Compost topdressing

 Zone 5A, Rhode Island, Very sunny lot.

Does anyone have experience topdressing their lawn with compost?  Can I do
it now?  Does it help?  What should I know???

I've got a typical builders lot with typical lousy soil I've tried to amend
over the years.  Tilling the lawn is out of the question.  I've read that
applying a topdress of compost would really help the soil.

Opinions, thoughts, advice please.  I am also trying to switch to a more
organic fertilizer program as well, so any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

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 My Dad would say till it and annual Rye for a few years.  Turned in.
I'd say shrink it and plant perennials.  My wife would say the kids
needed a lawn but just as long as the impatients prosper OK. My kids say
why not a larger path to the grill. My UPS guy says can I have a few of
your plants .

Bill who is sort of going towards more arable.

arable
     adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn:
,
            , ]

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

 
Hahaha, you gave me a great idea! Thanks!

 Bhogi wrote:

Have you had a professional soil analysis performed?  It's difficult
to fix something until you know for sure what's wrong with it.

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I have top dressed lawns.  There's a knack to throwing a shovelful
evenly over the lawn.  One year I used mushroom compost (mostly rotted
horse manure) and regret to say I had an enormous weed issue.  You can
use compost at any time.