Hi Dave, Yes, i'm pretty sure the grass will die after it fills back up with water and thats ok. My pond is 1.5 yr old with blue/grey gumbo clay bottom and the clay from the bottom was brought all the way up on the sides and packed when it was built. There is no dirt at all for 20 ft around the top of the berm. I brought the sod and placed it at the waters edge when the water level went down. It only covers about 5-6 ft up the bank from the waters edge, it does not go all the way to the top of the bank. When the water level comes back up it will cover approx. half of the grass sod i put in. It put instant grass there along with plenty of dirt for future grass to grow. As mentioned i want the grass there for hiding places for the future YOY. Even if/when the grass dies some of it will still be standing up to give YOY some hiding places until the real "pond" grass starts to grow. I know its not perfect but its better than having a barren shallow area with only clay. I have plenty of habitat and structure, just no grass for them to hide in. I think it will add food for some of the YOY, hiding places, and fill in the blank areas until the pond does actually start to grow some real grass on its own. Thats the reason why i want the grass to grow as high as possible. Since all of this grass is in the slope i am worried about putting fert on it because something is bound to not soak up in time and go in the pond. Did i clarify it better this time? Ask more questions if i missed something, thanks.

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