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Old 04-19-2009, 09:43 AM   #7
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The sand wasn't there for nutrients, it was there for drainage. I used a soil/sand mixture because I wanted better drainage and to reduce the compaction of high traffic areas. Where I wanted the better drainage and it was coupled with a high traffic area, it got more sand, otherwise it got more soil. Usually it was 2/3 soil, 1/3 sand, but at times it was 4/5 soil and 1/5 sand, or 50/50 (high traffic with wanting drainage).

I bought Scotts Ecolawn fertilizer mixture.

Shade is more on one side of the lot due to the neighbour's trees. I bought a Sun and Shade mixture of grass seed.

I think I'll go rake again today then aerate and fertilize. Grass seed then in 2 weeks.
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