Asked by: Alaitz Indakoetxea
home and garden landscaping

Can you put dirt in a spreader?

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In most cases, a lawn can withstand the addition of a soil layer that is only 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. You can spread topsoil evenly and accurately over the lawn by using a drop-spreader, or you can spread topsoil simply by flinging it with a shovel.


Regarding this, can you use a broadcast spreader for topsoil?

For spreading compost or topsoil, you will have a hard time with a broadcast spreader. You might be able to get by with a peat roller if you have finely screened topsoil or compost.

Similarly, should I use fill dirt or topsoil? Remember, fill dirt is normally used to add stability to your yard or project. Topsoil adds nutrients to the dirt and is typically used for gardens and plant/grass growth. Both types of dirt are necessary but each is used for different reasons.

Similarly one may ask, how do you spread fill dirt?

Use the dirt to fill the space up to the string lines across the entire yard. This can be made easier by using the wheelbarrow to haul the loads to each section, and then use a shovel and rake to evenly spread it out. Once the dirt is placed, use a lawn roller to pack the dirt down.

Should I put topsoil over grass seed?

Spreading topsoil across your yard may seem like a simple way to protect your newly spread grass seeds from hungry birds, but these small seeds cannot force their way through heavy earth. In fact, a topsoil layer effectively suffocates your lawn before it even has a chance to grow.

Related Question Answers

Louiza Mehden

Professional

Does fill dirt grow grass?

ANSWER: Choose a sandy fill, such as river sand or pump sand. The grass will grow best through a sandy fill. Avoid heavy clay soil or high organic-matter soil mixes, such as many of the blended topsoil and garden soil mixes available. Lawn grass will not reliably grow up through more than about 2 inches of fill.

Syble Fierrez

Professional

Will grass seed grow if you just throw it on the ground?

If you simply throw grass seed onto compacted soil, you will get poor germination. If you have bare spots, I think it would be worth the effort to scratch these up so that the seeds make good soil contact when they land there.

Shon Streibl

Explainer

Will grass die if covered with dirt?

Smothering grass with a thick soil covering can kill the grass completely, but it is a slow process, especially if the grass is perennial and grows by aggressive stolon stems or fleshy roots.

Vladimiras Greig

Explainer

How much does a truckload of fill dirt cost?

How Much Is a Truckload of Dirt? Expect to pay between $150 and $450 for a truckload of fill dirt, including delivery. One truck will typically hold 10 to 13 cubic yards of material.

Jinying Ritzhaupt

Explainer

Can I put topsoil over existing lawn?

You can add topsoil to an existing lawn -- and in some cases, you should. Adding a layer of topsoil to your lawn is called "topdressing," and it's a technique you can use to improve the look of your grass. It's important you prepare correctly and choose the right type of soil for a great-looking lawn.

Ledy Neyenhaus

Pundit

Can you spread peat moss with a broadcast spreader?

Use the Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader to apply peat moss or fertilizer in spring, summer or autumn. In addition to spreading peat moss, this machine can also be used to spread grass seed in your lawn or to distribute ice melt on walkways and driveways.

Morteza Haro

Pundit

Can you spread topsoil with a Scotts spreader?

Spreading Topsoil
In most cases, a lawn can withstand the addition of a soil layer that is only 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. You can spread topsoil evenly and accurately over the lawn by using a drop-spreader, or you can spread topsoil simply by flinging it with a shovel.

Apolo Norgate

Pundit

Can you top dress with a spreader?

If you have a large property and need to put down a large amount of top dressing or other material, such as seed or sand, you can use a self-propelled spreader. As the name suggests, they move under their own steam, though you still need to push them in order to guide them toward areas that need dressing.

Yollotl Manivanan

Pundit

Can you spread compost with a spreader?

Though hard to find and troublesome to use effectively, a compost wheel or peat spreader can distribute compost across small yards though they can be difficult to push and need to be refilled often. However you spread compost on top of an existing lawn, don't apply too much.

Celenia Kammann

Teacher

Can you spread sand with a broadcast spreader?

Re: Spreading sand with a fertilizer spreader
Works fantastic as long as your sand is not soaking wet. Nice.

Temenuzhka Ourkia

Reviewer

Should you mow lawn before top dressing?

Top dressing matter will feed the earthworms too, releasing nutrients into the soil. Mow your lawn the day before applying the top dressing and rake up and remove any debris to allow the nutrients to effectively penetrate into the soil.

Euridice Bahnisch

Reviewer

What kind of dirt do you use to level a yard?

Make a top dressing mix to fill in the area beneath the grass in sunken areas of your lawn from two parts sand, two parts topsoil, and one part compost. The sand helps maintain a level yard because it doesn't compact easily, while the soil and compost contain nutrients that your grass needs to thrive.

Alissa Ibares

Reviewer

Can you use sand as fill dirt?

Unless the sand and fill dirt are contaminated with chemicals or oils, it should be just fine for reusing in your yard. Possible uses include: However, don't use pure sand, since it can mix with clay in your soil to form a concrete-like layer! Sand needs to be accompanied by lots of organic matter in order to work.

Villa Heinzen

Reviewer

What is the best type of fill dirt?

Clay. Clay is the top layer in the jar. The best topsoil contains only 10 to 20 percent clay, although much higher proportions of clay are common in subsoil. Clay is important for the water- and nutrient-holding capacity of soil, but an excessive concentration of clay limits water drainage and plant root growth.

Ingresar Hempel

Supporter

How do you level a sloped yard?

How to Level a Sloped Yard
  1. Set stakes every 10 feet, starting at your house and wrap those with twine.
  2. Build a retaining wall at the end of your property to the height determined by the final position of the twine.
  3. Haul in dirt to fill your yard to the level determined by your twine stakes.