On our last blog post, the inside was almost complete and the yard had just been graded. Dave was concerned that as a result of all of the construction traffic in the yard and lack of top soil resulting from all of the grading to create the lots that we would have trouble growing sod. Remington Homes allowed us to have Soil-Tek add a layer of compost to the yard after it was graded and before the sod was put down. 1-inch of compost is equivalent to 3-inches of black top soil and will improve water infiltration, reduce the amount of watering needed and help the sod root better. They can also do this over your existing yard, which we had done at our old house several years ago. The best part of this was that the City of Ankeny, through their Stormwater Utility provides a 50% reimbursement program for soil quality restoration project such as this, so we were able to get reimbursed for half of this cost. The compost was sprayed on September 18th.
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| The compost is pumped from a large truck and sprayed on the yard. |
