When Adding Compost To Plants Or Trees, Should The Compost Be Added On Top Of The Soil, Or What?
I'm new at composting, so I'd like to know how/where to apply the compost. Should you till the soil? Or shovel out a bit of the soil, aplly compost, then shovel the soil back on top? Or just spread the compost on top of the soil without tilling or shoveling some of it out?
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you can add it on top of the soil , under the mulch if you like…. or use it AS mulch…. if you can dig it in without harming the roots of the plants, then do that, too…. but… on top of the soil, good compost will send out for worms… they’ll come and do their work and soon that compost will be below soil surface with just the help of the wormies!!…. if the compost is under the mulch, like if you use bark mulches, then the compost stays moist and the worms can work in peace without those darned robins bothering them!!…. *smile*…
I would just put your compost in circle around your plant on top of the soil. Try not to get it up over the bark of the trees as it could harbor insect pests or diseases that could harm the plant but place it away from the trunk of the tree or plant.
If you are preparing a bed to plant in you can then add it as you till your soil.
try to mix it in you want to remember that the roots need nutrient so put it as close to them as possible don’t put it on top of the ground it wont to any good
Compost gets mixed in the soil to root depth. It’s mulch that is applied to just the top layer.