level a lawn like a pro | everything you need

Learn how to level a lawn like a pro | Everything you need to do it yourself. This video features the Landzie Compost and Peat Moss Spreader, this is a great tool for topdressing lawns. This features on the Ryan Knorr channel and i really wanted to try it after seeing it there.
We used Westland topsoil for this video and it went through it perfectly.
Learn how to level your lawn with step by step instructions, doesn't matter if you are a pro or a beginner to lawn care. This video is for you. I cover everything from the importance of aeration, scarification, overseeding, how to apply the topdressing, what soil to use, how to level the lawn and feed it afterwards. Learn a pro tip for getting seed to grow, what grass seed I used and why.
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[@johnb8956]

Really couldn’t have timed this any better, I’m top dressing my back lawn this afternoon 😂.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Haha William, glad to be of service

[@shaunslawn4286]

I'm going to get one of these soon. Already own an expensive push topdresser but itshard in tight areas and narrow access and hard to get up to the edge of the lawn. This seems to be a winner.. and a quarter of the cost!

[@atifmanzoor63]

Great channel love your video

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 😊

[@shaunslawn4286]

Cant beat new toys Robbie.. makes it fun! I get excited every time I get one lol

[@dottiehendrickson702]

Your wonderful I learned so much watching, and will try to dig, thank you!!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Dottie

[@rosscraddock6241]

Always love your videos. Expert advice and great work. Thank you.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Ross

[@JonsDailyHustle]

The lawn is gonna look great with all that put into it. Love the topdresser 🤙

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Man that was an amazing video thanks alot I'm going to purchase one as soon as possible thanks to this video my friend I really appreciate you

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Vinny

[@mikebrueton6716]

Once again Robbie another great video. This will be me in about 2/3 weeks. I like that top soil roller 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Mike, I found it a good job

[@malls886]

Hi. I am a newbie to gardening and found your channel by accident, but LOVE it. As a newbie I have made some errors esp. on the lawn! We have lived here for just 12 months now and the lawn was at least 60/70% moss then. It is approx. 15M x 30M with a couple of flower beds and it is flat. So, in that 12 months I have killed the moss with sharp sand, aerated it manually (hard work!) scarified it manually (oh my goodness! HARD work), liquid lawn fed it 2/3 times, managed to kill patches when I misread some instructions on an improvement product, am in the reprocess of recovering these patches. I also identified Red Thread from one of your videos and think I have resolved that problem! So it has had to withstand some activity inflicted upon it by me. My intention was to leave it now until the spring and then repeat the aeration, scarifying and try to level out bumpy bits with top soil, reseed and see how it responds to all of that. But watching this video you are doing now what I bought to leave until the spring! I would be interested in your thoughts please! Thank you.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi and welcome to the channel :) Pretty much every lawn gets red thread, its not a biggie. I would get stuck into it now, September is the best month of the year for seeding lawns. You can't aerate a lawn enough.

[@suitedaces1989]

Clicked the thumbnail expecting another American video. Great to hear a local accent, subscribed!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks for subscribing I really appreciate it 😀🤩

[@glossopuk]

Just overseed and top dressed my lawn today. I had to make a solid sieve to get rid of the debris! This would have been perfect!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes all the crap gets left in it 🙂

[@dhutch2000]

Equally, for the same money you can buy an eleo rotary sieve. I've just ordered an Scheppach so I'll let you know how it goes.

[@matthewstover6789]

Nice job you all were very thorough

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks

[@sween187]

I got one of them rollers too (seen it the same place you did, and bough it through the same crowd, very good communication from them as there was a shipping delay), get to use it over the next couple of weeks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Cool

[@suzannecarter4934]

Very interesting ! I wrote down your tips. Thanks teacher !

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks, you can rewatch it 😉🤩

[@richardfarris6418]

Keep ‘em coming! Didn’t think you could get that top dressing roller in the UK. Like yourself I see it on Ryan Knorr YT channel. Thanks very much!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good man, thanks for watching

[@amourmtungo623]

Thank you I did learn something from your video

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good to hear 😁

[@Philly_Phiction]

Hi mate, this is down the street from me. I gotta get booked it for this treatment. Followed your instructions last summer. My lawn now looks best it has ever done this time of year but some pro help will see it better this summer.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good stuff!

