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| Sod farm recommendations
I�ve been dealing with the back yard and it�s going�well it�s under control. Killed a lot of weeds and crab grass; waiting for fall to seed again. I�m also planning on doing the front yard. We had to have a tree taken down and we had to have the foundation of the house repaired some so between the stump and root grinding and equipment in the yard it looks like a bomb went off. I was thinking of having two or three inches of dirt removed, bringing in fresh top soil and putting down sod � have to love the instant lawn. Not sure what type of grass I�m going to use, probably a TTTF/KBG mix. Anyone know a good sod farm in North Jersey? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 18:44
| OMG! What kind of computer are you using? All your punctuation comes through as upside down question marks and other symbols. There is never a need to remove soil unless the basement is flooding when it rains. Anything you bring in will be a poor substitute for what you have. All you have to do is tune up your present soil with microbes and food for them. Seriously. The microbes in the soil need food and water. Assuming you water deeply every once and awhile, you have that covered. Food comes in the form of, well, food. Microbes can thrive on animal feed like soy bean meal, alfalfa pellets, corn, wheat, cottonseed meal, and even used coffee grounds. Get whatever you can find at your local feed store. The application rate is 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. The more often you apply the faster your soil will improve. If you want to take your soil to a new level, get a soil test at Logan Labs in Ohio. Report your results here and you'll probably get some help interpreting it. Logan Labs. |
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| Sometimes I'm on a Mac. That's probably the propblem with the punctuation. On to my soil. The soil is mostly roots. Some big ones, lots of little ones. I am having a guy come in to pull them out and level off the yard some. What isn't roots has wood chips and rocks embedded in it from when the stump and some of the roots were ground and when they dug up next to the foundton. I though that grass would not grow very well if there was a lot of, for lack of a better term, junk in the first few inches of soil. |
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| DeLea sod. They did the sod for the new Yankee stadium. Looks like they have a NJ location. http://www.deleasodfarms.com/Pages/contact-us/ |
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| Thanks Tiemco. I'll check them out. |
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