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Dug Up Lawn Repair
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:05 am
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:05 am
I just had a plumbing line run in back yard. What’s the best way to manage the bare area this time of year? We have a dog tracking mud everywhere. My thought is to stake down some seed netting to control mud. Should I throw some seed down? Really don’t want a ryegrass strip in my yard this winter though 
This is in LA. Yard is Bermuda with some st aug in a portion (line goes through both areas)
This is in LA. Yard is Bermuda with some st aug in a portion (line goes through both areas)
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 8:06 am
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Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:05 am to lsujro
Native bermuda or tifway 419 hybrid?
If hybrid, a pallet or two of sod would solve your woes.
If wild bermuda, maybe some pine straw to cover it some while the winter weeds fill it in.
If hybrid, a pallet or two of sod would solve your woes.
If wild bermuda, maybe some pine straw to cover it some while the winter weeds fill it in.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:29 am to lsujro
What’s the lesser of two evils - dog tracking mud in the house or a rye grass strip for a few months in the backyard?
You can lay dormant sod now if you want, but here is the thing, even if that strip is at or above lawn grade now, the back fill dirt in that plumbing strip is going to settle below lawn grade over the next several months, so you most likely are going to have to, or want to, add additional fill sand to that strip to bring it back to lawn grade this spring or summer.
For that reason I’d personally go with rye grass, and as it dies out with heat, add needed fill sand then lay sod or let surrounding grass grow over. You can use Perennial rye grass that won’t grow as tall as annual rye, but it still dies in LA heat.
I’ve had to do this multiple times when adding DYI lawn drainage pipe in my backyard.
You can lay dormant sod now if you want, but here is the thing, even if that strip is at or above lawn grade now, the back fill dirt in that plumbing strip is going to settle below lawn grade over the next several months, so you most likely are going to have to, or want to, add additional fill sand to that strip to bring it back to lawn grade this spring or summer.
For that reason I’d personally go with rye grass, and as it dies out with heat, add needed fill sand then lay sod or let surrounding grass grow over. You can use Perennial rye grass that won’t grow as tall as annual rye, but it still dies in LA heat.
I’ve had to do this multiple times when adding DYI lawn drainage pipe in my backyard.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 9:50 am to lsujro
I had a sewer line replaced in February last year. I just leveled the back fill area as best I could then laid some peat moss over the area. A few weeks later i added in some fill dirt and peat moss mix and leveled again.Once the grass woke up the area was covered and looking normal within a few weeks.
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