🔵 Thanks For Watching! Please Like and Subscribe! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23 Best Soil 01:09 Best Sand 02:00 Best Rake 02:29 Must Have Tool 03:01 Gorilla Cart 03:32 Topdressing Mix 05:22 How to Spread 07:03 Bags or Delivery? 07:47 How much material do I need?
As soon as I saw the New Balance dad shoes I knew this man was a professional and he knows what he’s doing. Now we just need a grilling video. Level the lawn and cook for the family.
@@PrincessCutLawnCare My guess is Traeger, they’re heavy marketers. I have my favorites but I’m a total grilling snob. Enjoy the journey and soon enough you’ll have more grills than mowers!
Legit. Like the advice for us average weekend Warriors that don’t have tons of fancy tools to make our yards look perfect. Just the basics to get a respectable look. Thanks!
Just used this same rake to level my lawn. I was surprised at how well it worked. My lawn looked like the grand canyon and now it resembles a semi decent lawn. I'll for sure have to perfect it next year.
Not naming names, but when you see someone get PGA quality sand, a sand spreader, one of those fancy aerators and a buddy to help be your assistant, you’re just doing lawn porn. I’d rather get real world tips that work for real people.
One other thing about the gorilla cart…they have a 600 lb. capacity so anytime you need to move anything heavy (like bags of sand, dirt, sod rolls, bricks, pavers, etc.) from the car or around the yard they’re super handy. Also great camp/beach wagons. Worth owning.
Thank you for the videos. Fellow Chicagoan here. Just bought a house and my back yard is riddled with weeds and def not level. Previous owner had a pool removed and have a spot that’s HUGE! Which isn’t leveled. And if ya want a project for the views feel free to contact me. Until then keep these videos up they are helping me learn and do these things on my own!
I have a level lawn tool but never the motivation to get tons and tons of sand delivered. Now I can spend $30, make a quick mix and do some spot leveling here and there over several weekends when I’m feeling it. Nice video, thanks!
At first i was skeptical about this guy and his ability…..then i saw the new balance shoes….im now a subscriber and have simce purchased my own pair. Great info, great video lol
I use dirt from landscaping bushes to fix the dips in my yard. I get it as fine as I can, then spread it over the low spots. I smooth it with a broom afterwards. After about a week, the grass fills back in. 🐀🐾
Nice to see a sand leveling video that doesn't involve a giant dump truck full of USGA spec sand. The only place I could find with it near me says they require a minimum of 10 cubic yards. There's probably some landscaping supply places around with adequate sand though. I just read an article about golf courses using a mix of 80% sand and 20% mushroom soil or peat moss. Mushroom soil/compost sounds like great stuff, since it's weed free and has some organic matter and water retention properties. Looks like my local Lowe's has some 1 cu ft bags for about $4.50, doesn't sound too expensive to try it out in some areas.
I caught your content in 2022... I'm now a SUBSCRIBER AND FAN. You ROCK - perfect EVERYDAY GUY ADVICE FROM NEIGHBOR-FRIEND PRO. You have a gentle presentation (voice and person) and give us science and your real-life experience VALUE !!! I've tried some of your tips... it's a season by season, year by year growth of knowledge -- and you HELP ME SO MUCH !!! and make me smile while learning. Bravo !!!
I'm a first time home owner, with nothing better to do than to channel my inner Hank Hill. Thanks for this great info! My lawn is super uneven. But I don't want to bother leveling the whole thing, just the worst spots. I would have never thought spot leveling could be so easy.
Thank you so much for this fantastic and helpful video! I just wanted to respectfully mention that peat extraction releases substantial CO2, a greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. Peatlands provide incredible benefits to the planet but are under threat due to over-production. For this reason, most European countries are slowly banning peat products. We should, too, and someone in your position could make a big difference by advocating for that! There are plenty of non-peat alternatives that work almost as well as peat-based products. The more people that use and ask for non-peat ones, the greater the commercial incentive to improve them further. Thanks for reading and hopefully considering this!
Lovely video.. I moved in last year and the builder gave me a yard full of uneven terrain. My mower literally dances on the ground when I cut the grass. So of course, leveling is in my bucket list this year. Once my grass comes fully, I'll level the lawn following your methods. Thanks for sharing in such details.
same here my friend - damn these developers / builders - they only care about getting the job done quickly - quality is not an option...unless of course it's a multimillion dollar home and yard lol
Hey Vince! You finally got the new place? Awesome dude! Gotta love those trips to HD haha Anytime I’m tryna get out out of the house I just tell the wife I’m goin to Home Depot lol
Currently top dressing my lawn for the 1st time. Leveling rake was good for spreading so I've been using a leaf rake to get the grass back up. Wish I saw this video before & grabbed the broom, that looks way easier!!
