THE MANY BENEFITS OF COMPOST
Discover how natural compost fertilizer can transform your lawn into a lush, healthy paradise while being safe for your family and the environment
Make it Happen
At Midwest Compost Solutions our goal is to inform and educate the community we live in as well as surrounding communities about the benefits of an natural compost fertilizer.
What is Compost Top Dressing?
Top dressing is an application of compost or a blend of compost, soil, and sand onto existing turf. For the best results, a top dressing blend should have a higher content of compost than any other material, creating the perfect foundation for a thriving lawn.
Benefits of Compost for Lawns & Gardens
Biology
Using screened compost adds living biology back into your soil and strengthens the soil’s natural ability to feed your lawn’s root system—resulting in greener, thicker, healthier grass.
Compost introduces beneficial microorganisms and detritus-eating organisms that help break down thatch more quickly, returning nutrients to the soil and improving gardens, lawns, and other plants and vegetables.
Moisture Retention
Compost helps soil hold moisture longer, giving you the ability to water less and save more.
It improves soil structure, reducing runoff and puddling while increasing infiltration. This means more water reaches roots and stays there. Compost also buffers your lawn through dry spells, helping turf stay resilient between rains. Over time, improved moisture management supports deeper roots and a healthier, thicker lawn.
Lower Leaching / Safe Alternative
Compost releases nitrogen slowly throughout the season and helps level pH values in your soil.
Because it’s organic matter, compost will not leach into water systems and cause high nitrate levels. It’s an eco-friendly, kid- and pet-safe alternative.
Breaks Down Thatch
Thatch is a layer of dead stems, leaves, and roots between the actively growing grass and the soil underneath.
Compost adds microorganisms that create ideal conditions for detritus-eating organisms. They break down thatch more quickly, returning nutrients to the soil and improving the health of your grass and garden beds.
Balances Your Soil’s pH
Well-decomposed compost helps lower and balance garden soil pH over time. Amending each season with compost—rich in organic matter—adjusts pH gradually and creates broader benefits for plant growth and nutrient availability.
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