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I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched" a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:17:52 -0400, Mike W. wrote:


I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched" a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike



Oh yes.. forgot to mention, Western Mass. Thanks.

Mike

Mike W. wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:17:52 -0400, Mike W. wrote:


I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched" a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike



Oh yes.. forgot to mention, Western Mass. Thanks.

Mike

It's too late to establish a lawn from seed in your area. Sod is
still an option. If erosion isn't going to be a problem and you don't
care what it looks like, you could leave it till spring. If not, the
other alternative is annual rye grass. It's the fastest growing
grass, and only survives for one season, so you can seed again in the
spring with the desired grass.

"Chet Hayes" wrote in message
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Mike W. wrote in message
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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:17:52 -0400, Mike W.
wrote:


I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched"
a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and
raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees
are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed
now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the
job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to
the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike



Oh yes.. forgot to mention, Western Mass. Thanks.

Mike

It's too late to establish a lawn from seed in your area. Sod is
still an option. If erosion isn't going to be a problem and you don't
care what it looks like, you could leave it till spring. If not, the
other alternative is annual rye grass. It's the fastest growing
grass, and only survives for one season, so you can seed again in the
spring with the desired grass.

I did the "annual" rye grass 2 years ago in a garden area. I still can't
get rid of it - and I've plowed it under twice.

"Mike W." wrote in message
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I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched" a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike

Sow some winter wheat and nuke it next spring with Roundup before planting
your desired grass.

Unless its on your front lawn or something, I would just get some
cheap bales of mulch hay and cover the soil to prevent erosion and
then do it right in the spring. It is just too late in the season. You
could get some kind of quick annual grass going if you wanted but it
would just get in your way in the spring. I have projects that also
require another month or two of summer but frigging winter is coming
despite all of my objections. Does every year.

Take a look and see how deep below the surface the septic tank is. If
it is shallow, then it would be a good time to mix in a large bag of
peat moss with the soil so the thing doesnt brown out on you in the
summer.

Dennis



Mike W. wrote in message . ..
I just had to have a new septic system put in and the process "touched" a
solid 10,000 sq ft of the property between truck damage, piles, etc...
They put a nice layer of screened loam down on top of all of it and raked
it out and so now I'm trying to determine best course of action. Trees are
starting to put leaves down but that flow rate isn't too high yet. Soon
though. It's cooler too. What do people suggest here? Cover it with a
rapidly establishing junk grass and do it right next year? Hydroseed now
and pray it takes? At the right time of year, I know enough to do the job
right but now with leaves and dropping temps, I'm unsure. I'm open to the
full range... I just hate doing things twice. Thanks.

Mike

"Winter" wrote in message
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I have projects that also require another month or two of summer but
frigging winter is coming

Watch your language, there are ladies reading this.

"Charles Newton" wrote in message
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"Winter" wrote in message
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I have projects that also require another month or two of summer but
frigging winter is coming

Watch your language, there are ladies reading this.

What the **** are you talking about?

Steveo wrote:
"Charles Newton" wrote:

"Winter" wrote in message
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I have projects that also require another month or two of summer but

frigging winter is coming

Watch your language, there are ladies reading this.


Hell yea, nock that shit off.


Ditto on that one, ya bunch o' *******s.

Steveo wrote:
"Charles Newton" wrote:

"Winter" wrote in message
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I have projects that also require another month or two of summer but

frigging winter is coming

Watch your language, there are ladies reading this.


Hell yea, nock that shit off.


Ditto on that one, ya bunch o' *******s.

GFRfan wrote:
Steveo wrote:
"Charles Newton" wrote:

"Winter" wrote in message
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I have projects that also require another month or two of summer but

frigging winter is coming

Watch your language, there are ladies reading this.


Hell yea, nock that shit off.

Ditto on that one, ya bunch o' *******s.

HA! Damn straight!