Leveling The Lawn The Easy Way To Smooth Out Bumps and Ruts In Your Home Lawn
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Leveling The Lawn The Easy Way - this is a minimally invasive method for leveling out bumps in the lawn.
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00:00 Fix Bumpy Lawn
00:04 Why Level The Lawn
01:35 what to use to level the lawn
02:26 why sand is best for lawn leveling
03:22 scalp the lawn before leveling yes or no
05:57 what if my lawn is very very bumpy?
06:43 does leveling with sand turn the lawn to concrete?
07:14 do I need to mix compost or soil with the sand?
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Is it possible for the augustine to eventually over run the bermuda?
Your videos are seriously the best on UA-cam when it comes to lawn care.
The hammer example….🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 LOVE IT!
simple and effective ha ha!
He nailed it! 🤣
Unrelated.... but since you contracted with a sprayer manufacturer to have one built to your specs please consider doing the same for a quality reliable spreader. Just sayin.😁
Thanks Allen! Being in the Northeast, I'm feeling better now seeing that lush, green lawn.
bought a new house here in Florida and I have the Provista St Augustine and you have really helped me with the proper steps to get things rolling. Came from Michigan where I had a mix of blue grass, rye and fescue and it looked ok but now I have a brand new fresh start and I love "spraying and praying"
In the UK we have lawn sand which I think used as a moss treatment it has an additive in and costs an absolute fortune. Good to have you back Allyn hope you had a relaxing festive period.
Planning on doing a sand only level this year here in Minnesota.. can’t wait for the mowing season! Thanks for the video!
I’ve been watching you for years now. And just started attempting adding sand to the lawn.
The thing I learned from this video is it’s ok to apply sand frequently (multiple apps within the month is ok). I did not know how often I could apply sand previous. Thanks.
Thank you. You're so very right. Keeping it simple will encourage a person to go ahead and do it and get thing's done . I've been trying to find the solution to evening out my new homes bumpy lawn. I figured there had to be a better way than trying to spread soil and breaking my back. Cheers to you and Thank you again.
The beach analogy of why to use sand is the best explanation I've ever heard. 👌
I've never seen the "Hammer Test" before! Great use of sound to prove a point!
I just wanted to take a moment to say that your videos are great and the content is very interesting and commendable.
Super helpful as always! Thanks for breaking it down simply and talking through some myths
Leveling the lawn is my project this year!
I like the short vids during the Winter. Keep em’ coming Al! 👌🏼 👍🏼
Thanks for the sunny warmth!!!!! Good to see you Allyn! Like your descriptions on leveling!
thanks my friend, Happy New Year to you!!!!
I’m going to be taking the plunge with sand this spring mixed in with some compost. Thanks for the content.
This is a great video of you mow tall. I have a tttf/kbg 3-1 mix cut to 3 1/2 inches. Much better than scalping the entire lawn and waiting three weeks.
These videos are great. My only regret is not finding them sooner and wasting a lot of money on lawn treatment companies.
It was -25 today but it feels good to start getting the head back in the game. Pumped for a full year on the app!
Glad you posted this. Was not looking forward to going full Connor on my lawn to level this year. Can’t argue with his results though.
Great info. Simple and to the point
Thanks for the nice content and the blue skies😊
Here in BEAUTIFUL SE coastal NC (Southport) it is 70 degrees! SO, I gave my lawn a quick mow; not because the grass needed to be cut, but simply to sweep up the leaves/pine straw. I have the mulching blade and bag working for me, instead of raking which disturbs newly growing stolons. SO MUCH MULCH for the flowerbeds! and the yard looks so much better.
Gee.. I wish! lol you guys are lucky!
Well laid out educational format. Thank you
Hey from Palm Harbor! Happy New Year Al. Lawn is looking good and putting everyone to shame, thanks to your great strategy. The Milo I put down last month is really kicking in. Still mowing every couple of weeks to kind of keep it smoothed out. Going medieval on the weeds with Atrazine and preemergent. Thanks again Al, I appreciate what you do for us!
Hi, What would I use instead of sand in the Midwest to level an area of my lawn or would just top soil due?
Thanks for all the info! 👍
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The sand alone tip sounds best. I hear so many combining sand with soil and I always thought that to not seem proper. I guess it may be up to the grass type one has on there lawn.
I wish there was a lawn care nut just for Arizona and our difficult weather situations (crazy heat no humidity).
BRILLIANT! Thank you sir!
ive been using sand to fill holes left by rocks and construction debris i pull out of my newly seeded yard. bermuda grass loves the sand and throws a few runners over the sand within 4-5 days. great info Allyn.
What gorgeous turf you have Alan. I look at mine and say to myself omg
Great vid Al! Thank you.
Great video AL! I've always used topsoil to level but all that organic matter decomposes and the area sinks back down overtime. For future jobs, sand it is! Keep the videos coming, had a little freezing rain yesterday in good Ole Chicago, spring is still a ways out
Minnesota myself.. Waiting for the Spring to arrive.
Thank you sir!! Always great videos!