[@Ready_Brek]

Top notch video and editing. Sadly I have to wait till late September to get stuck into my lawn, I hope that isn’t too late.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

September is perfect 👌

[@wallendegen1]

nice bit of kit

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍

[@grahammacklam4736]

Interesting tool for applying the top dressing there. Regarding the poor clayey soil, I once read from a lawn care guy over in America who enthusiastically promoted granular gypsum to improve the soil structure of poor clayey soil. I've tried it myself and it does seem to improve the structure of the soil.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Need a LOT of it to make much difference, downside is the high salt content

[@grahammacklam4736]

Yeah that's true something like 500g a square metre for clay soil.

[@danishpastry2885]

Excellent 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 😁

[@darbeeroyal8503]

Love ya work mate 👍🏼

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks!

[@richardness4469]

I hope you do a follow up video of this project before after! I really enjoy your videos Dick from Whidbey Island Washington state😎

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Richard, as this was for a customer not sure we will be back until the winter time.

[@Chris-BognorRegis]

Hi Robbie, love your KZbin series, watched them all and learnt a lot, but I have issues with my lawn and just want a bit of advice. When we got our bungalow the first thing we did is extend out the back as we had a large back garden. I then dug out all the borders as they were long thin areas of earth. After digging out a patio which I am still working on the lawn is approx 30' x 24' with a apple tree right in the centre of the lawn. I pollarded the apple tree as it was struggling and now had a lovely crop of cooking apples. I love the tree and do not want it to go but I think it is the cause of all the problems. I purchased a stainless steel four prong hollow tine fork which on the soft areas of the lawn works fantastic, beyond my expectations. But the majority of the lawn is so hard I cannot even push a garden fork in. The samples I have got show a clay soil with hardly any root on the grass. The lawn up and till now has looked fine but I wanted to improve it but this summer it looks like it is dying, so bad that if I rake it lifts off in great clumps. I am sure it is down to compaction and possibly due to the tree taking all the water and drying the soil out under the lawn. That is a guess on my behalf. I did leave the sprinkler on one section of the lawn for over three hours and it made no difference I still could not push a fork in. I am very loath to leave a sprinkler when we have water shortages in our area. I was going to wait for the rain which will hopefully last more than one day when it decides to rain, I will keep testing with my aerator, then when it is soft enough I propose to go over the whole garden and as close as possible around the tree. From then I am hoping if I keep on top of the aeration, regular watering the problem should be controllable. Is this what you would suggest and if so I got it all from watching your wonderful series. Eventually I will scarify and put a top dressing on along with feeding the lawn. Regards Chris

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Chris hard to say. Most of the lawns are still pretty hard as it's been so warm this year. Though you should look at aerating your lawn every year.

[@Leo_65430]

That top dressing roller thing looks great. Anyone who's top dressed their lawn by hand knows the effort involved! This could be a game changer

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I think so too

[@Imthekingofdogshite]

To be honest I’ve just done a lawn renovation and putting on the top dressing was the easiest part. If anything I think that looks like a hassle and time consuming. It’s good for taking out the stones but to me that isn’t really a top dressing. It’s a top soil whereas a good top dressing would have already be screened.

[@davel831]

Robbie love the drone shot!! Really good

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks, drone adds another layer

[@davel831]

Premier Lawns Robbie how late in the season can you scarify and reseed and topdress

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@davel831 depends on where you are, should be ok to the end of the month after that it starts to get dicy

[@kanecroft5988]

Love your videos mate your doing a great job 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks!!!

[@kanecroft5988]

@@Premier_lawns_official ❤️👍

[@CMDRSloma]

It would be nice to see results after a few weeks

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Love the channel great info Justin brickright 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍❤️

[@paulmateer9080]

Hi 🤗 cool tool

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Paul 😁

[@richardharwell]

Love your videos Robbie. I think I'm going to get one of those sprinters now that I have seen you use it it's compact also to be stored. If you want to send that's better to me in the US Pacific Northwest I will do a review on it too but you might not get the back. Lol

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Haha I don't have one myself, once you get yours, you can send it to me please 😁

[@samsmith1496]

I'd pay that money for one! If its something thats making the job quicker and easier then its a no brainer. Probably for the domestic user it seems expensive. But when you have a lot of lawns to do, i can see it being brilliant and not take long to earn its money back!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That was pretty much my thoughts on it

[@leeholke9851]

Think its great u replied to every question. They do say the Irish are friendly foke

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Lee it's you guys that help me decide what I film. You guys are just as important as me on this channel.

