New area for grass just appeared (thanks ida)

Worth a shot. Might have to lime it. Also you might be filling that area for a while and always adding sand.

How big of an area? I agree the area will settle and need fill but if you want you could plant rye grass seed (annual or perennial) now just so you don’t have a mud pit during the winter. It will die in the heat of summer - next May or so. During the winter continue to fill low areas with suitable fill dirt and consider sodding the area next spring.

ETA: Perennial rye also dies in the heat of summer here but it doesn’t grow as tall as annual rye so you won’t have to cut it as often.

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Will check rye out. Is sod possible now?

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Sure - honestly in S LA sod can be laid year round if required. I laid a 1/2 pallet of centipede last Oct (early Oct) in an area where I had a tree removed and it looks great. It rooted in well before it went dormant.