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Big Project: Leaves, Grass, Etc.

barten
15 years ago

I live in Dallas, TX and I will be growing Fescue in my partly shady 1.25 acre, treed, back yard. I just purchased the home and the backyard has been maintained poorly with leaves, twigs, and bare patches throughout. I will have sprinklers placed to cover the whole yard and I am having the soil tested right now at A&M.

Problem one is that the 250 trees in the backyard have dropped at least 100-200 bags of leaves throughout the yard. Problem 2 is that the soil appears partly clay,sandy but grass does grow in about 20% of the area. The rest may be partly due to shade issues, tree root issues, but my gut says no watering/heavy yearlong leaf covering.

How should I prepare for the spring? I am considering mulching the leaves and then running a tiller to see if I can incorporate the leaves into the sand. Is this nuts? I considered a compost pile for the leaves but it would have to be huge to support this much lawn.

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