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Sand To Fill Holes
Posted on 3/2/17 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 3/2/17 at 2:57 pm
I have a bunch of sandbags left over from the flood (they didn't help). Finally getting around to fix up my yard now that my house work is slowing down. The trash claws took my debris as well as big chunks of sod/dirt. Is it a good idea to use the sand from the sandbags to fill in the holes? The sand is mostly dirt anyways... I feel like this has probably been asked already. Couldn't find anything in a search except for bad memories from the flood.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:00 pm to Sacrifice_blunts
Sand is fine. River silt is better
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:03 pm to Sacrifice_blunts
I used the sand from my son's old basketball goal bottom. It was the play sand they sell at Lowes. It was just for some small areas here and there, but worked fine. This was late July last year and you can't tell where the sand was put down.
It worked for me
It worked for me

Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:06 pm to Sacrifice_blunts
That stuff is loaded with lots of weed seeds
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:07 pm to Wortivi22
it will work fine. most of the sand that was provided for sandbags was riversilt which is even better.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:38 pm to Tbooux
yep, the sand is river sand, also called "sugar sand" and it self levels and almost melts into the ground when it rains. the downside to it is until the grass locks it in place with a good root system, its easy to be displaced by a lawn mower or something driving over it so its best to dig up some of your dirt, put the sand in the hole, then put your "better" dirt over it and it will be more stable and less likely to shift under the lawn mower if its in a place where you normally turn the wheels.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:46 pm to Sacrifice_blunts
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The sand is mostly dirt anyways..

Posted on 3/2/17 at 5:10 pm to CarRamrod
Yea 'mostly' was a bad choice of words. It seems like there is a lot of dirt in with the sand? Now that I know it's probably river silt that makes a lot more sense.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 5:42 pm to Sacrifice_blunts
I use ocean sand. Makes for better scenic moments when I drink my weekend corona
Posted on 3/3/17 at 6:32 am to Sacrifice_blunts
River Silt works well but wil also give you problems with sedges and crap Bermuda
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