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Chuck
08-02-2005, 12:27 AM
I'm in South Carolina Columbia area,
I'm needing to fill some low spots prior to spot seeding with
centipede. What should I use? I've bought those bags of "topsoil"
before and they had so much bark and "stuff" in them nothing would
grow.
Areas of my lawn are clay and others sand.
I understand that you don't want to use the wrong kind of sand.. but I
don't remember which kind to avoid..
Yes I've tried googling...

Any clues?

Mark Mitchell
08-02-2005, 12:16 PM
If you have Bermuda, the recommendation is river bottom sand.

Charleston or St. Augustine turf prefers the course orange or play sand.

That's what I recall, the river bottom sand can probably be used on
anything.


"Chuck" <none@no.com> wrote in message
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> I'm in South Carolina Columbia area,
> I'm needing to fill some low spots prior to spot seeding with
> centipede. What should I use? I've bought those bags of "topsoil"
> before and they had so much bark and "stuff" in them nothing would
> grow.
> Areas of my lawn are clay and others sand.
> I understand that you don't want to use the wrong kind of sand.. but I
> don't remember which kind to avoid..
> Yes I've tried googling...
>
> Any clues?

Chuck
08-04-2005, 07:08 PM
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 00:19:27 -0400, "Mark Mitchell"
<mmitch26@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>If you have Bermuda, the recommendation is river bottom sand.
>
>Charleston or St. Augustine turf prefers the course orange or play sand.
>
>That's what I recall, the river bottom sand can probably be used on
>anything.
>
>
>"Chuck" <none@no.com> wrote in message
>news:km7te1l3162t02f963l9hjbr1trr6vhng6@4ax.com...
>> I'm in South Carolina Columbia area,
>> I'm needing to fill some low spots prior to spot seeding with
>> centipede. What should I use? I've bought those bags of "topsoil"
>> before and they had so much bark and "stuff" in them nothing would
>> grow.
>> Areas of my lawn are clay and others sand.
>> I understand that you don't want to use the wrong kind of sand.. but I
>> don't remember which kind to avoid..
>> Yes I've tried googling...
>>
>> Any clues?
>

Thanks for the info.
Chuck