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Level a lawn?
A couple of years ago, I rotavated my existing uneven lawn and then
levelled it off using a mixture of sharp sand and compost before I re-seeded it. Since then with heavy rainfalls the ground has gone like a cobbled street, or it feels that way when I push my lawn mower over it to cut the grass. What should I do or what is the best way to take out the indentations or uneveness? I have tried rolling it both during seeding and afterwards when the grass had been growing for a month or so, but that dind't make much difference. Thanks |
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Level a lawn?
"Bob H" wrote
A couple of years ago, I rotavated my existing uneven lawn and then levelled it off using a mixture of sharp sand and compost before I re-seeded it. Since then with heavy rainfalls the ground has gone like a cobbled street, or it feels that way when I push my lawn mower over it to cut the grass. What should I do or what is the best way to take out the indentations or uneveness? I have tried rolling it both during seeding and afterwards when the grass had been growing for a month or so, but that dind't make much difference. Top dress with a mixture of loam and sand using a board to get it level, unless the hollows are very deep the grass should grow through. If the hollows are deep then do it in a few goes, actually you will probably have to have a few goes at it anyway. Alternatively if the hollows are very deep then using a spade lift up a turf and sprinkle soil beneath the grass to bring it up level. Keep watered. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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Level a lawn?
On 26/06/2011 17:17, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Bob H" wrote A couple of years ago, I rotavated my existing uneven lawn and then levelled it off using a mixture of sharp sand and compost before I re-seeded it. Since then with heavy rainfalls the ground has gone like a cobbled street, or it feels that way when I push my lawn mower over it to cut the grass. What should I do or what is the best way to take out the indentations or uneveness? I have tried rolling it both during seeding and afterwards when the grass had been growing for a month or so, but that dind't make much difference. Top dress with a mixture of loam and sand using a board to get it level, unless the hollows are very deep the grass should grow through. If the hollows are deep then do it in a few goes, actually you will probably have to have a few goes at it anyway. Alternatively if the hollows are very deep then using a spade lift up a turf and sprinkle soil beneath the grass to bring it up level. Keep watered. Thanks for the reply. What type of sand should I use: sharp or builders? |
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Level a lawn?
On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:02:48 +0100, Bob H wrote:
Thanks for the reply. What type of sand should I use: sharp or builders? Sharp Rolling only flattens and consolidates the 'top of the bumps' , filling the 'dips' is the easiest way. |
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