AB> That sounds as if it might be good for a few spots in our yard.  We
AB> have a piece on the side of our house where the former owners had laid
AB> a big strip of carpet, thus killing the grass that was there.  It's
AB> hard clay with not a blade of grass on it.  How would we get that ready
AB> for sod? 
    You'd definitely have to till, just to lossen up the soil and get some 
air into it.  I'd also suggest tilling in some topsoil or soil conditioner, 
at the very least some fertilizer as you do your tilling.  Don't use manure. 
It'll take too long to break down to the point where it'll actually do some 
good.
        Byrd Mann
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