[@MrColefaulkner]

It makes more sense to dethatch first and then aerate. After dethatching clean up and then aerate because you want those plugs to break down in the soil and not be picked up from your clean up. Also i would think you would pull better plugs with the thatch removed first.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi cole, we do all our lawns this way 😁

[@d34dly0101]

Great tool but I am shocked you have to return it nice job well done 👍👍👍👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Could have done with it for this weeks video!

[@daveevans5368]

Really enjoyed the video. Really liked the roller but £250 minus the discount is a bit on the steep side. Think I'll just shovel it on!

[@CMDRSloma]

Both yours and Ryan's are my favourite lawn care channels. Good stuff, might actually buy one for myself.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good man 😁

[@petertr2000]

You like reading my mind, don't you! My aerator that I hired for LAST weekend finally turned up today - its the exact same one as you have I think . So I'm going to do that tonight / tomorrow. But the lawn is bumpy as hell, and really needs levelling.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Get to it 😁😁😁

[@petertr2000]

@@Premier_lawns_official All done. Bloody hell, that machine is heavy when working in a relatively small garden and doing all the turns. Anyway, all cleaned up and overseeded. Hopefully that'll come through before the end of the season (North East England here). Then next year, need to see how much Poa comes back through as it was a nightmare this year. By the way, that link to "find a good lawn person" has literally zero people anywhere near me! You should open a franchise lol

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@petertr2000 you don't need a franchise, you seem to be doing ok by yourself ❤

[@adampug206gti]

Great vid I'm starting my lawn next weekend the only thing I was going to say was there a reason why you didn't cut the grass first then aerate and then scarify ect..??

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It's up to the client to cut it before our visit 😁

[@stevemoulton334]

Hi Robbie, Another great video. Fantastic channel and useful content.👍🏻 The Landzie compost spreader is a great new toy, I’m going to buy one, but I can’t find The promotional code you indicated in the video, I was wondering if you could tell me what it is please? Steve

[@frankholehouse1393]

Hiya can you please tell me what feed you put on after overseeding and top soiling. Regards Frank .

[@keepoffthegrassx3026]

I love the topsoil spreader - expensive though!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I thought it did a great job

[@germangiordano2071]

Yeah. I really want it, but too expensive.

[@keepoffthegrassx3026]

Did a fantastic job - will have to remind Santa that I’ve been good boy this year..... 😂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@keepoffthegrassx3026 😂😂😂

[@syl764]

Google "wormenmest verspreider". You can get the same thing for €65 in Holland.

[@robmaule4951]

Nice one Robbie. Love the lanzie spreader....shame its £250 though. Probably too expensive for the weekend gardener like me but I’m sure they will come down in price in time. Great vid and excellent drone shots and tunes 👌🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏼

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Rob I saw this video today you might find useful kzbin.info/www/bejne/epubhaNrj7Rqe7M Have a great weekend 😁

[@robmaule4951]

Premier Lawns thanks Robbie I really appreciate that. My Suffolk is a 14’’ but it’s an older model. I need to be brave and take it apart like this as it’s over revving and not quite right. Tempted to send it for a full service and blade sharpen.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@robmaule4951 I don't service any of my tools. I'm no good with mechanics 🧑‍🔧 All my tools get serviced twice a year and I just factor that into my costs. look after your tools as they look after you 🙂

[@kimblebee238]

Hey, loving the vids. I'm curious. You say you lost a few days due to rain. How do you make those up?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Sometimes we do make the time up, sometimes we don't. That's the joys of working outside. Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.

[@mark5147]

Hi Robbie thanks for the videos. Wee question for you what about areas that need filled that are over an inch deep, should they be filled first then seeded. I’ve tended to used a mix of top soil and top dressing for them, just interested in your thoughts. Cheers

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Next weeks video should cover that

[@JD-mw8ob]

Great concise video Robbie , v helpful thank you. Just to ask after you have aerated what are you doing with the surface soil core plugs ? Are you leaving them on the lawn and then going over them with the scarifier to break them up as a top dressing or collecting them to dispose of? What do you use to collect them ? I have a very large lawn and collecting the cores is difficult ? Many thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

We aerate then scarify as it helps break them up. If you have sandy soil u can get away with leaving them on the lawn though I would always advise clearing them off the lawn

[@russbrin2209]

@@Premier_lawns_official Ammo Up do a roller for used ammo shell collection at gun clubs which I have seen used to collect aerated cores, pricey at circa $380 but maybe useful to the Pro's. Not sure if they have a European distributor.

