My sod was laid down in December. Most areas have taken root and its greening up nicely. I have an area in my backyard that is a natural drainage. Part of this area is very soft even when dry, your foot will sink a few inches into the dirt. I am wondering if before the sod was laid they used the scraped layer of grass and dirt from when they originally prepped the lot. I need to dig down and see but if there is 6 inches of hay and crap underneath my sod what do I do?

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Posted by wickowick

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Posted on 4/19/15 at 12:57 pm to SATNIGHTS

How big an area?

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:46 pm to SATNIGHTS

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if there is 6 inches of hay and crap underneath my sod what do I do?

nothing...just let it rot and you won't need to fertilize for a while...

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Posted by SATNIGHTS

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Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:26 pm to wickowick

Maybe 20 by 50

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:47 pm to SATNIGHTS

I was just thinking....I had some sod laid over an area where a utility company dug a hole in my yard a year or so ago that felt exactly the same way...

turns out, the folks that laid the sod didn't break up the clods, so the sod actually floated an inch or so over the ground for a summer or so...

I basically just had to alter the path of my lawnmower to be sure the tires hit a different spot every time I cut...eventually got it all packed down the way it is supposed to be...

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Posted by fishfighter

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Posted on 4/19/15 at 6:10 pm to Spankum

Start feeding the area a little river sand. Don't over fill. Water the sand down little by little.

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Posted by SATNIGHTS

Red Stick