I have very dry sandy soil. Even though I have irrigation, I overseed and aerate each year, some places just will not fill in. Can these places be sodded?
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Lots of mulch might help. – Wayfaring Stranger Oct 23 '18 at 17:56
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1Do you fertilize? If the grass isn't growing in the sandy soil its because sand doesn't provide nutrients so you are going to need to fertilize regularly sodded or not. – Rob Oct 23 '18 at 19:36
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1How often do you run your irrigation system? Daily? Weekly? And how long do you run it each time? – Jurp Oct 24 '18 at 00:07
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Paula, check out some of our other question/answers about lawns. First question is where do you live or rather what type of grass are you growing? Cool season or Warm season. Very important. I'll bet there is something wrong with your maintenance habits; mowing too short, watering too shallow, too often and/or improper fertilization. Good that you aerate once per year! You should never have to worry about using sod for patches because that sod will suffer whatever happened to the the grass in those patches. Waste of money. Please send pictures and more information. Thanks! – stormy Oct 24 '18 at 21:54
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It's unlikely to be the same problem a friend had with a "bald patch" on a lawn which didn't respond to any kind of treatment over several years. Eventually, it was found that there was a leak in an underground natural gas pipe. I guess plant roots don't grow well when the soil is full of methane, not air! – alephzero Oct 25 '18 at 14:25
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I’m voting to close this question because the OP hasn't returned to provide the additional information asked for in comments that might allow respondents to arrive at a solution to the problem. – Niall C. May 28 '21 at 18:40