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Old 21-11-2006, 04:35 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default to roll or not to roll...


"Stubby" wrote in message
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Steveo wrote:
jellyfish wrote:
lawn is real soft now and ive been waiting for it to soften so i can
roll and even it out somewhat..what would be the downside of this if
any?..

Compacted soil.


Compacting the high points is what we want, at least if it causes the low
points to be filled in. Unfortunately, rolling has not helped my lawn.
I rented a standard 24" wide by about 15" in diameter roller and filled it
with water. This was towed around behind my tractor for several passes.
NFG.

Maybe have a pro come in with a 800 pound roller if you want to compact the
bumps. But it wont fill in the low spots. Also 2 feet is a small ass roller,
why the hell would you need to pull it behind a tractor!