some sort of lawn care cure-all or are there specific
situations in which this is a good thing to do?

By the way, I have a St. Augustine lawn, as do most people in my
neighborhood.

Thanks,
Dave

It is getting a late to do any top dressing now, it is best done in
the
dormant season, Nov-Mar. A good grade of compost is the best
material.

I would assume that
if it comes in cubic yards that this is something that is probably
delivered to your house. Can you make any recommendations on good
places to get that much compost?


It is part of the annual ritual that I go through. I am in San Antonio
and
so go to the nearest Gardenville and get mine a yard at a time in the
back
of my truck. That way I don't have a pile setting in the drive, and a
yard
or two at a time is all I want to do at one sitting. I use the local
bio
solid product which is called alamo gro but in Austin is named Dillo
Dirt I
think. Any of your good organic nursery's should be able to give you
advice
on which product is recommended in your area.

Cliff

Very good, thank you Cliff!

http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/

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