in my yard and had the stumps ground up. Place looks like crap with the yard chewed up and smashed down from the bobcats loading debris up. Also have wood chips everywhere, even after they loaded up a ton of it. Any tips on how to get this yard to rebound in a hurry?

I had read somewhere that rotting wood chips deplete the nitrogen in the grass/soil so maybe I should add that if it's not to late in the year. Thanks for any advice.

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Posted by Tree_Fall

Member since Mar 2021

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Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:23 pm to Canon951

I've had a rough 18 months of tree service damage. Two large trees fell, and two others were cut. You might need to rethink "hurry". 1st step was to have 2 stumps reground to about 8" below grade, chips hauled off and soil mix added to level. St Aug. sod was laid in Jan (OK in S La.) In April I had worst bobcat damaged areas tilled to 8", raked level and more sod. It looks good now except for 6' diameter circle where a tree stood. There sod struggles, and I assume there is nitrogen limitation. I've been advised to hold off fertilizing until next year, top-dressing with a soil mix where needed. Now I'm waiting to see what shade shrubs die in the hot sun.

The tree service I used contracted to "grind to grade", which they did just fine. A landscaper later told me that wasn't adequate.

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Posted by good_2_geaux

Member since Feb 2015

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Posted on 7/27/23 at 1:04 pm to Canon951

From personal experience, the area where the stump grinder dug will sink for ~2 years. After having a similar job as you describe done, I quickly removed all the shavings, backfilled, and sodded level just to have a low spot a couple years later.

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Posted by Quatrepot

Member since Jun 2023

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Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:42 pm to Canon951

Be careful if you use the grinding as mulch cause the heat will kill a tree if too thick.

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Posted by Righteous Dude