In message , MM
writes
I'm preparing a patch (75 m2) of virgin soil for sowing a lawn. The
builder left the area roughly rolled, but I'm now raking and removing
stones and getting a fine tilth on top before sowing grass seed.

I want to get the most even lawn possible. I am raking and rolling,
and it's kind of level, but with pockets and gullies. When I fill
these, rake and roll over, I tend to get humps instead.

Some years ago (1998/1999 maybe) a then regular poster to urg, Paul
Womack aka Bugbear posted a whole series of posts about his attempt to
create such lawn.

Google Groups is your friend here.
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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
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