Yeah, just finished my first ever sand leveling. And BY FAR the best tool was the Gorilla Cart - well not exactly that brand 'cause where I live I can't find it, but a cheap chinese copy. Still worked OK. I cannot imagine myself using a regular wheelbarrow for this!
Great video George. I'm not a big fan of potting mix in the lawn, mainly due to the white beads they use for moisture purposes. Those things take forever to breakdown. I rather use topsoil. It's generally cheaper, though there can be more ckunks. I find the "generic" bags from Home Depot and Lowe's work best. I used a landscape rake to level out my lawn for my renovation last season. If you have big piles of dirt and sand, the rake is super handy and knocking them down. Really informative video!
@@DaddingAllDay oh ok. Thanks I’m getting to level a few low spots and I don’t want to pay $18 for the potting mix if I really don’t have to. I just really do not want to add any weeds either.
Great info. So I have about 20,000 sq feet of lawn. It's been damaged by moles and voles. Tough to mow because it's so uneven, I bounce around on the mower. I almost feel like tearing it up, putting down some metal netting to keep the rodents from digging through and reseeding. Just seems like an expensive process.
This was very informative and worked great. Although I must say, I got a lot of weird looks from the neighbors as I was using a push broom on my lawn. Lol.
If they think that’s weird, they should see me when I’m vacuuming my lawn. And yes I do that to clear pebbles before reel mowing haha. Glad it worked out for ya! 😃
Thanks for this videos. It motivated me to start doing some " leveling". I did modified the mixture. I'm using one bag of medium sand and two of play sand, ⅔ of the potting soil. I also added some topsoil that I had left from another project along with some worm castings. I'm leveling deeper spots, my lawn is far from where I want it to be to use mostly sand.
I plan to do modifications as well. This lawn care and gardening I'm finding is not an exact science. It's great to have a starting point and find what works for our particular situations.
This is really helpful George. Question though: I live in a state where they will be enforcing very low watering times per week due to drought. Would leveling during a drought be a bad idea?
Good to have you back,George! Looking forward to the mowing season,and looking forward to all your videos this year. I’ve got some leveling to do this season,so this video could not have been better timed👍🏾
Wow. First video I’ve seen of yours. Great video! You are very good at this (teaching). You explained it very well and didn’t add any filler to it. Subbed!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare and like you said just wait until the grass is really going good put some fertilizer on it the week before and I'm good? I live in north Texas so probably like in a few weeks or 4 weeks?
Pro tip: my wife is able to give my mother in law an unbelievable back massage using the contractor brush. Plus the bristles do an amazing job dethatching the mother in law’s back hair. 😘 love you George. You make lawn care fun. Love the full metal black drip. You are officially the Johnny Cash of turf
i did mine with soil one time and it was hardest project ever. I hear that leveling with sand is a yearly thing - that is expensive! If ever level with sand, i'll do one small area by my patio for guests to walk on.
the good thing about buying bags is you can level slowly over time and see how you like it, but i must warn you the results are addicting and you will find your self doing it all the time haha and yes soil is no bueno, you can mix a lil bit in but you really need that sand base
Thank you for this video. I saw another video, which was great and they were promoting a tool that cost $150. While I think the tool is probably amazing and an exceptional quality, gas is 6 bucks right now and I just don't have a 150 bucks. This video was really really helpful, thank you so much.
that would be a good idea but you will need to give the lawn at least 2-3 weeks to recover from the dethatching as both both at the same time will cause to much stress
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Also can you please do a video on how to patch up dog pee and poopy? My neighbor let their dogs pee and poopy in my yard! 😡 I want to patch it and then put a barrier so they can stop coming in my yard. Thanks! 🙏🏼
In your video you said to use the blue bag of potting soil from HD and it has mostly peatmoss and a few other things. But my question is why not just use peatmoss itself since you can get more and it's cheaper? Yes you might need to screen it a bit but seem like it will go farther.
