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| Hi folks! I'm hoping to get some good advice on how to handle our lumpy lawn. It dips in some places and hills in others.. just enough that if you are running you trip in places. The lawn generally slopes downward and we would like to flatten it out (good idea???).
I was told that the original owner used 1/4 of the lawn for his crops (cool! & we are in the burbs), so my lawn is actually about 1" higher in some parts than my neighbor. So, my question is how to flatten the lawn to remove the lumps? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 21:28
| The right way to do it is like this...
The problem that requires the tractor and box blade is you have too much soil already. This job will take longer to set up than it does to do. Also you will have to start completely over with your lawn. The best time to do this is late August or Labor Day if you can wait. Call some landscapers. They can help you out. Your problem was caused by the previous owner using a rototiller to fluff up his garden soil. You can't use a rototiller on a turf area. It always leads to a bumpy surface. |
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| Wow! That's some heavy machinery! Thanks for the information!! |
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- Posted by 1dahlia4me 7a NoVA (My Page) on Sun, Feb 19, 12 at 3:53
| OP, your lawn sounds very much like mine. I was just coming here to post this question. Mine isn't caused by gardening, though -- it's from the yard never being prepared well in the first place. I was figuring that heavy machinery was the solution, sigh. Called someone out for an estimate and they wanted to put soil on top of the lawn to try to even it out. Just don't see that working very well. Well, good luck. If you do this, I'd love to hear details and see before/after pictures. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Mon, Feb 20, 12 at 0:52
| Adding more soil may be required. It depends on whether the surface was properly prepared in the first place. In many cases, though, too much soil has already been added. And that machinery is not considered heavy. It is the smallest real tractor you can get with a 5-foot box blade and rippers. The machine in the back is a bobcat. Because of the high center of gravity, short wheelbase, and small tires, it is worthless for most all jobs involving a lawn. The time to scrape your lawn should be about an hour for a good driver. My nephew scrapes 2 acres in an hour. Call several landscapers to get estimates. |
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