[@alexsnell4877]

Some before and after pictures would be great a few weeks or months later

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Check my instagram

[@simonpj145]

Hi great video. I was surprised that you overseeded before the top dressing, although I also think I saw you over seeding after as well. Do you recommend seed before and after the top dressing?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Ideally you want the seed under the topdressing that way it has contact with the soil. Putting it on afterwards ensures that you don't miss anywhere

[@David-ju5ci]

Another top video from Robbie saw the Lanzie spreader on the same channel will consider buying one can you tell me the type of Fertilizer you use and were can I purchase in N Ireland.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi David It does a great job 😁

[@lassei4659]

Is there gonna be a after video in about 3 weeks? just to see the dif? and that drum has a dual purpose, it also works like a drum to compact the topsoil afterward (if you filled it with 2-3 sealed bags of top soil).

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Probably won't be a follow-up video on this, though might be a few pictures on Instagram

[@gary_1226]

Hi Robbie, just done a similar thing to my lawn (core aerated, scarified, top dressed & over-seeded) I’ve not fertilised though! Can I still fertilise at this point (5days on) and if so at what NPK ratio would you recommend please. Keep up the good work buddy.. your video are invaluable to us keen diy’ers 👍🏻 thanks again Gary

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Gary Yes you can still feed and should do

[@gary_1226]

Premier Lawns thanks very much for your quick reply 👍🏻 would a 6-9-6 fertiliser be ok or is that only for pre-seeding?

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

What about it Robbie. Great video again. If we buy a bulk bag of top soil for top dressing from a DIY center do we need to be concerned about it containing weed seeds? Have you had any issues in the past?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

For small gardens it's perfect 👌

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I would never steer you wrong my friend!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Ryan nice to see you on my channel. 🤩🤩🤩 Made my day ❤❤❤

[@BenCFord]

I don't get why Ryan is saying you'RE wrong?

[@safesclart]

@@Premier_lawns_official Firstly hello from Wales :-) Mate I have a question.. Why not scalp or at least cut it short before you begin? I'm not criticizing you mate just asking because the grass looks quite tall? This only makes it harder to scarify and potentially damage and pull up more living turf. I would think Ryan's thinking the same as me. Also scalping or cutting it shorter will prevent flattening all the turf when adding a top dressing. Just asking is all. Take care and nice video and im now subbed.

[@noelcahill6707]

Roller is good for that size lawn but any bigger ud need a spreader

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I don't know, I'm filming a job tomorrow that it would be good for

[@donkeyworkltd2087]

I use a mix of compost and top soil. I get the cheap compost and sive it then mix together. This would save a lot of work.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It's designed especially for this

[@ollebraconier48]

Hi Robbie, Thanks for a good video as always. I hope you see my question even tho its an old video. We had a company here 5 years ago who redid our lawn from scratch. Removed the old one and added new soil(with clay) and new grass. Now 5 years later even tho maintained it looks the same again, terrible. When you ad compost or/and topdress often, can that turn it into a good lawn or should it be removed again and built up from the beginning again by someone whos really a professional? The clay is terrible, super wet when it rains and hard as rock when it dries.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Why did they add clay, are you sure they just didn't remove the turf and returf it?

[@mikecleary8307]

Robbie i scarified and aerated about 5 weeks ago now. I'm going to overseed and topdress this weekend. Would you recommend a quick run over with the scarifier first to get the grooves in the ground that would allow the seed to germinate better with the soil or will it be ok without doing it? Thanks again

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Watch this weeks video

[@telstar9]

Great tips in that video,always wondered how the pro`s did all those jobs. I`m in the middle of trying to remove thousands of dock weeds in a large garden with a Fiskars weed puller and its driving me mad ! lol. Is their any product that will kill them or an alternative to ripping big holes eveywhere ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Docks have tap roots. I'm afraid you may be wasting your time. If you leave just a bit of a root it will regrow. You would be much better to get a professional Gardner in to use a professional product

