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Bumps
In Your Lawn!
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Let's get one thing right, straight away. You do not get a
level lawn by using a roller. Using a roller, simply gives
you hard bumps and hard hollows - and all the bits in
between.
In fact, unless you are
going to carry out all of the other operations necessary for
a first class lawn, you can get rid of the roller altogether
- although I might concede that it is useful for a light run
over before the first cut after the winter.
If you have 'bumps' in the
lawn, the only way to get rid of them is to strip off the
turf and take out some soil before replacing the turf.
Usually however, it is
simply an 'uneven' lawn that is the problem; so take
the easy way out, and bring the hollows up to the level of
the bumps.
Result = Even Lawn!
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(For small hollows, simply carry
out the last stages of the article on 'Top Dressing
Lawns'.)
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As
you can see here, the lawn has 'hollows' of about 2 inches
(remember them?) deep. (50mm). If you are a lateral thinker,
then I suppose you could say that the lawn has 'bumps' which
are 2 inches high! As we are dealing with hollows; it has
'hollows' and not bumps.
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Use the
straight edge to spread the top-dressing mix - described in
'Top-Dressing article) to a rough level by screeding the
straight edge back and forth.
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Once
level, then compact the soil by treading with heels, until
firm enough not to leave a foot imprint!
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Rake to final
level with as wide a rake as possible.
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Spread
the desired mix of seed at a rate of approx 'a good handful
per square yard'. Really scatter it about to ensure an even
spread.
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Rake in
lightly; protect with netting against birds; water when dry;
and be patient for about 2 weeks. Hey presto, the grass starts
to grow, and you now have a lawn that is (should be) more
level than it was.
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Large
areas are best done with some help!
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