I purchased a peatmoss spreader and it's the bomb. Super easy to use and you don't get the dirtiness anymore. But a lil dirty won't kill you. @@PrincessCutLawnCare
I wish I'd seen this video over the weekend! Now it's time to go back to work. But I'll be doing this when we get to the next weekend. Feral hogs tore up my yard and the ravines and divots and ginormous ruts they left are godawful...can't walk thru the yard without breaking your ankle...and it's even super difficult to ride the mower thru it! Going to fill them in using your suggestions. Thank you!
Dang and here I just bought my first (regular) wheelbarrow like a month ago, wish I found this & your gorilla cart rec earlier! Super helpful video, thank you
nice job. spot leveling for me, i've got 26k of grass in total. i'll never have a golf course lawn. it's kind of cool having a huge lawn but the bumpiness only gets worse each year.
I'm with you man, 26k sqft. I will be doing sand leveling on just the front 3k square feet this spring, as it's the worst. If it goes well i will do some more in fall.
Dude, you seriously keep coming out with the hits... thanks for making a video for the average Joe on how to get professional results with only materials / equipment we can get from our local big box... so much better than the 'look how great my lawn is, and all I needed was *insert some ridiculous special order item from Bulgaria*... love it, thank you!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Winter tends to have that effect 😂 , finally just getting back in the lawn here , 95% of the snow is gone now but temperatures still aren’t great. That won’t stop me from doing an early fertilizing experiment lol
Great video, now you're speaking my language I like seeing things that are easily accessible to the average DIYers. You can just go in the store and get something you need right away and its not that pricey. Great work bro 👍🏾
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I appreciate it bro. I'm actually planning to try to level off a part of my yard this season myself. Good luck this season I'll definitely be watching this season to see what you got in store
Would you use this technique with potting soil and sand to fill deeper holes? Where the existing grass will be completely covered, and new grass will be planted on top.
Hey George, quick question. Potting soil is for plants that go in pots and Garden soil is for plants that go in the ground. Do you think it'd be ok to level with Garden Soil instead of potting soil?
the advantage of potting soil is that there is little to no weeds seeds. garden soil is usually littered with weed seeds. you can def use the garden soil but just be prepared to have a good weed control strategy
I respect you northern guys. Seeing your lawn barely growing this late in the year would kill me . 6 weeks of dormancy kills me already. Granted I mow 2-3 times a week but I've already gotten in over 20 mows this year . Great content though bro. Wish I could find the medium sand here in Florida
I love this video! My yard seriously needs to be leveled. We've lived here over two years. Old owners had an above ground pool that was removed when the house was flipped. Now there's a giant divot in the back yard! Probably looking at raising 400sqft about a foot. At least.
Thanks dan! that will be a lot of material, much more than you can get at home depot. Heres a formula to calculate how much fill you need : 1 and half Cubic Yards Soil = Half Inch covering 1k sqft
Recommended the channel to my neighbour, waited til he got sand delivered, then nicked his during the night. Saved an absolute fortune! I'm going to recommend a 60" tv to him next.
Did a test in college with different soils for an AG class. Miracle gro soil, in a 10x10 plot of soil, produced 80% more weeds then the next planting medium.
@@UA-camuser1aa just buy coco coir, clean manure, and medium sand for a lesser chance of weeds and the same basic mix. 1/6coco,1/6manure,2/3 sand. Or 1/4,1/4,1/2.
Excellent video! I've already put my preemergent down, I'm wondering if I can use your method of leveling and add few grass seeds on top where I have some bare patches?
Thanks bro! If you already put your preemmergent down than you will have to wait til fall to seed. (Assuming you have cool season grass) But in the mean time you can level no problem
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Best Soil
01:09 Best Sand
02:00 Best Rake
02:29 Must Have Tool
03:01 Gorilla Cart
03:32 Topdressing Mix
05:22 How to Spread
07:03 Bags or Delivery?
07:47 How much material do I need?
Can I do this in may/june??
can I use the Quikrete 50 lb. All-Purpose Sand? local stores here don't have the medium either play sand.
@@rcr2023 no, do NOT use all purpose sand, the pebbles are too large, try another store. it must be medium or play sand
@@vicmercd9136 Good question !
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As soon as I saw the New Balance dad shoes I knew this man was a professional and he knows what he’s doing. Now we just need a grilling video. Level the lawn and cook for the family.
funny you mention that, im in talks with a grill company right now about some potential content, stay tuned
lmaoo
Combo the outfit with the gold pocket knife and oldschool aluminium pointer and this guy goes from professional to Grand Master of DIY Dad
@@xavirik4828 😂😂
@@PrincessCutLawnCare My guess is Traeger, they’re heavy marketers. I have my favorites but I’m a total grilling snob. Enjoy the journey and soon enough you’ll have more grills than mowers!
