topdress
Spread lawn nutrients
To topdress is to apply fertilizer, compost, or other material to the surface of soil or turf without working it in.
Gardeners topdress lawns to improve soil quality; farmers topdress fields with nitrogen.
The noun topdressing is the material applied: a light topdressing of compost in spring.
Decayed organic fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- sandFine rock particles
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
peat moss · vermicompost · biochar · loam · humus · organic matter · leaf mold · coir
Grass-covered earth surface
- overseedSow into existing turf
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- dethatchingRemoving compacted lawn debris
scarify · sod · thatch · grass seed · spreader · broadcast · bare patches · green-up
Furniture for sleeping
- bordersLines separating regions
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- shrubsLow woody plants
- vegetable gardenPlot for edible plants
flower beds · raised beds · planting · soil health · root zone · moisture retention · growing season · annuals
Element seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- bone mealCrushed skeletal fertilizer
- blood mealDried, powdered animal protein
kelp · micronutrients · organic fertilizer · slow-release · granular · urea · iron · calcium
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
topsoil · peat moss · vermicompost · biochar · loam · humus · organic matter · leaf mold · coir · bark
turf
Grass-covered earth surface
dethatching · scarify · sod · thatch · grass seed · spreader · broadcast · bare patches · green-up
beds
Furniture for sleeping
- bordersLines separating regions
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- shrubsLow woody plants
vegetable garden · flower beds · raised beds · planting · soil health · root zone · moisture retention · growing season · annuals
nitrogen
Element seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- bone mealCrushed skeletal fertilizer
blood meal · kelp · micronutrients · organic fertilizer · slow-release · granular · urea · iron · calcium
topdresssubsoil
Earth layer below surface
double dig · trench · plow under · incorporate · dig in