Leveling sand/soil mix.

For small portions of the yard I just use mason sand and dress it with and kind of topsoil (if it has peat moss this will help as well) in 30-40lb bags. Let that settle for a couple of days and it makes a good foundation for new sod.

Interested in this. I have quite a few spots to level now that my lab is pretty much over her digging. I can't recall the name but isn't there a supply store on airline that sells the masons sand?


ETA: It's Woerner Turf & Landscape Supply. 45 bucks per yard.

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Black Kow compost & manure in the past and it's good stuff

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I'll go check that out this week sometime and see what else they have. I just remember last time I used a couple bags of topsoil and after a rain I just had lines of ground up mulch. Felt like a rip off.

I’d personally just use mason sand - you can go up to 2 inches in depth and grass should grow through. If you have to go deeper than 2 inches, come back at a later time after the grass grows through and add more sand, never exceeding 2 inches ( this is an LSU AgCenter recommendation). Back in the old days I’d use river silt but that was before torpedograss became an issue. I would not risk introduction of torpedograss under any circumstances.

Everyone needs to realize that bags labeled “top soil” at the big box stores and garden centers and “garden soil” sold in bags or bulk has no true mineral soil (clay/silt/sand/organic matter) - it’s simply composted forestry products (compost) often with a little sand added to add bulk weight and help with drainage. It’s a product more suited for landscape beds and vegetable gardens - not leveling lawns.