Legit. Like the advice for us average weekend Warriors that don’t have tons of fancy tools to make our yards look perfect. Just the basics to get a respectable look. Thanks!
Just used this same rake to level my lawn. I was surprised at how well it worked. My lawn looked like the grand canyon and now it resembles a semi decent lawn. I'll for sure have to perfect it next year.
This is why I love your channel. Nothing fancy, just stuff anyone can buy at big box stores 👌
Hey my friend! Good to see you again!
And I appreciate it! We try to mix it up easy to more experienced
Not naming names, but when you see someone get PGA quality sand, a sand spreader, one of those fancy aerators and a buddy to help be your assistant, you’re just doing lawn porn. I’d rather get real world tips that work for real people.
This was on my recommended page because I plan on doing some lawn leveling and was not disappointed! Awesome video definitely will be watching more!
Awesome! Thank you!
One other thing about the gorilla cart…they have a 600 lb. capacity so anytime you need to move anything heavy (like bags of sand, dirt, sod rolls, bricks, pavers, etc.) from the car or around the yard they’re super handy. Also great camp/beach wagons. Worth owning.
Great point!
Just checked price on Lowe's... they are up to $269. But yeah... there's no inflation.
@@BlackMan614 I got mine for half price, otherwise I’d never have done it.
Thank you for the videos. Fellow Chicagoan here. Just bought a house and my back yard is riddled with weeds and def not level. Previous owner had a pool removed and have a spot that’s HUGE! Which isn’t leveled. And if ya want a project for the views feel free to contact me. Until then keep these videos up they are helping me learn and do these things on my own!
appreciate it ben! ill keep that in mind for next season!
That Menards theme music is straight up Midwest! 🤘😁
Haha if you know then you know!
The Menards jingle and then he goes to Home Depot. Oh George…🤦🏻♀️😆
This video is on another level.
I have a level lawn tool but never the motivation to get tons and tons of sand delivered. Now I can spend $30, make a quick mix and do some spot leveling here and there over several weekends when I’m feeling it. Nice video, thanks!
Can you add grass seeds to the low/bald spots when you add the dirt/sand?
@@nofurtherwest3474 If you have a hyrbid sod, I wouldn't add grass seeds.
@@nofurtherwest3474 I have the same question. 2 for 1 job
Yup. @@nofurtherwest3474
Welcome back! Awesome video as always, looking forward to many more this season.
Thanks boss! Likewise my friend!
Cheers to a successful season ahead 🥂
Very cool to see that my favorite UA-camrs comment on each other’s videos!
Wow Silver Cymbal is up there with Project Farm, running with the big dogs
I am a girl and I was gonna wing it and go to home depot! thank God i found your video! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Absolute best lawn care channel on UA-cam! I'm excited to fix up my new lawn! Thank you for these videos. Please keep them coming!
Great channel here, I agree!
Great Channel ,Thank you ❤
At first i was skeptical about this guy and his ability…..then i saw the new balance shoes….im now a subscriber and have simce purchased my own pair. Great info, great video lol
I use dirt from landscaping bushes to fix the dips in my yard. I get it as fine as I can, then spread it over the low spots. I smooth it with a broom afterwards. After about a week, the grass fills back in. 🐀🐾
The TRUE sign of spring,
George is back‼️‼️‼️
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
haha lets go scott!
Just came out of hibernation lol
Nice to see a sand leveling video that doesn't involve a giant dump truck full of USGA spec sand. The only place I could find with it near me says they require a minimum of 10 cubic yards. There's probably some landscaping supply places around with adequate sand though. I just read an article about golf courses using a mix of 80% sand and 20% mushroom soil or peat moss. Mushroom soil/compost sounds like great stuff, since it's weed free and has some organic matter and water retention properties. Looks like my local Lowe's has some 1 cu ft bags for about $4.50, doesn't sound too expensive to try it out in some areas.
Sounds like some good material,, gonna have to keep my eye out for it next time im in lowes
Bro, you never fail with the video production. You upped your game this winter!!!
