I want to top dress my centipede with something better than sand

I use playground sand and have really not had that issue. Typically within a month, the grass covers it, but im not usually filling large holes. Mostly washouts or ruts.

There's a brand of potting soil that's heavy, Sandy and black. Perhaps you can lay a thin layer of that over your masonry sand and it'll be less noticeable with faster growing.

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Ive had success filling centipede problem areas with Scotts Lawn Soil from HD but it is expensive as hell.

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I did this too...wish there was a better option on the northshore.

On another note, if you want to make your life about 1000 times easier when it comes to top dressing, buy this immediately.

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You can do it at many different heights, but if your lawn has taller blades the top dressing will fall down into a smaller sqft area rather than spreading it out wide and even. Think burber carpet spreading vs shag carpet spreading

There’s plenty of options on the northshore. I just had 15 yards of mason sand delivered today from Accardos, but you could get top soil, compost, peat moss, whatever you want. Don’t buy that overpriced Scott’s shite.

Edit: the only reason to top dress your lawn with mason sand is to try to get it as level as possible usually to mow low with a reel mower. If you just want to get some nutrients back into your soil there are better options.

15 yards of sand??? Dang, that's a lot of sand. That has to be heavy as hell too! How big of a yard are you trying to level?