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How to Improve Lawn Soil? Go Organic?
My front lawn only has one thin layer of good top soil (around 1").
Below that is sandy soil. My front lawn always has much more bare spots than the lawn in my side-yard (3" top soil) and in my backyard (6" top soil). I believe the fact that my front lawn has thin layer of top layer is one of the primary causes of having bare spots in my front lawn (the other cause is I don't water enough for this sandy soil). My theory of my problem is: The sandy soil doesn't hold water well, and the water in the thin layer of top soil gets dried up too fast -- the grass suffer. What can I do about this without completely replacing the soil? Of course, I can keep watering the lawn very frequently to keep the sandy soil moist; but this is expensive to do that. Therefore, I am thinking of improving the soil. I am under the impression that I can improve the soil by putting a lot of organic materials onto the soil, and let earthworms to incorporate the organic materials into the soil. I have a couple questions on doing this: - What is the best way to improve the soil? Is using compost the best way? Or should I use organic fertilizer such as the one made from sewage (from Milwaukee or some other city)? Any other choices that I should check? Is there something that is cheaper and better? - Can I mix using organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer? Do I have to go totally organic? Will the chemical fertilizer hurts earthworms in anyway? - Should I expect to see thicker top soil in three years if I use organic fertilizer twice a year and spread a lot of compost on my lawn every fall? - Is there any existing "action plan" that I can refer to? Thanks in advance for any info on this issue. Jay Chan |
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