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Top soil or compost

drdidlittle · 2019-09-21 16:43:04

New purchase house and there was some work done in front garden for ETP. Top soil wasn't kept aside and when refilled, subsoil was used to finish off mound. Would compost do for a seed bed for lawn seed or would I need to top off with top soil?

21-09-2019 4:43pm

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drdidlittle

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New purchase house and there was some work done in front garden for ETP. Top soil wasn't kept aside and when refilled, subsoil was used to finish off mound. Would compost do for a seed bed for lawn seed or would I need to top off with top soil?

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#2 21-09-2019 5:25pm

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You will need top soil, and at least a couple of inches. Compost is not substantial enough, and if it dries out it will just blow away.

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#3 21-09-2019 5:56pm

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Cheers looksee. That's what I was thinking

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#4 22-09-2019 2:51pm

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Pay the extra for graded/sieved topsoil.

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