Why You Must Remove Crushed Stone Before Laying Sod: pH, Drainage, and Winter Survival

Yard full of crushed stone. Can sod over it with topsoil underneath? Will it take?

Remove Stone First

Then lay sod. Check pH of remaining soil—limestone raises pH. Soil over stone causes pH, watering, winter-kill nightmares.

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