Does Adding Compost To Your Soil Actually Make Your Grass Better?
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- Does Adding Compost To Your Soil Actually Make Your Grass Better?
I think this video shows proof that adding compost to clay soil improves the turf to be able to withstand drought better. This area is where my garden used to be and its had TONS of compost added. Its also the best looking turf after going a week with no water in a North Carolina dry summer.
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And to me what raises my brow is how long you garden has been gone… you turned that into a test plot/ patch for blue grasses and other varieties over 2 years ago.
BROOOOO!!!! Yeah I didn’t even think about that! Now here’s a man that pays attention!!! I’ll pin this comment so others can see.
This is super interesting! You should pull deep plugs from both areas and show the cross-sections of the different soil profiles. Also, side-by-side soil test results for those two plugs would be really interesting as well.
Love you Pete! Good morning to you and your family my man. God bless you real good. Compost helps get your dirt right...you've been saying that for a while now, and the results speak for themselves.
Love you friend and I appreciate you! Have a nice 4th!
I used a compost sand mix last year for my renovation and I can say it definitely makes a difference. I'll likely be using it as a top dressing for over-seeding this fall. 👊🏼
I have noticed the same thing in my NC lawn. I used black soil excavated from an old pond to fill in low spots in my yard and those areas stay green all summer while the rest of my fescue goes dormant.
Pete try this. Mix you a giant compost tea. Aerate it and spray your turf once a week. It works. I also topdress with mushroom compost. You are absolutely right. 👍
I like how it feeds the life in the soil. Compost and lime is all I put on my soil. my white clover and fescue love it. Great topic.
Pete, I love your passion on turf. I’ve commented quite a few times here in the comments section of your videos asking why you don’t add organic materials to your soil profile when you do your tilling or rotavation etc.
Organic matter is the life-blood to our soils, everything stems from a healthy base (just like our houses). Soils need humic & fulvic acid to thrive, materials like zeolite to absorb moisture & nutrients, Leonardite (brown coal) materials & just any organic materials (blood & bone, manures, etc) you can get your hands on & incorporate it into your profile, whether that’s rubbing down the holes after aeration, blending in with new soil or topdressing - anything. All of these materials help the turf out during times of stress, in this case drought. And I haven’t even mentioned the monthly maintenance applications of soil wetting agents which are just as crucial. In your particular case where you have no or minimal OM I would say it’s even more crucial.
This regime has been employed here in Australia for as long as anyone can remember. Adding organic matter to our soils is just basic soils 101. You MUST add OM continually - at renovation & as part of your regular monthly turf program. It just has to be continually replenished because it’s always being broken down by the microorganisms & good bacteria within our soils. My clients fine turf lawns all receive soil-drench & foliar treatments of OM alternating fortnights during the growing season as well as fortnightly foliar seaweed/humic applications during winter.
This is just my experience as a turf manager for 40yrs. I know what works so trying to pass on a little advice where I can.
Now that’s educational! Great information, Pete. Thanks.
Gooooood morning!
Pete, I've been doing that for years. I use LeafGro from the big box and H/W stores here in my area. I was going to comment on the previous video about an obvious demarcation in front of the shed via the drone shot. I believe that's where the test plots were. Seeing is believing and there's your proof.
I find this very true. I renovated my front yard last fall with only compost. 2-3 inch cover. Zero weeds or almost none. The first yard to green up from winter. And now going into summer, it's still the only dark blue/green lush lawn on the street. TTTF.
what was in your compost? does it consist of all garden matter? leaves ,grass clippings etc.
@@spankyslawncarellc7822 it was from a nursery. Not a clue
Bring the garden back!!! Those were some great videos and helpful tips!
Pete, any chance of a follow up video on how to add compost / organic material to you lawn? I've got a thin layer of topsoil on top of sand and I've considered adding this to my process..
Watch my video from this past spring top dressing the bluegrass. That’s how you add it
I've seen the same thing with KBG. Places with good black soil with a lot of organic matter will have less problems with heat, disease and weeds and will have darker, healthier leaves. I'm currently planning to inject better soil into weak spots.
