Soil & Lawn Top Dressing

Soil in general consists of a mineral content of sand, silt and clay and an organic content. Lawn top dressing needs to have these in the right proportions

Grass likes a pH between 5.5 and 7. Slightly acidic is preferred by fine lawn grasses (bents and fescues) whilst rye and meadow grass like a more neutral pH

This is the process of adding material to the surface of the lawn grass; usually loam or sandy loam mixes, sand or organic material

For most lawns what you want and need is a sandy loam or a loam top soil mixture. This means the top dressing has all the components of a good soil

Start by mowing the grass on the short side on a dry day. Next, portion your top dressing mix into a number of small piles placed evenly around the lawn