Haha thank you bro, had to do something during hibernation 😂
I caught your content in 2022... I'm now a SUBSCRIBER AND FAN. You ROCK - perfect EVERYDAY GUY ADVICE FROM NEIGHBOR-FRIEND PRO. You have a gentle presentation (voice and person) and give us science and your real-life experience VALUE !!! I've tried some of your tips... it's a season by season, year by year growth of knowledge -- and you HELP ME SO MUCH !!! and make me smile while learning. Bravo !!!
Appreciate that boss!
I'm a first time home owner, with nothing better to do than to channel my inner Hank Hill. Thanks for this great info! My lawn is super uneven. But I don't want to bother leveling the whole thing, just the worst spots. I would have never thought spot leveling could be so easy.
The Guerilla Cart is my daddy Caddy when doing yard work. Takes 10 minutes to assemble and is phenomenal. For less than 200 bucks, it's a steal!
Chyea!
Thank you so much for this fantastic and helpful video! I just wanted to respectfully mention that peat extraction releases substantial CO2, a greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. Peatlands provide incredible benefits to the planet but are under threat due to over-production. For this reason, most European countries are slowly banning peat products. We should, too, and someone in your position could make a big difference by advocating for that! There are plenty of non-peat alternatives that work almost as well as peat-based products. The more people that use and ask for non-peat ones, the greater the commercial incentive to improve them further.
Thanks for reading and hopefully considering this!
Lovely video.. I moved in last year and the builder gave me a yard full of uneven terrain. My mower literally dances on the ground when I cut the grass. So of course, leveling is in my bucket list this year. Once my grass comes fully, I'll level the lawn following your methods. Thanks for sharing in such details.
No problem my friend, good luck w your project! No more dancing for your mower haha
same here my friend - damn these developers / builders - they only care about getting the job done quickly - quality is not an option...unless of course it's a multimillion dollar home and yard lol
Your production values are better than most network tv shows. Kudos!
Just got my Gorilla Cart from HD. So far, it’s been great! Ever since getting the new place, I find myself at Home Depot almost every day!
Hey Vince! You finally got the new place? Awesome dude!
Gotta love those trips to HD haha
Anytime I’m tryna get out out of the house I just tell the wife I’m goin to Home Depot lol
@@PrincessCutLawnCare yeah man! Back in August. Starting all over in the lawn.
The new Gorilla carts are fantastic! I had the smaller, older model, but the newer ones with the yellow dump handle are awesome!!!
@@DaddingAllDay that’s the one I got. 7 CF with the yellow dump handle. Video coming soon!
EH GEORGE!!! thanks for making this video 📹 helped answer many questions I had. good to see you again George.
Ayyyyo Gio! Whats up my friend! happy to see you made it thru the winter season 😊
Great informative video! I wish your channel was noticed more as you are more professional than many landscaper channels I know.
thank you adam, really means a lot! were slowly but surely getting there.
appreciate you watching
I agree, Adam. Great channel here.
Currently top dressing my lawn for the 1st time. Leveling rake was good for spreading so I've been using a leaf rake to get the grass back up. Wish I saw this video before & grabbed the broom, that looks way easier!!
It was funny to see him going into a Home Depot but had a remix of the Menards jingle.
haha that was fun
Looks like the gang is getting back together!! Welcome back SPRINGTIME!! Thanks for the vid Georgie! 💪
Haha whats up Dan! long time no talk!
Great video to start the lawn season! Always a fun time helping you film and sharing ideas. Love our family picture at the end 🥰❤️
Love you bird!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Love you too ❤️
Best videos on UA-cam. Educationally simple**
thank you sir!
Great presentation and to the point. Great video George!
Thanks bra!
The season is coming fast, let’s go!
I appreciate you taking us to Home Depot so we could see exactly what to get.
Anytime andre!
George you’re back! Happy spring and great tutorial!
Thanks john! and yesir finally out of hibernation for the season haha
good to see ya!
Yeah, just finished my first ever sand leveling. And BY FAR the best tool was the Gorilla Cart - well not exactly that brand 'cause where I live I can't find it, but a cheap chinese copy. Still worked OK. I cannot imagine myself using a regular wheelbarrow for this!
Haha same! I remember when I first started leveling a few years ago I bought a wheel barrel and immediately returned it and got a cart lol
Totally agree with having the Gorilla cart! Made my life so much easier and saved my back too!
Just discovered your channel, you’ve been a massive help!
Awesome! Happy to hear my fellow gamer!
