top dressing

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Add a top dressing of compost and/or earthworm castings to give the plant an added boost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Purchase already-blooming bulbs, then sweeten the deal with a top dressing of anticipation by putting together a DIY bulb-forcing kit with everything needed to keep the show going well into the new year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

You might lay a modest top dressing of rose feed to keep its floral cycles going through the fall.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Then the tired manure is stripped off, sold to golf courses as a top dressing for $1.50 a ton.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rich top dressing will stimulate the early growth of the seedling, and when its roots enter the heavier soil below it will encourage a stocky growth.

From Cacao Culture in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)