top dressing

Thân thiện

The gardener spreads top dressing over the flower bed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A layer of fertilizer or manure spread on the surface of the land: "Top dressing" refers to a material, typically fertilizer, compost, or manure, that is applied to the top of soil without being dug or plowed in. It is used to improve soil fertility or condition.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The term is used primarily in agriculture, gardening, and lawn care to describe a surface application of nutrients.
  • It is often a specific step in soil management, distinct from incorporating material into the soil.

Examples

• Noun:
  • An annual top dressing of compost helps maintain healthy turf.
  • The farmer applied a top dressing of nitrogen-rich fertilizer to the field.

Advanced Usage

• As a gerund/noun phrase ("top-dressing"): The act of applying such a layer.
  • Top-dressing the lawn should be done in the early fall.

Variants and Related Words

• Top-dress (verb): To apply a top dressing.
  • You should top-dress these plants every spring.

Synonyms

• Surface dressing: A layer of material applied to the surface.
• Mulch (in some contexts, though mulch is often for moisture retention and weed suppression, not primarily fertility).

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically implies the material is not plowed, tilled, or dug into the soil. It is left on the surface to gradually work its way down.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in