Planting grass on sand
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04-04-11, 01:16 PM
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Planting grass on sand
Last summer I removed my aboveground pool and was left with a 24' round sand area. The sand is 3 inches or so thick. The soil beneath this has a lot of clay. I want to seed this area as soon as the weather gets a little better, I am in Ontario, canada.
Should I rototill, add soil or other products to help with the growth? I'm not sure where to start, I don't have much cash available to spend, I already bought the seed. Any suggestions?
Should I rototill, add soil or other products to help with the growth? I'm not sure where to start, I don't have much cash available to spend, I already bought the seed. Any suggestions?
#2
04-04-11, 01:54 PM
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Get rid of the sand and put actual soil in the area
Dirt's pretty cheap, at least cheap enough to justify this use
Dirt's pretty cheap, at least cheap enough to justify this use
#3
04-05-11, 09:54 AM
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Unless you can sell the sand or get rid of it cheaply I would simply add nutrients in the form of a couple of inches of topsoil/compost and then turn it into the sand. A sand heavy soil mix is not a bad medium for growing grass. Many golf courses top dress their greens with a fertilizer sand mix.
#4
04-05-11, 11:19 AM
Ya, I used to live in fla and for the most part all they have is sand although the darker colored sand is the only "sand" that will support a lawn. I'd remove what I could [providing there is a place to put it] and rototill the rest into the clay. I would think some sand would be beneficial to the clay.
