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| Hi there,
my wife and I are new to the area and just purchased a home. We are in the process of removing the rock and want to lay sod down. We can't seem to get a straight answer from any of the nurseries about if we need to mix in top soil or not. Just need some advice. We have heard, get your soil tested and then mix in propper nutrients?(whatever that means) We have also heard, to mix in about 2-6 inches of top soil with the exsisting soil when tilling? Just so many different opinions!!! This is our first home and just want to make it as simple as possible. Not to mention inexpensive! Thanks! |
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| I'm not sure what part of NV you're in, but if you're in Las Vegas, you might want to make sure you notify the water district. If they think you're watering too much, they'll slap you with a waste fee. They do allow extra watering for seeding new lawn, but they need to be notified beforehand. I'm not sure if Las Vegas is the same as Albuquerque, where they were also considering limiting the percentage of lawn to yard you were allowed to cultivate to 20% Max. |
Here is a link that might be useful: LVWD Watering Limits
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- Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 6, 12 at 10:27
| In some communities in Northern Nevada the cost of water is causing some people to reduce lawns. |
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- Posted by lynneblack (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 12 at 1:09
| To give you some idea, we have a relatively small lawn, but once we turn the sprinklers on in the spring our water bill goes from around $24 to $80. We are going to rip the lawn out for that reason, and also because it looks like crap and has huge fairy rings that have resisted everything we have tried to get rid of them. |
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- Posted by lynneblack (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 12 at 1:10
| I should have added that I am in Reno |
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