I have bare spots in my lawn. Have been working on improving the soil, I’m short on phosphorus. And currently dollar weeds are the only thing I see that is thriving.
Over the last 3 months I’ve used spectracide (triazicide), RGS, Sunnyland St, Augustine weed and feed, fertilized with 24-0-6, used PRODIAMINE-65 Pre emergent, stress blend 7-0-20, humid acid, and
Soil test showed a need for phosphorus so I had 10-10-10 left over so thru it down. I know it’s winter in Florida, I’m still mowing about every 2 weeks, have approximately 2000 sq.ft. I’m praying My Provista St.Augustine will thrive in Spring……..lawn was put in May 2019
Leveling the lawn is ones of my project this year
Your lawn looks great Allen.
I have the Cleetus/Freedom Factory problem, invasive automobiles destroying my lawn! (usually my own ones..)
Sand/dirtmix helps a lot filling the tracks, and the grass regrows pretty quick, but to help it fill in quicker I add a little seed to the sand before spreading.
@8:33.. great tip!! Never thought about that
Haven't seen you in a while. Always good to see you
I personally use masonry sand by the truck load. I have 2 acres to level and brought in 20 ton last spring. Focused on some real bad areas BUT still need much more! Just do a little bit each year so you won't get overwhelmed with the experience lol
Great video please keep them coming otherwise this is going to be a long winter.
I'm back in the saddle! 2022 is on course ✌️
Well done, great video. Some very useful tips - Cheers Grazza from Aus
I wish i saw this video getting my lawn leveled. makes sense and will use these tips next time
Bro!!! I’m so jealous of that green mid January 😍🤩
Awesome video sir. I can personally say I've done this exact task and been 100% successful in that area. I had about a 4" hole where a tree died, filled it with sand, and I honestly can't even find that spot anymore. The fescue has completely covered it now going into year 2. I need to do more of this myself, so thanks for the reminder! God bless
Do you think if you went thru a prolonged dry/hot period that that spot would show up again?
How long did it take for your grass to grown back?
@@TheRoadfarmer In my case, no. It's been some time and NC has crazy hot summers, it's sustained. I was spraying the NEXT products regularly then as well, as sand doesn't hold any nutritional value for the grass. However I treat that area just like the others now, as I can't find it.
Great video.
Great video Allyn👍
Thank you Allen 👍 Happy new year
happy New Year!! ✌️
Great video. Thanks.
😯These are GREAT tips, I'm definitely tired of adding soil and fresh seed to these areas seemingly every other year. Sand it is, I never thought to use it!🤷🏽♀️ Hahahahaha, you taught this ol' Chicago gal something, and I've always prided myself on my lawn care and landscaping skills. Many thanks, I just discovered your channel 👌🏽☺️
Hi there. How did the sand work out?
I live in Chicago, too
I was wondering where you were gonna go with this as the likes of lawntips in Australia and old mate Connor Ward clearly smash their lawn down before the leveling good to see someone doing an easy job that doesnt require a scalping 👍
I've used play sand and miracle grow potting mix to do some "heavy" leveling in a few isolated areas that were several inches lower. However, I've heard that if you're a Rebel and plan to mow reel low, you'll want to use finely screened masonry sand....
Brilliant! Thank you!
I take a child’s paint brush and dip it into roundup and surgically paint the Bermuda without touching my SA. Only needs to paint a few and then it goes through the plant and kill a string of it.
I need one of those concrete test tools... 🔨🔨 🤣😂
You are such a great presenter!
I’m on it! I’m going to do a section at time.
Thanks Al 🤘🏼
Wow. That hammer test is really going to put those university experts in their place!
I’ve done sand at least twice a year for the last 3 years. We have terrible clay here in texas. Occasionally get the concrete comment. By people who don’t understand the golf course they love does the same thing. Great vid!
So your experience with only sand has been solid?
What type of grass do you have? I have Bermuda.
@@cbak87 yes. I have “high expansion Houston black clay” in San Antonio. Sometimes I aerate and fill in with sand. Sometimes just top dress. Had zero issues. You’d have to work and mix sand into the clay to make concrete. Doing a top dress is fine.
@@cbak87 Zeon zoysia
@@theinvisibleman2070 true
I have a short lawn leveling video on my channel and I show mixing in potting soil with the sand. However, the spot I level in that video is pretty much a bare spot. The same area also has centipede grass around it and I wanted the nutrients from the soil to promote and "welcome" the centipede to spread it's stolons into that area. I know centipede is a slow grower, but over time, it took to the spot quite wonderfully. 😁👍
Allyn, its like you're a mind reader. I've been planning to do some major leveling in my backyard here in Jacksonville... and you answered all my questions perfectly. Great stuff, thank you!
I see your thoughts 😂
Thanks!
Right before winter dormancy I spread about 5 gallons over a thousand or so square feet just because I hadn't used it for my main idea which was to edge the driveway and sidewalk then wash in a sand channel because the grass likes to grow over and on top of the cement
I can’t wait until I get my lawn nice and dense like that. It’s not nearly as thin as it was in the beginning of the year, but still kind of thin. I seeded recently, but not the best job of it. Some new grass is coming up still though. I’m proud of the progress I’ve made. Looking forward to ending next year dominating. Super bumpy and not level at all too. Very neglected before I bought the house. Next fall is leveling I think. Maybe this spring if I decide to do early seeding.