Great speaker! Very informative. I’m bout to level my lawn right now and I’m excited
thanks bro, you got this!
Great video George. I'm not a big fan of potting mix in the lawn, mainly due to the white beads they use for moisture purposes. Those things take forever to breakdown. I rather use topsoil. It's generally cheaper, though there can be more ckunks. I find the "generic" bags from Home Depot and Lowe's work best. I used a landscape rake to level out my lawn for my renovation last season. If you have big piles of dirt and sand, the rake is super handy and knocking them down. Really informative video!
Thanks chuck! i used top soil for years before switching, i got tired of sifting it all the time haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare That is a downside to topsoil for sure!!
Dadding but what about the weeds that could be introduced to your lawn with the topsoil?
@@Savsal12 Absolutely possible, but generally speaking, the weeds that I've had due to the topsoil, they were so minor it was easy to pull by hand.
@@DaddingAllDay oh ok. Thanks I’m getting to level a few low spots and I don’t want to pay $18 for the potting mix if I really don’t have to. I just really do not want to add any weeds either.
Great info. So I have about 20,000 sq feet of lawn. It's been damaged by moles and voles. Tough to mow because it's so uneven, I bounce around on the mower. I almost feel like tearing it up, putting down some metal netting to keep the rodents from digging through and reseeding. Just seems like an expensive process.
This was very informative and worked great. Although I must say, I got a lot of weird looks from the neighbors as I was using a push broom on my lawn. Lol.
If they think that’s weird, they should see me when I’m vacuuming my lawn.
And yes I do that to clear pebbles before reel mowing haha.
Glad it worked out for ya! 😃
@@PrincessCutLawnCare 🤣🤣 bro i was just thinking that, im pretty sure my dad was shop vacuuming his lawn from all the dirt and salt from the winter!
Good to see you back brother always a great show thanks again
thanks allen! always appreciate you brother, good to see you again after this long winter:)
Thanks for this videos. It motivated me to start doing some " leveling". I did modified the mixture. I'm using one bag of medium sand and two of play sand, ⅔ of the potting soil. I also added some topsoil that I had left from another project along with some worm castings. I'm leveling deeper spots, my lawn is far from where I want it to be to use mostly sand.
Awesome so happy to hear!
And sounds like an excellent mix 😊
Good to see you again pueda
I plan to do modifications as well. This lawn care and gardening I'm finding is not an exact science. It's great to have a starting point and find what works for our particular situations.
@@ladyewo6778 I agree. Many schools of thought. To me all depends on where you are to your end goals.
I’m a new homeowner and so glad I found you
Aright my guy your getting very comfortable in front on the camera it’s very noticeable. Great production very enjoyable viewing
haha thanks jake, finally after a year its becoming a little easier haha
appreciate you tunin in!
Excellent video, George! Thank you from a fellow Illinoisan!
Thanks neighbor! Appreciate ya!
Good stuff as always, George! I’m definitely going to try that medium sand vs play sand this season. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks mark! Love the medium sand just wish it wasn’t so expensive haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare the price we pay for a pristine lawn 😂
@@lawnphix haha gotta love it!
Always so many different options!
Listen to this man he knows what he's talking about - soon as I saw the shoes I was sold
Haha thank you my friend, wore out the ones from last season and had to get a fresh pair for the new season
This comment right here is why I'm in the comment section. This man is rockin the Dad3000's so you know what he's say is the gospel LOL
This is really helpful George. Question though: I live in a state where they will be enforcing very low watering times per week due to drought. Would leveling during a drought be a bad idea?
Thanks Garret! you will want to level when your lawn is in peak growing condition, so i would stray from doing it during a drought
Leveling? No. Reseeding? Yes.
Well the Man is back for another lawn season and great way to start it off. Well done George.
haha thanks keith! look forward to seeing some provista content!
Good to have you back,George! Looking forward to the mowing season,and looking forward to all your videos this year. I’ve got some leveling to do this season,so this video could not have been better timed👍🏾
Thanks Tonya! always appreciate you stopping by!
good luck w your leveling project this season!
I'm new at this, I'm trying to expand my lawn knowledge. Thank you. I have a lot of questions and you've answered most
Wow. First video I’ve seen of yours. Great video! You are very good at this (teaching). You explained it very well and didn’t add any filler to it.
Subbed!
Thank you so much!
Really appreciate the thoughtful comment 😃
And thanks for the sub as well 🙏
Thank you for the bag calculation.
