"Joe Zorzin" wrote:
Wow, a newsgroup on lawns! What will they think of next.

Anyways, last year I had a new septic field built here in a mountain top
hill town in western Massachusetts- where the ground won't perk due to
heavy clay soils.

The new septic field is a huge "mound" type. The contractors brought in
something like 38 huge truck loads of gravel and sand and whatever else
goes into it. It's almost the size of a tennis court! The top is elevated
like a mound with a gentle slope in all directions. The contractor told
me that there is 4" of top soil on top of all that sand and gravel.

The lawn that they seeded hasn't come in well. At the time, I had no idea
of what type of seed is available- since then I've learned about
"contractor mix" which I think has some weeds in it which can grab hold
quick to hold the dirt in place. Along the edges of the mound, the grass
has come in much better- but in the middle it looks sparse.

I'm trying to keep the cost down in fixing the lawn problem. Most people
seem to think the best solution is to spread out more grass seed. That
may be true, but I also wonder if the top soil is deficient and it's
probably excessively well drained in the middle.

If I were to spread seed, what type is best? Can I spread fertilizer at
the same time? Any other suggestions?

We've had far too much rain this spring, so a shortage of water at this
time can't be the problem.

If you don't wan't to cut,fert,weed, that mound, try the
'no mow' blend. Here's a link:

http://www.prairienursery.com/FAQs/faq_nomow.html

If you want a more cared for look, try the hybrid
turf type tall fescue blends.

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