Thanks
Nice Toro hat. Been missing your videos. Have a great New Year.
thanks bro! happy new year.
Last Aussie 😁. Enjoy the mow. 😎
You made it !
I watch your vids Allyn and always think, hmmm, maybe I should cut my grass taller. lol This year I'm taking it up one notch! 1.75 :)
Man even your look and voice was made for this.
lol, Im from the North, your whole lawn is a beautiful looking crab grass paradise
We are coming down to your sun shine state tomorrow!! Chicago has a high of 11 degrees right now. Time to get out of here!
Great video, keep it up ya 🥜
Happy New Year Brotha!
Happy new year!
lol
❤️ the
Hammer Sound Test
🤣
Nice one.
Morning! I'm really enjoying your videos and information that you're sharing. I'm in Central Arkansas and have a mainly St. Augustine front lawn. I've made it a point to start caring for it better this year and hopefully by next season have a fuller more healthy lawn. I have a couple of bare spots (one under the canopy of an oak tree); should I consider getting some sod to put down or sand it, fert it, and see if some of the St. Augustine surrounding it will fill it in?
Welcome back, long time no see! You have been MIA for a while
Definitely an informative video! My backyard lawn is such a disaster it’s got peaks and valleys and poor drainage in low lying spots. I’m not sure I have the wherewithal to tackle that type of endeavor to fix it.
I'd start with one or two small areas and work out from there. Get it done over a couple seasons. You'll gain confidence that way too. ✌️
Mind blown.
Awesome info!! Would you mind sharing if this is possible to do on fescue of any kind? Even leveling the entire lawn for flatness? Thanks!!
Look who popped up on my feed , nice to see you again, been almost a year.
Welcome back!
Al, I love your videos. It would be great to see a video on how to lower high spots properly without doing too much damage. You don't really see videos about that on UA-cam and it would benefit a lot of people I think. Thank you, for what you do!!!
YES!!! We had a fairly descent lawn, but the moles are wrecking havoc. Mounds, soft spots. UGH. Every time I would cut the grass I'd get depressed. We've tried so many things to get rid of them. There are some parts of my yard that it felt like walking on sand at the beach because it was so soft.
I was about to ask the same as I’ve got some high spots (in addition to low). Ideas on high spots would likely help a lot of folks.
Large areas Remove turf from high area level sand and relay lawn. Or use a venturi attachment for your hose which you can poke through and it will suck dirt out, only useful in small areas.
@@cleckie5 OMG I have the same problem here. What a disaster!
Thanks Al!👏👏☮️…Lawncology 👑
Great video Allyn makes me want to level my turf sucks my lawn is under snow l heard you say not to stunt the lawn by scaping it would you use that advice when aerating or dethatching
Leveling low spots is easy. How do you level higher spots? Without ripping out the lawn and starting over. I wish the aerator had some way to dump the plugs into a bin somewhere. It seems that over time this would naturally level the lawn if I dumped them in low spots. Not so much to fill the low spot but to lower the higher spots. I do use sand for low spots. My lawn gets out of level because of gophers and for years there has been a slight hump in one area that I've long been pondering how to lower.
Nice vid bro!
thanks bruh 🤘
I really need to do this in my yard, it’s really bumpy, maybe a pro just for this year. Great video!
try it in a couple-two-tree areas and see how you like it. 🤘
@@Thelawncarenut just need a couple two-tree tons of sand lol
Love the channel name! lol
@@MyGreenLawn2019 thanks! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Bro, those shoes are so crispy! 🤘✌
oh stop it.
Stop lurking lawns across america guy and start making vids again on your channel 🤣
Thank you for posting this video. What is the brand of RGS that you used?
What we really need is the video from neighbor's Ring camera seeing you flat on the lawn seemingly talking to yourself....🤪
Almost first. Been a while. Nice to see a new video.
For guys that don't want to do a full renovation (with lots of bumps), a flail type power rake set fairly low can actually do a decent leveling job. Especially if raked in both directions when the soil is slightly moist. It may leave a few bare spots on taller bumps. However, if done when the turf is vigorous, it usually bounces back with minimal spot seeding. I did this 3 years in a row and the mow is MUCH smoother.
I still have a few low spots, due to runoff, which could use some sand. It does sacrifice some of the thatch layer and there may be a few weeds that come up. For me, this was better than starting over or rattling my brains out behind the mower.
Power rake st Augustine and you are going to be ripping st Augustine out doing significant damage to your lawn.
Another reason I would use this method is that our soil here in The Bahamas is sandy soil already so I'd be enhancing/re-enforcing what's already there.
Great video. I have a pretty deep dip in my lawn due to removing a tree stump several years ago. Would your method still be the one you would recommend?
I notice the cuts on your blades of grass are sharp and surgical. [healthy]
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Good afternoon LcN fam
hey Bro! happy Sunday!