[@alanryan7548]

Hi Robbie, after over seeding like this when would you cut the grass? Presume the existing grass will grow quickly with the fertiliser? Should you just wait a couple of weeks till the new seed has established? TIA ps I have ordered one of the Landzie’s

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I would hold off for a few weeks

[@colinmcmullen9876]

Hi Robbie, another great video. What would you recommend to keep the birds off your new seed?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Bamboo cane and a plastic bag tied to it

[@colinmcmullen9876]

Cheers for that, appreciated. Followed your advice on aerating, scarifying and reseeding so fingers crossed 🤞 Tried to get someone in to do the work but people in this part of England only want to do a quick spray treatment a few times a year. This channel has been great

[@douhavethisusername]

Hand aerated and scarified my new build lawn over the past few days, put down horticultural sand in 1/2 of the garden (because the garden centers have no more stock), overseeded, top dressed and fertilised... hopefully the swamp will be less swampy this year. I fear another couple of years work to get it somewhat liveable

[@douhavethisusername]

All with guidance and inspiration from these videos. Thank you very much :)

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Horticulture sand isn't great for lawns due to the high clay content in it. A good quality loam is good

[@ryanhunter2730]

Hi there, if I was to use a pitch fork,yes I know it would be a slower handling,but would it do the see job as an aeration?

[@MrBlaize1979]

Great video Robbie, i have been looking at the Landzie since seeing it on a American KZbin. Guessing it wouldn't work for 70/30 top dressing as it would release it too quickly but a good way to distribute thicker products?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I didn't test it with 70/30. It's designed for peat and compost.

[@ryangreen419]

@@Premier_lawns_official I've tested it with a 70:30 style mix and with very sandy soils. As long as the materials are not incredibly fine and very dry, it actually works very well indeed.

[@andrewcooper6183]

Hey great channel! New subscriber here, keep up the good work. How often should you scarify the lawn?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Andrew, thanks for the sub, really appreciate it 🤩 Depends on the lawn, once a year either spring or Autumn is enough

[@julesmay2661]

Allett say you can do it monthly to keep it on top top condition - seems a bit harsh to the grass ? What I don’t get is they say verticutting is even less of a remedial action ?

[@derekkeegans1951]

Can you say more about that drag mat? What size, and who makes it?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Drag mats tend to be expensive as they are stainless steel. Best to google and find the cheapest one

[@m4fsj]

Hi Robbie I remember informing you about the Lanzie compost spreader a few months ago its a great garden tool, even your hands are still clean after using it.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It's a great tool

[@anthonydoherty8840]

Could you mix the lawn seed in with the topsoil and use the landzie to spread it.If so how much seed would you mix in with the topsoil. Thanks Anthony

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You could, it could work really well. Though it would be much simpler to seed then compost on too

[@bengill8491]

Do you know it these are available for hire? I live over in england so not sure if youd know. Cheers great video

[@Premier_lawns_official]

They have only arrived in the Uk. Best to contact the garden imports uk limited and see if that will be an option Though if you had a poor lawn, this is something you would be doing every year and having it sat there would make it easier

[@Ikhianosime]

Hi great vid! Just what I needed to convince myself I can do this with your tips. I have a similar size garden and been battling with weed and dry patches. It was either re-turf the lawn or treat with aerating, seeding and topsoil...do you advise to de-weed first before doing this? HELP!!!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Returfing the lawn isn't addressing the problem. Aeration and scarifaction are cultural methods to keep your lawn in good condition. If you returf the lawn and don't do anything else it will be back to square one in a couple of years

[@Ikhianosime]

​@@Premier_lawns_official Yup, makes sense. Do you have a link to the seeds you've used and the roller you've recommended?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@Ikhianosime seeds are dependant on what the needs of the lawn are premierlawns.co.uk/what-is-the-best-grass-seed-for-your-lawn/

[@Barrackas]

Great job. Do you roll at all once seeds down or tramp it in?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I don't, you can thoug...

