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Laying new sod with Soil3
Why Soil³ compost is great for New Lawn Prep
- Improves soil structure, reduces compaction, and improves aeration
- Improves moisture retention in sandy soil, while conversely improving drainage in compacted clay soil
- Adds natural nutrients and beneficial microorganisms to your soil
- Those beneficial microorganisms help prevent lawn diseases
- Compost is near neutral in pH so it raises the pH of acidic soils, a common problem in clay
- Likewise, the neutral pH of our compost will lower the pH of basic or alkaline soils
- Rich compost minimizes the need for fertilizers and lime during establishment, and we always recommend fertilizing and liming based on the feedback from a soil test (you may still need to lime if you're planting Tall Fescue, so run that soil test!)
- Read even more benefits of using Soil³ for your lawn!
Once your lawn is established, we recommend yearly topdressing with our compost, to keep improving your soil and feeding your lawn. Topdressing with Soil³ compost will take the place of one fertilization per year.
How to Prepare a New Lawn with Compost
- Determine the location of your new lawn or layout the area you want to replant
- Calculate how much Soil³ compost you need to for starting a new lawn by using our Compost Calculator
- Remove weeds, existing vegetation, and large objects (such as rocks) from the soil
- Once all vegetation is removed, us a tiller to incorporate Soil³ compost as an amendment instead of topsoil
- Once your soil is prepared, it serves as the foundation for your starting your new grass seed or sod off right
- Read Laying New Sod with Soil³ to learn the details on how to lay sod rolls or slabs
- Read Seeding a New Lawn with Soil³ to learn the details on how to plant grass seed
- Going forward, topdress and aerate your lawn on a yearly basis
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