These Lawn Leveling Mistakes Are WAY Too Easy To Make

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• TU

  @TurfMechanic · 3 years ago · pinned

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• RO

  @robertschworm6036 · 4 years ago

  Hi there. &nbsp;This video is dear to my heart!!! &nbsp;I watched it a few times and here is my experience - -<br>My mix was 1.5 yards of mason sand and 1.5 yards of screened top soil. &nbsp;The soil will settle so the sand gives it structure to prevent this. &nbsp;Yes it is best to have your mix DRY so it can be spread easily and BROOMED in.<br><br>The grass must be cut to the crown of the blade so it is a stubble to broom around and cause the blade to stand up.<br><br>Next you do not put piles of mix around the yard. &nbsp;Best is to have a garden cart that tips forward to dump. &nbsp;Move this in rows, and rake a bit out at a time and cast in front of the cart - - no height to it!!!<br><br>Next, I RAKE it out to be sure it is &nbsp;not too deep and cast it around the grass blades. &nbsp;At this point it is sitting on top of the blades as well as between them where it is low.<br><br>Finally you BROOM the blades to get the dirt knocked off the blades and settle the mix down to the canopy of the lawn ( around the crowns of the blades).<br><br>You do not use straight sand for this as it will bake HARD and the temperature of it in the sun will get up over 150 degrees and burn the surrounding grass off. &nbsp;So have a good ratio of dirt in there.<br><br>Next, WATER it in, and keep it moist for several days while the blades recover.<br><br>If you are planning on over seeding - then I would suggest you water this dirt WELL to soften it up and get rid of any hard crust. &nbsp;Apply the seed and perhaps run a leaf rake thru it to &quot;furrow&quot; the gound - -not a broom or you will sweep it hard to the canopy.<br><br>Finally mow at least at 3 inches tall to crowd out weeds and out compete them for space.<br><br>Remember - the trick here is cast out low mix and rake it in and have as few areas where you do not see the blades. &nbsp;Sweep until the blades are poking thru and standing up as best as you can. &nbsp;Get the dirt off the blades!!!<br><br>Bob S - Cleveland, OH

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• WI

  @WillyMac99 · 3 years ago

  Thanks for being open about mistakes and letting us learn from it too

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• MI

  @mikeo8890 · 3 years ago

  Man I really miss the joy of having little kids around the house, &nbsp;the last 40 year&apos;s went by so fast, now that&apos;s all I do is work on the lawn.

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• TH

  @Thudney · 2 months ago

  Showing mistakes definetly helps others, thank you!

• ST

  @stevegoode647 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m 74 and found your video very educational. Mistakes provide learning skills. Your children reminded me of my grandchildren. Loved them in the video

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• MA

  @markcunich · 4 years ago

  My favourite part was the look on your face during your 2 week holiday away from your lawn. <br>The rest was also very helpful for my own plans

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• TH

  @therobinroos · 4 months ago

  I’m glad you left for two weeks. The resulting video is hugely informative. Thank you.

• SQ

  @SquashAny6790 · 2 years ago

  Crikey that was a total disaster - thanks for being brave enough to share.

• SA

  @sarge7108 · 3 months ago

  I appreciate your honesty!!!

• FU

  @fullautomatic1966 · 5 months ago

  I have watched a ton of your videos over the years, sort of surprised I didn&apos;t see this one earlier. This is by far your best one. Tons of people fret, procrastinate, and worry about how things will go wrong before they take on the backbreaking commitment of leveling their lawn, this is better than &quot;how to&quot; videos I think

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• DA

  @davidgonzales-ec8bo · 4 years ago

  Im going to level my lawn.

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