I use compost when I top dress after over seeding. Where I'm at my township collects and composts leaves and yard waste then offers that compost free to residents. Throw the guy on the machine at the public works yard $10 and he'll fill the whole back of your pick up for you. The county I live in also offers it cheap. I can have them dump 5 yards of it for about $185. Last I checked a 20 yard drop was ~$500.
I have the opposite problem. My soils is sandy and acidic. Very low CEC. Yup compost helps with that too. My lawn is only 5,000 sft but one of those manual push type compost spreaders has been well worth the money I spent on it. I was on the fence for something I'm only going to use once or twice a year, but so far I'm glad I spent the money on it.
Lastly thank you for showing the bare spots and drought stress that even the experts sometimes get. It makes us armatures who work hard and don't have anywhere near the pristine looking showpiece of a lawn you have feel not so bad about not having everything perfect. Quick question. Would you do anything to patch that bare spot this time of year (going into summer) or just leave it for the fall overseeding?
Pete, do you have an onsite compost heap, or pile? If not, would you consider starting one, or using one of those composting barrels? I have one, and they do a fantastic job with compost, especially living in the city. It actually saves a considerable amount of money, because we're buying less bags for trash pickup, and we have absolutely beautiful compost (Black Gold) to add to our flower bed, and container garden.
As always, fantastic video!
Appreciate your knowledge! Going to incorporate an annual application of compost to my lawn. Applied one in the spring and the results were great!
Thank you. Gonna give that a shot. Was thinking Black Kow cause I've heard that a lot of affordable compost is not appropriate for lawn top dressing because of large amounts of big sticks and other inappropriate debris.
Great demonstration!! I was wondering why my grass under a huge oak tree isnt getting stressed out like other areas. I had thrown compost there.
I’ve noticed the same thing on my zoysia.
First section that I seeded without compost dries out quicker and gets hot spots the exact same place as my fescue would.
The second section with compost always looks healthier and never gets heat stress.
Both are irrigated.
I take all the coffee grounds, banana peels, eggshells, orange peels. Anything and everything I can find food based and instead of throwing it down the garbage disposal I throw it in the yard and let them lawn mower mulch it up. I'm sure that kind of thing takes years and years to change a soil profile, but I'd say it works pretty good considering what you just showed me
u r a turf King!
Pete, in your last video I noticed you were watering with a hose. I would like to see an update on your Irragreen system. You never mention it. Enjoy your weekend. God bless you.
I used to carry a bag of pure white sand to even out bits around customers turf but I've switched to a bag of compost. Putting back all that richness into the soil the turf areas heal quicker and you can see how they thrive afterwards. It costs me twice as much but the results are worth it, so are my customers.
I noticed that on your last Vid, Mr Pete, but forgot which side your garden was on, LOL! Another reason for a better stand of turf/heat tolerance is it is also a year older and more Mature. The first year is the worst on Blue Grass IMO. Just another though to add. Happy 4th, Peace and God's Love as Always! Chad Upstate NY
Yep. Year 2 is always better for blue
great video... subbed. i appreciate the no nonsense
I made a pile of compost with leaf grindings I was very proud I covered it with a blue tarp so I could run it through my Echo 250 lawn compost applicator when I pulled the blue tarp the following year off the pile it was full of lawn eating insects ,grubs ,chinch The second mistake , I put compost down ended up with nutsedge everywhere
Good stuff here Pete,thanks again.
Great video, thanks for the tips and update. some people add compost when they're renovating their lawn putting down new seeds especially in the fall with tall turf type fescue I thought about doing it last year to a customer's yard this year I'm hoping I'll be able to do it to be able to hold moisture and maybe do it again in the spring a light layer of compost just to get the nutrients in the ground. Thanks
Pete - there's also a distinct green patch closer to the road that didn't get as crispy during your week off watering. What is the cause of that?
