On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:06:09 -0500, J Kolenovsky
wrote:

Anyone have any experiences to share?


Why are you removing sod? I've learned to solarize and rake of
burned leaf material and keep the root mat when converting a yard to a
"native landscape".
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets. To plant a pine, one need only own a shovel.
-- Aldo Leopold