can't grow grass

15 years ago

We can't get grass to grow. We have tried sod and seed and no luck. Some of the soil is dirt/sand like because we live close to a creek. Do you have any suggestions as to what we can do to get grass to grow? I'm sick of the messy dirt and mud when it rains. Any suggestions would be helpful!!

Thanks.

Comments (13)

yarddoctor
15 years ago
Dear Shelly Rose

Thank you very much for your inquiry. I am going to need some more information in order to guide you into having a nice lawn. Specifically, tell me climate where you live and the environment of the lawn (shade, soil, etc) I look forward to hearing back from you.

Respectfully

Trey Rogers, The Briggs & Stratton Yard Doctor, YardDoctor.com
shellyrose
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks for replying. We live in the northeast part of Mississippi. We live in the country. Most of our property is surrounded by large oak trees (shade). We do have grass (centipede) growing in other areas of the yard which are shaded as well. The soil in the problem area is really sandy. In some spots there is a green, mossy covering growing. Please let me know if you need any other information.
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yarddoctor
15 years ago
Dear Shelly Rose

Thank you very much for your direction. My first approach would be to amend the soil in the top 3 inches with some compost. My idea here is to provide a little better water holding capacity for the turf to root. I would probably then go back and try centipedegrass one more time, make sure I put down a starter fertilizer before I put down the grass, and kept it well watered (but not waterlogged) for the first three weeks. Let me know how it goes.

Again, thanks for the question and let me know if you have more.

Respectfully

Trey Rogers, The Briggs & Stratton Yard Doctor, YardDoctor.com
shellyrose
Original Author
15 years ago
Mr. Rogers,

Thanks for your advice. We are going to give it a try and I will let you know the outcome.
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