Our large backyard has turned into a Sandpit.?

Question

After the result of getting a pool built, I've tried a few products but after 2mths, nothing is happening. Does anyone have some helpful hints in getting the grass to grow.. Pref in the next month or two. ?????

Answer 1

I don't know if this will work for you but it worked for me , we had a patch of yard where we couldn't get the grass to grow so I dug up a bit of grass from another patch in the yard planting it in various spots around the patch then I got ck88(crop king 88) and sprinkled it around and then watered it, so far half of the patch that was sand has now got grass covering it. hope that helps.

Answer 2

It depends on where you are.  Grass is usually planted in the spring/fall because it needs to be cooler for it to take root.  Most grass will grow in sand.  It depends on what kind of grass you want.  St. Augustine, Centipede, and Bahia all grow well in sand.  Zoysia is marginal in sand, and Fescue needs topsoil.

If you seed your grass in the fall, cover it with 1/2 inch of the sand so birds don't eat it. It should come up in the spring.  That's how we do Bahia down here in Florida.

This site will help you learn what kind of grass you have and what you need.

http://www.lawngrasses.com/

Answer 3

I agree with planting an alternative garden. Try salt tolerant plants, even if it is a chlorine pool. They generally don't drop leaves much and are low water use/ low care plants. With grass go for Saltene varieties which are salt tolerant.

Answer 4

Patrick has a pretty good read on things.

I have been involved with a few new pools and what happens is allot of the dirt has mixed with other dirt,this can be an unfriendly thing.Remove some dirt and replace with a good planters mix (a mix of top soil,composted manures) and sod.I have found 2" to 4" of new soil makes problems go away.

Good Luck

Answer 5

i am a landscape designer.

my suggestion to you is have it graded if already not. really rake it well and lay sod. what type depends on how much sunlight you recieve. you can also fill in the area with riverstone rocks and plant plants there around the whole pool area. i just designed a job with exactly this and it looks amazing, hope this helps

Answer 6

I think your main problem may be that sand does not retain water very well. If you can get grass established in sand, your good to go, but if it gets killed or pulled out it is difficult to get it to come back.

    I would suggest getting some peat moss, and manure. You can usually find those two products at local hard wear stores (home depot, Lowe's, walmart, etc.). The manure is a great fertilizer, and will help hold some moisture, and the peat moss will keep the sandy soil from becoming too compacted and also help hold some moisture in. You can use a shovel and try digging and mixing it in, or get a garden tiller to make things a little more easy on you.

    After mixing all that together you can get some sod, or try some grass seed. If you get grass seed, you will have to water it a lot! My best suggestion would be to plant small patches of sod, and cover all the space in between the patches with grass seed.

    Good luck.

Answer 7

i just put a pool in my yard and all i did was put grass on top of the sand and let it do it on its Owen my yard is finally back to its self also make sure that you spread that turf builder on your yard that should work.

Answer 8

I'm a landscape architecture student and I know there are a lot of turf products like "patch perfect" that can grow nice grass but are very costly.  Your best and most cost effective bet is to spread about an inch or two of top soil over the area.  Then you spread seed (you can get a 3 lb bag at Lowe's for under ten bucks and it should be more than enough).  Slide a leaf rake soil  very lightly just so the seed is worked in but not completely barely covered.  Finally cover the area with straw so that the dirt is just visible.  The straw prevents your seed from being blown or washed away by storms.  Finally give it a good soak with you first plant it and every couple of days until it sprouts if it doesn't rain.  You should have sprouts in about two weeks.  I've seen this method work from areas that are a couple sq ft to a couple acres large.  Good luck!

Answer 9

After having tried to grow a good lawn - which took bloody ages and a LOT of work - I would recommend buying the lawn in rolls and getting it installed.

Answer 10

If it was mine, I would put in flower beds. Lower maintenance.

More return on your effort. In either case, you are going to have to fix the soil. The subsoil spread all over from the pool will not be growing much but a few tough weeds.

As far as grass, if you are doing warm season grass, you can do it this time of year. Still fix (till in compost as deeply as possible) the soil, then seed, feed, and water religiously. Sod can be done anytime of year in many climates. Fix soil first.

Cool season grasses need to be seeded in the fall for any real success. You guessed it......fix the soil.

TopCatt

Answer 11

Why don't you plant  a flower  garden there?  That's what we

did when we removed our pool.  Daylilies are great for that,

and they don't hardly need any care.  You can get them at

nurseries and big box stores, or you can order them from

a nursery catalog.  They have all kinds of colors and they

don't require much watering either, except when you first

plant them to get them established.  Once you've planted

them use a liquid fertilizer to give them a boost, but then

sit back, and watch them grow!!

Answer 12

The only way to get the grass back would be to put new soil down and either seed or sod, without 2 inches of earth, grass can't grow. Once this is done water alot if it does not rain, the key to getting a nice lawn sod or seed is to water.