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    Feb 1, 2008, 05:43 AM
    Growing grass in a clay yard
    Hi all - live in an area with nothing but clay soil. Looking for ideas on growing grass. Any ideas?
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    Feb 1, 2008, 03:08 PM
    Most grasses do not like clay so it is best to amend your soil. Your local extension service from the university should have a soil testing kit available. Test your soil to see what it needs other than some black dirt roto tilled into it. Your other option is this stuff Zoysiagrass
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    Feb 1, 2008, 05:04 PM
    Be ready for a long, long hard battle. I to have lived in a clay soil area before, and when I did get the grass to grow, sometimes it would die off again and be bare. So I just mowed and stirred up a lot of dust.
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    Feb 20, 2008, 07:49 PM
    It may depend on where you live. Here in Michigan I used a grass called tall fescue. It is a special grass perfect for shade and clay yards. I put my seed down about 4 years ago and still looking great. When my neighbors yards are brown in summer from heat even when they use sprinklers twice a day, Mine still looks good without sprinklers, and water twice a week.
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