No problem, appreciate you watching
My lawn is exactly a year old so pretty young is it safe to level it like what you're saying or would it be too stressful on it?
Hi jack! I would wait 1 full season
If it’s exactly a year old then go for it, your all good
@@PrincessCutLawnCare and like you said just wait until the grass is really going good put some fertilizer on it the week before and I'm good? I live in north Texas so probably like in a few weeks or 4 weeks?
@@Jackjack1978. yes sir, always best to level when your lawn is at peak growing conditions
Very informative. Excellent piece!
Thank you kindly!
Pro tip: my wife is able to give my mother in law an unbelievable back massage using the contractor brush.
Plus the bristles do an amazing job dethatching the mother in law’s back hair.
😘 love you George. You make lawn care fun. Love the full metal black drip. You are officially the Johnny Cash of turf
I walk the Lawn.
The Gorilla cart is one of the best things I've bought. So many uses for it.
💯
🎵Save big money at menar- home depot!🎶
i did mine with soil one time and it was hardest project ever. I hear that leveling with sand is a yearly thing - that is expensive! If ever level with sand, i'll do one small area by my patio for guests to walk on.
the good thing about buying bags is you can level slowly over time and see how you like it, but i must warn you the results are addicting and you will find your self doing it all the time haha and yes soil is no bueno, you can mix a lil bit in but you really need that sand base
i cut my grass with a pair of scissors and it worked great.
I love the pearly white New Balance shoes ready for christening on the lawn.
Haha thank you, I wore out my newbies from last season, had to get a fresh pair 😂
Stellar - video saved. I'm going to use this method to level some areas in my lawn.
Appreciate it! good luck!
Welcome back George! Great video to start off the 2022 lawn season!
Thank you sir 👍
Thank you for this video. I saw another video, which was great and they were promoting a tool that cost $150. While I think the tool is probably amazing and an exceptional quality, gas is 6 bucks right now and I just don't have a 150 bucks. This video was really really helpful, thank you so much.
Glad you're making videos again!
Haha thanks lance! Finally got out of winter hibernation 😂
Those New Balances at The Home Depot picking up stuff for the lawn.
Putting off some big yard dad energy.
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had to get a fresh pair of 624s to start the season proper! Lets go!
Great to see you back.
Thanks buddy! appreciate that, you as well
Look who’s back in the game!
i never went away!
Should I dethatch my yard first before leveling? Just to get rid of the over build of dead grass..
that would be a good idea but you will need to give the lawn at least 2-3 weeks to recover from the dethatching as both both at the same time will cause to much stress
Omg thank you so much for this video! I did not want to spend a fortune on a leveling rake just to do a few patches. 🙏🏼
No problem! Good luck with your project!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Also can you please do a video on how to patch up dog pee and poopy? My neighbor let their dogs pee and poopy in my yard! 😡 I want to patch it and then put a barrier so they can stop coming in my yard. Thanks! 🙏🏼
You’re great George. Love your channel!
Thanks Tom! Appreciate it 😊
In your video you said to use the blue bag of potting soil from HD and it has mostly peatmoss and a few other things. But my question is why not just use peatmoss itself since you can get more and it's cheaper? Yes you might need to screen it a bit but seem like it will go farther.
great question! you absolutely could but peat moss is messy, not sure if you ever worked with it but its a nightmare to handle
I purchased a peatmoss spreader and it's the bomb. Super easy to use and you don't get the dirtiness anymore. But a lil dirty won't kill you. @@PrincessCutLawnCare
Glad to see you back. You always explain things clearly easy to follow.
Thanks grace! good to see you as well
Welcome back to some good weather !
Thanks bro!
Ok now it is spring, George is back with a great video! Time to do something to my lawn
haha thanks brotha! now get out there!😀
I wish I'd seen this video over the weekend! Now it's time to go back to work. But I'll be doing this when we get to the next weekend. Feral hogs tore up my yard and the ravines and divots and ginormous ruts they left are godawful...can't walk thru the yard without breaking your ankle...and it's even super difficult to ride the mower thru it! Going to fill them in using your suggestions. Thank you!
no problem boss! this will take care of those damaged areas for ya
George is the patron saint of lawns.
Haha I don’t know about that
Thanks George! Seems as if you read my mind with my upcoming leveling project needs.
haha i think we all have the itch to get out there and start working, appreciate you watching cody!
Great video! Now I understand how to level! Thank you so much.
