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Yes, a lawn can be started with compost. The dark-colored, fresh-smelling humus contains macro- and micro-nutrients that promote growth of edibles, grasses, ornamentals and woodies. It must be applied after the soil is seeded and aerated.
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∙ 9y agoYes, a lawn can be started with compost. But the dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich humus must be applied after the soil is seeded and aerated.
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Best compost for your lawn?
Their really is not 'a best type of compost' it is really all the same. Any thick black compost is good for the lawn.
What should you do after applying compost to your lawn?
Raking and watering are actions to take after applying compost to a lawn. The compost has to be raked evenly and almost invisibly into the lawn from a 0.25-inch (0.64-centimeter) yard-wide layering. It then may be watered for 15 to 20 minutes so that the compost can break down and release nutrients before resumption of weekly mowing schedules seven to eight days later.
Can you compost grass that has been treated with a product that kills weeds?
Yes you can compost grass that has been teated with a weed killer. Wether weed kill or some other product keep the product in mind when you use the compost. depending on the product you may not want to use it in your vegtable garden. In your case this would be great to use weed killer compost on the lawn. As time goes by most of any added product will leach out of the compost but I would still use care were the compost gets used. I use weed kill and ferterlizer on my lawn and compost the clippings. I use most of the compost on the lawn and in the flower garder with no know problems.
If you put mushrooms from your lawn in the compost bin will the resulting compost grow thousands of mushrooms?
If your compost gets hot, like it's supposed to, then it will kill the mushroom spores and you will not have mushrooms growing in your bin.
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Can a lawn tractor be jump started with a car?
Yes, a lawn tractor can be jump started with a car battery, in the same manner as another car can be jump started.
Where are the best places to compost?
The kitchen and the yard are the best places to compost. The kitchen is logical because of household recyclables and meal scraps while a corner outside makes sense because of compostable garden and lawn debris.
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Can renewable natural resources be found in local community?
If you sort your garbage when you throw it out or compost food scraps or lawn clipping then the answer is yes
What lawn fertilizer company rates the best?
Dairy manure compost or compost tea with liquid seaweed and fish. None chemical, organic is better if you are going to be having people and children on it.
How can you harvest some of the earthworms in your yard for fishing?
A great way to harvest worms from your yard or lawn is to water your lawn and collect them as they rise. Another great way is to create a compost pile. Once the compost is ready, spread it over open dirt and wait a couple weeks. Once you start removing the compost you can collect a ton of earthworms.
Should you mow grass after applying compost?
No, grass cannot be mowed after applying compost. The lawn must be raked so that the dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich compost becomes integrated almost invisibly, but equally, prefatory to a 15- to 20-minute watering. Mowing schedules need to wait seven to eight days.