[@popandu1170]

Hey Robbie, just re-watching another of your lawn levelling vids as I have some of this to do myself. I was wondering why you used Westland's Top Soil product rather than their top dressing? Also, cost aside, would you ideally go for a 70/30 bagged product in an ideal case scenario? Hope the weather is playing ball over in Belfast! ; )

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Those smaller bags are much handier for small gardens

[@popandu1170]

@@Premier_lawns_official Ah thanks for that Robbie! For dips of around 2 - 3 inches would you opt for a topsoil or a good quality 70/30 product? From your website it sounds like you favour the USGA providing its a good quality one. Looking through the comments, it would be a good video explaining why you would use just 100% topsoil vs. why to use 70/30 vs. USGA etc. Your website is a credit to you mate. There is so much terrific info. on there. I owe you some beers or a coffee!

[@piee683]

Great job as always, where can I get the topsoil ,b and q ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Or a garden center

[@mikecleary8307]

What about ya Robbie. I saw a video today where a guy was top dressing but used a 70/30 sand/soil mix. Would you recommend that Robbie or is the regular westland topsoil from this video better? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It depends on what you want to achive, i might do a video on it

[@Yllemanden]

Did you put more seeds on after/during the top dressing, or...?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

A light dusting of seed afterwards

[@subninja8069]

Well As an American trying to get help for their lawn what better way than to get help from across the Pond.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Glad to help

[@LaurieR100]

Would you recommend top soil or 70/30 sand mix?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

it depends on the lawn.

[@umranhu]

Do you have a link to that rake or any similar rake sufficient to use to level ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

This is what you want amzn.to/3aHno0D

[@martydekker]

To use a rubber floormat with ropes tied on it to drag behind you is also an alternative for how to do it? Greetings from The Netherlands

[@Premier_lawns_official]

ThAnks for the comments 😁

[@howardroberts5704]

Hi. My lawn is quite bumpy and uneven. I know you have mentioned not to top dress with a sand mix but will leveling with sand be ok as long as I over seed?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Your best to try and match what is there already - soil. Believe it or not, it's hard to get seed to grow in sand. Soil is a much better solution 👍

[@74endo]

Can you send me the link for the rake, thanks top man you are

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Here you go, get yourself a shaft from any hardware store amzn.to/32rTQQG

[@slippyg]

What if you worked out how much grass seed should be applied to 35L of top soil then mix it in the drum and apply it all at once?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That would work really well

[@LisaSargent03]

Sadly, all the seed I put down and grew lovely through the Summer all got pulled up when I cut the grass on a wet day. Bald patches are back. I might aerate it now and start again next year. Too late to reseed now. I think you're right about not enough soil in my garden.

[@johnb8956]

That shows the importance of starter fert. Hope you can sort it all out

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Start this year, do it in September and it will grow over the winter and next year you will reap the rewards

[@LisaSargent03]

@@Premier_lawns_official Aerate first or go straight into seeding?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@LisaSargent03 if you can aerate. Even with a garden fork

[@LisaSargent03]

@@Premier_lawns_official I've got a bosch aerator.

[@scummyweasel1]

Hi Robbie. If I want to raise the height of my lawn to be level with surrounding edging, is it best to start from scratch and seed fresh tip soil? Thanks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That would depend on how high it needs to come up

[@scummyweasel1]

@@Premier_lawns_official around 4 inches. Garden was a mess when I moved in. A struggle with clay soil.

[@davidlomas9692]

How often do you need to areate and scarify a lawn? Or is that entirely dependent on the garden?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

The majority of lawns, once a year is perfect. If you reel mow then more often 👍

[@kso7188]

If I covered my existing grass with too thick soil when levelling does it kill the grass?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes, if you put it on to thick the grass can't grow through it

[@ruralrob228]

After watching so many of your clips I splashed out and hired the core aerator ,It didn't take out the cores very well mainly just leaving holes,the soil was quite damp so not sure why that was,have also scarified as well so it's looking pretty bad at the moment also added Iron and sea weed. ;( .Top dressing being delivered next week along with over seeding so looking forward to seeing the results

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good man, keep me posted how it goes

[@ruralrob228]

After carrying out all the work above at the end of last year I have most definitely seen a big improvement on the lawn. By no means perfect but certainly pretty much weed free and looking healthy. May try the aerator again this year and see if I have better luck.

[@markmccall6273]

scarify with tines (blades), or power rake style???

