Author: John R. Hall III, Extension Agronomist, Turfgrass Management, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 460-127, January 1997
Figure 1. Sodding, seeding, and sprigging methods were evaluated on 20 different turfgrass types grown on unamended mine soil, and mine soil amended with sawdust, topsoil, and composted sludge. This picture was taken in September 1980, shortly after the establishment.
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