Q: I have a back yard with sandy soil. I have cut down several oak tree and am grinding the roots out. I will remove the grindings but I need topsoil below the sod. How thick should the topsoil layer be?

I will probably have to do the whole yard.

Thanks,

Joe

A: Hi Joe! My best lawn advice on this one is to first make sure the soil type is similar to the underlying soil. If you were to lay normal topsoil on top of sand, you’d be risking a soil “layering” problem. Essentially, the topsoil acts like a sponge holding onto the water and keeping the root zone too wet for its own good. 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I’d say 5 inches is usually sufficient. Normally I’d say the deeper the better, but I’m guessing you don’t want your main floor to become a basement so compromises must be made.

Let me know how it works out for you!