Tag: top dress

What is mulching (top dressing) and why should you do it?

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Mulching (also known as top dressing) offers numerous benefits for your plants, soil and overall garden health. A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of the soil around trees, paths, flower and vegetable beds. Mulch can be applied at any time of year, but Autumn and Spring are popular times whilst…

Why you should top dress your plants with compost or soil conditioner

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Top dressing means spreading nutritious organic material on your garden several inches thick, like a mulch.  A lot of composts that people are using are being made with green waste. This sounds great, but you have no idea what has gone in to the green waste and sadly people are finding lots of plastic and…