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Blades

[@LoftechUK]

Does this need to be watered with a sprinkler every day so kept moist

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes always water new seed

[@danbelden6084]

Really like the compost dispenser, don't think it's worth £200+ though. Bucket and a sieve under £30. Hopefully the price on them will fall with time and tempt me in, thanks for sharing though =]

[@Premier_lawns_official]

The next option up is £1000

[@danbelden6084]

@@Premier_lawns_official Mind blown. Haha

[@Pete.Ty1]

😊👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Pete 😁

[@nonsense2901]

Can you do this work in the fall? Sorry for the translation.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes

[@MAsSiiv3Gam3R]

Hi Robbie, What Aerarting And Scarification Machines Would You Recommended For Low Budget At The Moment Until Affording More Expensive Ones Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hire if you can't afford to buy something decent

[@MAsSiiv3Gam3R]

Premier Lawns i usually do just buy high end stuff save spending the money twice but if just buying them out right would be easier than highering what aerater to do you use ? As i know which scarification machine you use

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@MAsSiiv3Gam3R those tools are around 5 and half thousand

[@MAsSiiv3Gam3R]

Premier Lawns can get the scarifier for 2k dont know about the aerater though

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@MAsSiiv3Gam3R I would go with camon or eliet if I was buying another one

[@julesmay2661]

Robbie - do you rate the barenbrug seed over the generic companies like a1, grass people etc. toying with the regenerating rpr but don’t know whether it’s just marketing guff

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Can't stress this enough, with grass seed you get what you pay for

[@Jck142]

Any tips for lawn damage from moles? I have a large lawn which has recently been damaged by moles and is now even more bumpy than before.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

We don't have moles in northern Ireland

[@Jck142]

@@Premier_lawns_official Your lucky

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@Jck142 another thing to thank st Patrick, that, no snakes and a good day out in March 😂😂

[@Jck142]

@@Premier_lawns_official When it comes to levelling my lawn, I have some really bad dips and bumps. Would you soil directly over the grass, level and reseed? Or lift the existing grass and level underneath? Also, any tips for reducing clovers I seem to have had loads appear from nowhere!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@Jck142 you should only dress over areas that the grass will grow through and really deep holes. Everything else best to lift and soil underneath

[@adicurrant]

how many bags and what surface did you top dress?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

We used a good few 👍

[@Imthekingofdogshite]

Hi Robbie. Any reason why you’re using a clay loam topsoil on already high clay content soil for topdressing? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I'm not aware that has a high clay content

[@Imthekingofdogshite]

Premier Lawns yeah I have a few bags of it and it says on it that’s it’s a rich clay loam soil mix. I used it for building up a slumped corner but top dressed over it with 70/30 top dressing. 👍🏻

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Peter, everyday is a school day 🙂 thanks for letting me know.

[@tomburley7616]

ive still not heard a estimate of how much top dressing to use on a lawn. For example how much top dressing for a bumpy slightly un even lawn about 100m2. ????

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍

[@russbrin2209]

I read that 1 ton will cover 100m2 at a depth of 5mm

[@74endo]

Hi I bought my seaweed through your link hopefully it will come tomorrow! I scarified 2 weeks ago, when should I use the seaweed?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

50/1 Once a month 👍 (edit leave the lid off it for 15 minutes before serving it on)

[@74endo]

Premier Lawns call me silly but my lawn is roughy 80 m2 my sprayer holds 5 litres of water how many times do I need to fill it! I am confused 🧐

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@74endo how many litres of water does it take to spray your lawn?

[@74endo]

Premier Lawns I guessed it 🤭

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@74endo 100ml for every 5l of water = 50 to 1

[@accessfm]

Hi Robbie, is it just pure nitrogen you use for the lawn fertiliser on this one?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Nathan, For seeding, it's better to have less N and more P and K

[@CRA1G1978]

£250 for a drum with holes! it may do a good job but I can't see how they can justify the price. great video tho TY

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I don't set the prices

[@CRA1G1978]

@@Premier_lawns_official I appreciate that but would you of bought it if it wasn't giving to you for free and if yes why didn't you buy it and give an unbiased review?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Craig I'm lucky to be in the position that people send me stuff to look at and feature in my channel. 🙂

[@puplebullieboybullnutz249]

Also might be to your benifit to rent from a equipment rental company.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

@@CRA1G1978 Great review from Robbie . I personally do not see merit in saying the review is biased , I agree that it is costly , that is why I am converting a roller and making one. I hope to have it finished for under £100 . I am lucky to have a Mig welder . Great product and thanks again to Robbie for doing the video free of charge .