Thank you Don!
Dang and here I just bought my first (regular) wheelbarrow like a month ago, wish I found this & your gorilla cart rec earlier! Super helpful video, thank you
Haha oh no, you’ll be alright!
Just a bit more of a work out 💪
nice job. spot leveling for me, i've got 26k of grass in total. i'll never have a golf course lawn. it's kind of cool having a huge lawn but the bumpiness only gets worse each year.
I'm with you man, 26k sqft. I will be doing sand leveling on just the front 3k square feet this spring, as it's the worst. If it goes well i will do some more in fall.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Dude, you seriously keep coming out with the hits... thanks for making a video for the average Joe on how to get professional results with only materials / equipment we can get from our local big box... so much better than the 'look how great my lawn is, and all I needed was *insert some ridiculous special order item from Bulgaria*... love it, thank you!
Anotha One!
just kidding, always wanted to say that lol
appreciate the kind words my friend!
Great break down George! Glad you showed that you don’t need any fancy tools to get the job done , good stuff! 👌🏻
Thanks man, long time no see
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Winter tends to have that effect 😂 , finally just getting back in the lawn here , 95% of the snow is gone now but temperatures still aren’t great. That won’t stop me from doing an early fertilizing experiment lol
Great video, now you're speaking my language I like seeing things that are easily accessible to the average DIYers. You can just go in the store and get something you need right away and its not that pricey. Great work bro 👍🏾
Thanks Darryl, actually learned alot from your videos back in the day when you were using the regular store bought herbicides 🤝
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I appreciate it bro. I'm actually planning to try to level off a part of my yard this season myself. Good luck this season I'll definitely be watching this season to see what you got in store
likewise my friend! good luck w your project:)
Would you use this technique with potting soil and sand to fill deeper holes? Where the existing grass will be completely covered, and new grass will be planted on top.
@@fatcatkc yes 👍
@@PrincessCutLawnCareAwesome! Thank you so much for the info!
Hey George, quick question. Potting soil is for plants that go in pots and Garden soil is for plants that go in the ground. Do you think it'd be ok to level with Garden Soil instead of potting soil?
the advantage of potting soil is that there is little to no weeds seeds. garden soil is usually littered with weed seeds. you can def use the garden soil but just be prepared to have a good weed control strategy
I respect you northern guys. Seeing your lawn barely growing this late in the year would kill me . 6 weeks of dormancy kills me already. Granted I mow 2-3 times a week but I've already gotten in over 20 mows this year . Great content though bro. Wish I could find the medium sand here in Florida
wow now thats a true lawn care nut right there!
This video inspired me to level my bumpy lawn.👩🏻🌾
Awesome to hear! Good luck w your project!
I love this video! My yard seriously needs to be leveled. We've lived here over two years. Old owners had an above ground pool that was removed when the house was flipped. Now there's a giant divot in the back yard! Probably looking at raising 400sqft about a foot. At least.
Thanks dan! that will be a lot of material, much more than you can get at home depot.
Heres a formula to calculate how much fill you need : 1 and half Cubic Yards Soil = Half Inch covering 1k sqft
Recommended the channel to my neighbour, waited til he got sand delivered, then nicked his during the night. Saved an absolute fortune! I'm going to recommend a 60" tv to him next.
Did a test in college with different soils for an AG class. Miracle gro soil, in a 10x10 plot of soil, produced 80% more weeds then the next planting medium.
i believe it! i used soil the first time i leveled my lawn and it was a disaster come the next spring, never again!
So what should you use?
@@UA-camuser1aa just buy coco coir, clean manure, and medium sand for a lesser chance of weeds and the same basic mix. 1/6coco,1/6manure,2/3 sand. Or 1/4,1/4,1/2.
@@brandonvierra8177 sounds like an excellect mix
you can sometimes get sand cheap at landscape places you can fill up 5-gallon buckets for a couple dollars.
nice tip!
It's about time you're back 😃😃😃
hahah break is over, lets go!
Thanks for the tip on the broom and the gorilla cart.
No problem Dan, thank you for watching
Excellent video! I've already put my preemergent down, I'm wondering if I can use your method of leveling and add few grass seeds on top where I have some bare patches?
Thanks bro!
If you already put your preemmergent down than you will have to wait til fall to seed. (Assuming you have cool season grass)
But in the mean time you can level no problem
@@PrincessCutLawnCare makes sense. Thanks!!