There’s been a shift in lawn care over the past decade. More homeowners and property managers are concerned with sustainability and stormwater management, meaning they want more organic lawn care options.
According to Green Industry Pro, topdressing is in demand because it fits neatly into organic lawn care practices and promises a lush, green lawn.
In this blog post, you’ll learn more about the benefits and uses of topdressing residential and small commercial lawns using Spyker Spreader’s new topdressing spreader, TurfDresser PRO. You’ll learn the following:
- Topdressing 101: Why you need to offer this lawn service
- 11 key topdressing benefits for spring lawn care
- How Spyker Spreader’s TurfDresser PRO maximizes topdressing applications.
Topdressing 101: Why You Need to Offer This Lawn Service
More homeowners and property managers want sustainable lawn care that uses organic fertilizers, compost, and natural soil amendments to create a robust ecosystem and a healthy stand of grass.
These folks also want to protect their local waterways and don’t want excess fertilizers or weed control going into stormwater drains.
Topdressing provides a natural alternative for creating a healthy ecosystem while dissolving into the soil rather than washing away during a rainstorm.
You apply a thin layer of topdressing to lawns after aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing. Topdressing consists of compost, sand, soil, or a combination of all three. You ensure that topdressing is spread evenly using a specialized spreader or a rake. It also needs to be watered into the soil.
The GreenIndustryPros.com article, The Top to Bottom on Topdressing, says that lawn care for residential properties allows you to experiment with more soil amendments, compost, and other materials, such as peat, to smooth out a bumpy lawn.
Learn more: Spyker Spreaders Introduces the TurfDresser PRO
Before you start topdressing, you must test your customers’ soil to determine which material to use. The Green Industry Pros article says that topdressing must have the same particle size as the tested soil.
You always want that particle size in stock to treat your customers’ lawns. The article also suggested applying a thin layer, such as ¼” of topdressing, on clients’ property.
Additionally, you can develop different particle sizes to create layering on a homeowner’s lawn.
11 Key Topdressing Benefits for Spring Lawn Care
Topdressing provides many perks for residential lawns, such as leveling the soil without using big earthmovers and applying natural soil amendments environmentally.
Here are 11 benefits to lawns when you topdress them:
- Controls thatch
- Relieves compaction
- Adds nutrients to the soil
- Environmentally safe alternative for synthetic fertilizers
- Promotes healthy grass growth
- Less toxic run-off
- Increased microbial activity in the soil
- Improves water retention
- Reduces water use up to 50%
- Levels lawns
- Long-term topdressing encourages deeper grass root development in the soil.
Watch More: The New TurfDresser Pro from Spyker Spreaders
How Spyker Spreaders’ TurfDresser PRO Maximizes Topdressing Applications
You’ve tested your customers’ soil and bought the particle sizes needed to add to your topdressing mix. Now, you need to find a spreader that expertly applies that 1/4” layer of topdressing to your customers’ lawns.
Meet our newest addition to the Spyker Spreader family: TurfDresser Pro! Our TurfDresser Pro has the following features:
- It’s a dual-action spreader that quickly switches from regular spreading to topdressing using the quick-change, patent-pending kit with a side-deflector.
- The TurfDresser Pro has a high-capacity 1.8 Cu.Ft. HDPE funnel-shaped hopper that ensures you’ll empty it every time to prevent material waste.
- The large 13” x 5” turf tread tires create stability and smooth rolling for even material distribution.
- The adjustable handles allow you to adjust according to the operator’s height, from 5’3” to 6’6”.
- The TurfDresser PRO’s simple calibration, easy on/off controls, and Spyker’s Accuway System ensure dead-center spread distribution whenever you apply topdressing to your customers’ property.
Streamline Your Topdressing Services Using the TurfDresser PRO
You get an even application every time with the TurfDresser PRO. You can purchase the TurfDresser PRO at your local dealer, online, or at the Spyker store.
Contact our customer service if you have any questions about your TurfDresser PRO.
Source:
GreenIndustryPros.com, The Top to Bottom on Topdressing.
