On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:02:25 -0600, Jimi wrote:
From the heavy equipment and ground disturbance I have one hell of a
mess in my back yard. Mainly sand overtop my existing grass... I scraped
most of it down with a backhoe and filled in the old well with it.

What's the soil type, what's the soil temp now, and are you a bit of a
gambler?

The issue with heavy equipment is almost always that the weight of the
equipment squeezes out the airspaces in the soil. So the first thing
I'd do would be aerate.

If you can do that promptly and if the soil temperatures are still in the
50oF range, I'd then overseed and water with good grass seed. If you
need something to hold the soil over the winter, and you intend to replant
next spring, buckwheat might be an option, and it's easy to till in when
you're ready to plant grass.

I'd be leery of putting down sod this time of year, especially on compacted
soils.

Kay

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