Hey Pete! Can you spread your topdressing mix out first and use the aeravator to work it in?
Hey Pete, does the age of grass makes a difference? If I remember correctly the blue grass in front of the shed been there for a few seasons longer.
I killed off the majority of the kbg in front of the shed. There were only a couple of small sections left
I use soil3 from super sod. Works great
Good info. Any difference in the soil test OM% from the garden area and other areas? Compost seems to be the best way to increase cec but still
Takes time
I’ve never sent a test off on the 2 areas to see the difference but I can’t guarantee the garden area is a height %. Just not sure how much higher.
From one TurfNerd to another: Would you top dress compost over a sand cap (like what you have done at you shop)?
Amen brother!
Hi sir. I’m about to start a new lawn from basically dirt. One side of my yard puddles quickly and I’m guessing it’s because it is clay soil. It’s about 500 square feet. I was wondering if you could tell me how much compost do you recommend putting down just so I could water it without it puddling so fast?
Will compost add weed seeds to the lawn? Should I also use something like tenacity after spreading the compost?
A good "class A" commercial yard waste compost should be sterilized and therefore weed free from the heat of production. Check with the supplier.
Can you top dress TTTF with compost without having to bring the height of the fescue all the way down. And judging by your fescue leveling video from earlier this year it it can’t go on thick. Thoughts? My TTTF is really struggling here in Raleigh and I’m not sure where to start this is our first summer with this lawn and it’s driving me crazy.
I live in the St. Louis metro Midwest area. Humid summer, normal falls, cold winters. I’m gonna be top dressing and leveling my yard this fall. I want to seed with the Kentucky blue heat grass. What are your thoughts on top soil/compost mixture? Half compost half top soil and mix and spread
Are those Kellogg's. brand bags considered organic matter ?
What time of year would you suggest adding compost? Around the time of an overseed? Would I just spread it on the turf and work it in with a rake?
Good video Pete. How do you purchase your compost
Speaking of the 50/50 compost and sand mix - how is that working out this year? Please say well.
You are da man.👍
Mr Pete isn't that bluegrass a lot more mature than the other? I remember a patch that you didn't kill off during the renovation. I 10p% agree with what you said but wonder if both ate why it's so green?
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Second that. Put a compost topdressing application on in the fall and your lawn will come out of winter almost artificially looking deep, rich green.
Thanks brother
Compost makes more of a difference on my SA more than any micro or macro fertilizer.
I’m weary of it because it often contains so many weed seeds. I got topsoil/compost mix to fill in ruts and had a ton of garbage come up
Nice!
Hi sir. I added compost into my clay soil. And now it gets very soggy when I water it. Is that normal?
The big question is this , they say 3 to 5 percent organic matter is correct. So is 15 percent organic matter harmful? I added compost and now my organic matter is up to 15 percent but I've read articles that try to say that's too much. The article are basically about can soil be to rich?
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GReat info
Thanks Pete .. adding compost by top dressing or after aeration .. which way would be better?
@Ross Kelly, I've done it both ways and recently after aeration. It filled some holes, but I can see it helped the compost get deeper than just setting on the top, still great results. Also the compost was hot from decay and stressed out the lawn and brought on some fungus when I put it down on 90 degree weekend, so wait till it's cooler.
What's the root depth of the two areas since one is brand new?
Keep pouring the humic to it!
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Y'all Got Your Dirt Right!
Where the garden was, at least...lol.
Does compost work with st Augustine?
Turkey poop & South Carolina, Low Country,loamy soil! That is what we like to apply here in the southern portion of North Carolina. More like, that is what Atlantic Landscape Materials offers for its turf builder/lawn builder soil additive. In mixed company, I will substitute “turkey poop” with “poultry product”, out of respect……
Would compost be considered as a nitrogen source ?
Yes, usually about a 2-1-2 NPK but VERY SLOW release. Slow enough to usually ignore when determining your fertilizer routine but enough to keep your grass healthy all season without any additional fertilizer as well when applied about 1 cubic yard/k.
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