Hello,
our lawn is a bit uneven. How can we level it? Is it possible to do this by hand, or do we need the landscapers to come back a second time?
A little background: The landscapers helped distribute the soil mounds that were created during construction and leveled the flat site. I have to say, it was pretty much perfectly flat. We then seeded the lawn (removed weeds, tilled the soil with a motor tiller, smoothed it with a rake, seeded the lawn, and rolled it). Now, after about 1.5 weeks, the soil is a bit uneven in some areas. I’m not exactly sure how this happened. Most likely, the soil settled more in certain spots after being loosened. Is this normal? I should mention that it rained heavily and frequently: on the first day we watered a bit (although it probably wasn’t even necessary since it rained that night), and since then, it has rained every day, so we stopped watering. The uneven spots were very visible because of the large puddles. The grass is definitely growing quickly.
I wanted to upload a picture, but the file is too large (just a photo from the iPhone). The “craters” aren’t very deep (roughly estimated: a few centimeters (inches)), but quite wide (about 2–3 meters (6–10 feet) or so). Do the landscapers need to come back with a small loader and equipment? I have to say, professional landscapers have already worked on it. Or can we fill the holes with soil? Perhaps use a long board as a straight edge to smooth it out? Do you have any ideas? Can this be done by ourselves? How?
Our soil is sandy, loose, and quite absorbent (yet puddles formed because we had a real downpour).
I would appreciate your input and advice.
Best regards
our lawn is a bit uneven. How can we level it? Is it possible to do this by hand, or do we need the landscapers to come back a second time?
A little background: The landscapers helped distribute the soil mounds that were created during construction and leveled the flat site. I have to say, it was pretty much perfectly flat. We then seeded the lawn (removed weeds, tilled the soil with a motor tiller, smoothed it with a rake, seeded the lawn, and rolled it). Now, after about 1.5 weeks, the soil is a bit uneven in some areas. I’m not exactly sure how this happened. Most likely, the soil settled more in certain spots after being loosened. Is this normal? I should mention that it rained heavily and frequently: on the first day we watered a bit (although it probably wasn’t even necessary since it rained that night), and since then, it has rained every day, so we stopped watering. The uneven spots were very visible because of the large puddles. The grass is definitely growing quickly.
I wanted to upload a picture, but the file is too large (just a photo from the iPhone). The “craters” aren’t very deep (roughly estimated: a few centimeters (inches)), but quite wide (about 2–3 meters (6–10 feet) or so). Do the landscapers need to come back with a small loader and equipment? I have to say, professional landscapers have already worked on it. Or can we fill the holes with soil? Perhaps use a long board as a straight edge to smooth it out? Do you have any ideas? Can this be done by ourselves? How?
Our soil is sandy, loose, and quite absorbent (yet puddles formed because we had a real downpour).
I would appreciate your input and advice.
Best regards
K
Knallkörper31 Jul 2017 13:48kaho674 schrieb:
Do you have your own roller? Is there such an accessory for lawn tractors?I have my own. There are definitely rollers available for lawn tractors, but my property is too small for that. Generally, rolling with a tractor is better. When pulling by hand, you initially create more uneven spots because of the high pulling force required, which causes deep shoe prints in the soil. A lawn tractor leaves hardly any tracks.
K
Knallkörper31 Jul 2017 14:02Certainly not. But the effect is likely to be negligible. Or are you planning to fill in depressions?
H
HilfeHilfe31 Jul 2017 15:18so in the end a ruler after all
Hi!
We did this last weekend with a friend who used to work as a gardener for a while.
We did it by hand, meaning we transported soil with a wheelbarrow and he spread it with a rake. Then we applied fertilizer (lime) and scattered the seeds, followed by raking again, rolling over it, and watering.
I must admit, spreading the soil evenly requires a good eye. It wasn’t easy to judge how much soil should go where. It’s also surprising how much soil is actually needed: two wheelbarrow loads and that’s enough? No, it was 17 loads and spread much wider.
Another interesting point was that the professional spread much more seed than I would have or than what the package recommends. According to the package: enough for up to 500 sq meters; how he did it: one package for a maximum of 200 sq meters.
Regards
We did this last weekend with a friend who used to work as a gardener for a while.
We did it by hand, meaning we transported soil with a wheelbarrow and he spread it with a rake. Then we applied fertilizer (lime) and scattered the seeds, followed by raking again, rolling over it, and watering.
I must admit, spreading the soil evenly requires a good eye. It wasn’t easy to judge how much soil should go where. It’s also surprising how much soil is actually needed: two wheelbarrow loads and that’s enough? No, it was 17 loads and spread much wider.
Another interesting point was that the professional spread much more seed than I would have or than what the package recommends. According to the package: enough for up to 500 sq meters; how he did it: one package for a maximum of 200 sq meters.
Regards