sand for lawn depressions question (follow up)

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sand for lawn depressions question (follow up) Howard 08-26-2008
Posted by Howard on August 26, 2008, 10:13 pm
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I promised that I would post a follow up to my question about using
sand to level depressions in my lawn caused bt the extreme drought in
my area, NE Alabama:

I used the sand to fill the depressions in my yard and it worked
really well on the smaller, shallower ones, but didn't do as well on
the larger ones. However, it worked better than I thought it would
and was definitely better than doing nothing. It worked great on the
St. Augustine in the more level front yard, and not as great on the
centipede on the slope in the back. That probably had more to do with
the slope of the back vs the level front than it did the type of
grass. The sand washed out more on the sloped back yard than it did on
the level front yard. All in all, it was enough of a success that I
feel it was worth the time and effort especially since the sand was
free.

Thanks,
Howard

Posted by CL \"dnoyeB\" Gilbert on September 8, 2008, 12:03 pm
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Howard wrote:

>
>
> I promised that I would post a follow up to my question about using
> sand to level depressions in my lawn caused bt the extreme drought in
> my area, NE Alabama:
>
> I used the sand to fill the depressions in my yard and it worked
> really well on the smaller, shallower ones, but didn't do as well on
> the larger ones. However, it worked better than I thought it would
> and was definitely better than doing nothing. It worked great on the
> St. Augustine in the more level front yard, and not as great on the
> centipede on the slope in the back. That probably had more to do with
> the slope of the back vs the level front than it did the type of
> grass. The sand washed out more on the sloped back yard than it did on
> the level front yard. All in all, it was enough of a success that I
> feel it was worth the time and effort especially since the sand was
> free.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard

I was under the impression that once a year typically in the fall you are
supposed to airate your lawn followed by about 1/4" of top soil type stuff.
And that will help to smooth out everything as well.


CLG

Posted by Steven Wayne on September 9, 2008, 3:13 am
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On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:03:23 -0400, CL "dnoyeB" Gilbert
> Howard wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I promised that I would post a follow up to my question about using
>> sand to level depressions in my lawn caused bt the extreme drought in
>> my area, NE Alabama:
>>
>> I used the sand to fill the depressions in my yard and it worked
>> really well on the smaller, shallower ones, but didn't do as well on
>> the larger ones. However, it worked better than I thought it would
>> and was definitely better than doing nothing. It worked great on the
>> St. Augustine in the more level front yard, and not as great on the
>> centipede on the slope in the back. That probably had more to do with
>> the slope of the back vs the level front than it did the type of
>> grass. The sand washed out more on the sloped back yard than it did on
>> the level front yard. All in all, it was enough of a success that I
>> feel it was worth the time and effort especially since the sand was
>> free.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Howard
>
> I was under the impression that once a year typically in the fall you are
> supposed to airate your lawn followed by about 1/4" of top soil type stuff.
> And that will help to smooth out everything as well.
>


That would be top dressing: http://tinyurl.com/5o6gew

Steven
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Myhome Lawn Cutting and Care.
Milton Keynes and the surrounding area
web: http://www.myhome.com/lawncutting/


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