Break out the rakes
 

Live oaks are showing signs of dropping their leaves soon. Would like to
use this to prevent water evaporation at the soil surface. 12 yds of sandy
loam spread. 6-1-1 fertilizer with Bermuda (Sahara) grass seed.
Evaporation too quick. Topmost soil dries out too quickly. Will this work?

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Noncompliant

Break out the rakes
 

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:41:38 GMT, "Noncompliant"
wrote:

Live oaks are showing signs of dropping their leaves soon. Would like to
use this to prevent water evaporation at the soil surface. 12 yds of sandy
loam spread. 6-1-1 fertilizer with Bermuda (Sahara) grass seed.
Evaporation too quick. Topmost soil dries out too quickly. Will this work?

No, it won't work b ecause what they call "sandy loam" is crap, dead,
with no quality what so ever. It's best to leave the leaves, use a
mulching mower and it you want to you can top dress the lawn with a
1/4 inch of fquality compost.

Then, you have to learn how to water properly. It is far better to
water one inch, once a week, than it is to water a little bit every
day. If you water one inch instead of watering for a "time" period
the water will seep down eight inches, forcing the grass to reach
deeper in the soil to find water.

This year I bought a blower/vac and it also shreds the leaves into a
very fine mulch, which I am going to put back on the lawn after I have
some core aeration done.

Break out the rakes
 

For those unknowing about sandy loam and other types of loams:
http://www.answers.com/topic/loam

http://en.mimi.hu/gardening/loam.html

http://anlab.umesci.maine.edu/handout/loam.HTM
Quality sandy loams are used by landscapers for starter soil and fill in
grassy areas.

Also, grass seed needs moist soil to germinate. Grass seed is normally just
below the surface to 1/4" in the soil. The uppermost surface of the soil
will dry out first during evaporation.

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Live oaks are showing signs of dropping their leaves soon. Would like to
use this to prevent water evaporation at the soil surface. 12 yds of
sandy loam spread. 6-1-1 fertilizer with Bermuda (Sahara) grass seed.
Evaporation too quick. Topmost soil dries out too quickly. Will this
work?

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Noncompliant