"George.com" wrote in message
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"Andrew Ostrander" wrote in message
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Think about the purpose of using peat moss this way. It is not to
improve
the soil. It is to help establish fresh additional grass in an existing
sparse lawn that will not be dug up. The purpose of the peat moss is to
retain moisture as the seeds germinate and develop.

if the plan is to retain moisture and reduce watering surely a far simpler
way of doing it is to peg some form of cloth across the soil until the
seeds
start to germinate.

Good idea, but the OP said she has an 8000 sq ft area. That's a lot of
burlap!