For those of you who you are stuck with an existing lawn that has less than
ideal soil, a useful technique is to topdress annually with a rich organic
material (compost). It isn't much work if you can find a company that has a
blower truck. They'll drive up in a big truck and blow compost over your
lawn to the depth you specify.

Victor
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"Chet Hayes" wrote in message
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Six inches of good top soil should be enough for an excellent lawn.
You can get by with less, say 4 inches, but the tradeoff is it will
likely need to be watered more frequently during dry spells to keep it
green, unless whatever is underneath retains moisture well. If your
doing it from scratch, some extra bucks to make sure you have six
inches of good top soil, rich in organic material, ie compost, peat
moss, etc. is well worth it. It's easy to do it right and impossible
to fix later.



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"Bob Smith" wrote:
It's the first time I have looked on this group, so forgive me if I
ask
something straight out of the FAQs, but here goes:

Can anyone tell me how deep topsoil needs to be to grow a lawn?

How big is your lawn, Bob? (sq ft)