So what did you do for Earth Day? I spent about four hours spreading compost around on top of some lousy soil in an attempt to add organics to sandy “dirt.”

I’ll tell you…when I first took a look at the five yards of compost sitting there on the grass, I was excited. I couldn’t wait to get to it. But after a few hours, the thrill wore off. I remember staggering over to take a break by leaning on a tree. It didn’t help that all I had in my system was a cup of coffee. After I went inside to eat a bagel, I found enough energy to get the job done.

Five yards is more than I thought it would be. The pile didn’t look all that big, but when I got into shoveling it, the volume really became apparent. Good thing we have more than enough lawn area to cover. I completed everything I wanted to and then some.

So, what did I do? Well, I basically threw some Neseed grass seed on the bare dirt areas and then covered those areas up with about an inch of compost. I know everyone recommends about a half inch, but I really needed to add some goodness to the, what I like to call “dirt.” I don’t think this dirt could grow anything without adding something to it.

After I did that, I just spread about a half inch to an inch to the rest of the lawn along the road. I first spread it out with a hard rake and then a leaf rake. It looked so good and black. Now that it’s dried out a bit, I may head back up there and rake it out some more so the grass shows through.

I can’t wait for a few rains to come by so I can see the lawn grow through this stuff.

Oh yeah…where did I get the compost? Well, since I live in Connecticut, I gave Collins Compost from Enfield a call. The charge $25 per yard with a $90 delivery fee. The reason it was $90 is because we are about an hour away. I think we are at the edge of the delivery zone. It’s good stuff. If you want compost, give them a call.

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