05-21-2008, 12:16 PM
I would agree that you start with cinder. Probably black cinder. Put several inches down. This will be an excellent cushion under the grass and something a child can bounce on.
I did mix in an inch or so of soil on the top of the cinder base. Something to hold some moisture for the the roots was my thinking.
I had little luck with store bought grass seed. It would sprout and look brilliantly green for a little while then die out. What worked best was bringing in some plugs of grass I think of as Australian Creeper. Might be the wrong name. But is it a low hardy grass, seems to do well in sun or shade and sends out runners to eventually weave a carpet of low lying grass. I'm very happy with it and it tends to dominate the weaker grasses.
That's my 2 cents....
I did mix in an inch or so of soil on the top of the cinder base. Something to hold some moisture for the the roots was my thinking.
I had little luck with store bought grass seed. It would sprout and look brilliantly green for a little while then die out. What worked best was bringing in some plugs of grass I think of as Australian Creeper. Might be the wrong name. But is it a low hardy grass, seems to do well in sun or shade and sends out runners to eventually weave a carpet of low lying grass. I'm very happy with it and it tends to dominate the weaker grasses.
That's my 2 cents....
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