Installation Guide
Dillo Dirt™
Compost
Uses and applicaon rates of Texas Nave® Dillo Dirt™ for Soil improvement
USE COMPOST INSTRUCTIONS
Lbs. per 1,000 square feet
(inches of depth)
T
urfgrasses:
E
stablishment 1500 to 4000 lbs Mix with top 4” – 6” of
S
oil Incorporaon (1/2” – 2”) soil. Use lower rate on
ferle soils; higher rate
on inferle soils.
S
urface Mulch 700 -4000 lbs Spread evenly on the
(1/4” – 2 ¼”) surface before seeding
small species like
Bermuda or aer seeding
large seeded species like
fescues.
M
aintenance 300 – 700 lbs Spread evenly on
(1/10” – ¼”) turf surface. For cool
season grasses, apply
in the fall; for warm
season grasses apply in
the spring.
N
ursery Crop & Ornamentals
E
stablishment 1500 – 4300 lbs Mix with top 6” – 8” of
(1/2” – 2 ¼”) exisng soil. Do not use
where acidic soil plants
such as azalea, rhodo-
dendron, hydrangea, etc.
are to be grown.
M
aintenance 300 – 600 lbs Spread evenly on exis-
(1/10” – 1/5”) ng soil surface. Can be
mixed into soil or used as
a topdressing.
T
ree Balling Use at 50% rate Mix based on compost
mixed with bark or soil.
P
ong Soil Mixes Not more than 1/3 by Blend with peat, sand,
volume. perlite, vermiculite, ba-
rk and/or other materi-
ials. Do not use more
than 50% by volume.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF CUBIC YARDS NEEDED:
Area length (.) x width (.) x depth (in.) ÷ 324 = cubic yards needed