Leveling Bumpy Lawn

[@claudebieniek385]

I call those spots character. My yard has lots of character

[@zcrazyg9114]

Midnight and i'm watching How to level a lawn.... I live on the third floor of an apartment... TY KZbin.

[@Mustangchef]

beautiful

[@daviddelgado8669]

Hahahaha I'm watching at 12:30am.....your not alone hahahaha

[@allgasnobrakes530]

@@daviddelgado8669 bro i just started a job of landscaping today i was all up nervous last night 2am watching this ughhh i hate this corona virus was laid off 2 weeks

[@audisoundproductions]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gavinward5448]

Good choice! 😉

[@mzaalam]

I laughed out loud when I saw his definition of ‘deep rut’. Dude has definitely not seen my lawn!!

[@DanishKhan-xm6bb]

This guy knows what he is talking about. I have watched lots of lawn leveling videos but his technique makes perfect sense. Homeowners I would strongly recommend following his technique.

[@chris-p-Bacon836]

Lots of work, you just convinced me to pave my entire property

[@Stu_Pedazzo]

Shoo, this takes perfectionism to a new level, but I'm into it. My lawn is SO lumpy. Drives me insane. Adding doing this to the list as I've been thinking of bringing in a steam roller... this is more my financial speed.

[@FindingCreatures]

I've watched a lot of video on how to fix the lawn; this is the best one by far simple and right.

[@joelighthall6739]

Thanks Doc. This is great! You explained this very well. I'm plagued with deep ruts in the pacific northwest. Can't wait to fix this right now!

[@stephaniecutts5117]

Hello I recently moved to Albany..and first time home owner..Well I bought a house and had no idea what I was doing.. Beautiful corner house, renovation needed but the landscape is bumpy, tree stumps in lawn, bugs, looks like mostly thatch...I found you searching for what to do to restore its beauty...Thank you for all your informing and much needed videos.. I have 2400 sq ft and its gonna take a lot of work...I appreciate you for demonstrating...

[@PhilippinesOnDemand]

I sat and watched this entire video! I learned a lot from you. You are a good speaker too. Nicely done!!!!

[@dwoodog]

That tying a rope to a 2x4 and dragging it is brilliant. I have a huge rut from a walnut tree that was removed like 40yrs ago I need to fill. This method will be my next project.

[@stevenmoylan166]

Your backyard and general landscaping is incredible. Thanks for the tutorial. I’m going to try everything you recommended in this video.

[@budsmith5]

Perfect 👍!!! I am a 58 year old woman that has learned from KZbin how to fill a yard hole!! I’ve already brought soul & sand and have that rack!!! 😂 Thanks 🙏 for showing me the start and finish. Amen 🙏

[@nickspradley508]

I bought a levelawn from Amazon and it was fantastic for this very thing.

[@rodgerq]

I just think they seem wildly expensive for what they are.

[@matthewjames2235]

Rodger Quinn I’ve heard they are significantly more efficient than landscape rakes...though I agree on the price, as it is the reason I’ve hesitated to try one out for myself. Building a drag for now for pennies in comparison.

[@charlieromero44]

This is the best leveling video I’ve seen

[@tammym7940]

Thank you. I just bought a house and I have so many dips in the yard. I didn’t realize I need the mix. I’m now feeling encouraged

[@annasan68]

Amazing video. Count me as a new subscriber. You explain things so clearly. Even for a novice like me it seems simple. I need to level my new lawn due to moles that made it all bumpy. Thanks again and keep up the good work 👍

[@davidamarquez]

Did my first leveling. Brand new home, 1 year old and had some insane bumps and ruts. Unfortunately I used a compost/sand mix with tons of sticks and rocks that I had to rake thereafter. Still have some left. I’ll do this method afterwards.

[@bmcgc1960]

On my last lawn I used 50-50 sand and manure. Shoveled it all over the lawn and then towed a piece of chain link fence with my lawn tractor. Seemed to work well.

[@АукционыСиэтл]

very nice job on your lawn. thank you for your video,I took a lot of information from this video that i will use to fix my front yard. Thanks again

[@mikeg5350]

I like the mixture Totally makes sense I will use your method with potting soil and play sand mixture Great job

[@bencarey8988]

Just like to say doc you're video have improved and the beard is starting to fill in nicely 😊👍👍

[@InJasonsGarage]

This is _exactly_ what I was looking for. Two quick questions... 1) Is there a time of year that you *should* and *should not* do this? 2) What safety glasses are you wearing in the beginning? Thank you!!

[@Oilerrocker]

1- 2 inches ? What about 1-2 feet?

[@sathsah1593]

wow that is on a whole different level of lawn specialist

[@osgeld]

yea its going to take me multiple years to fix my lawn, its had a tree blown out of it from a tornado, a boat parked on it for 3 years from previous owners who thought grass more or less equaled anything green, and original leveling done by a bulldozer in one pass quick as possible :) I actually twisted my ankle in a rut last year lol, but least its got grass and not just 100% clover, onion and other weeds now, thanks to you doc

[@smug8567]

I was sitting out front of the house Yesterday. I told myself I couldn't mow the lawn until I saw a NJ License plate. it wasn't 30 mins later and here came a car from NJ. Damn the bad luck. I had to mow.

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

I would've went with Hawaii myself.

[@kaiserbeam]

You covered depressions in the lawn, but what about high spots? Obviously just pounding them down would just compress the soil. I have a zoysia lawn in GA that is now a year old. It is really thick and already developing a heavy thatch layer. I have watch several of your superb videos and they are very helpful. Just did not know if I should consider detaching such a young lawn? I was going to cut it short, dethatch, put down a layer of haumichar, and then the 50/50 mix to level it out. Thanks again for the great work.

[@channa816]

You answered to all of my questions! New subbie. Now... to get our front lawn and backyard organized, first to do list is to check the weather because we get so much rain, ugh.

[@jasontompley1357]

I have almost 2 acres. I think I will die of old age before I finish the whole thing! I'm going to try around my home first.

[@alanjohnson4637]

Jason Tompley if you can afford 2 acres then you can afford a gardener mate.

[@bobbyroberts5751]

Alan Johnson not necessarily

[@_Zenyatta_Mondatta]

This dude would have a heart attack if he came to my house, lol

[@jvcyt298]

Sometimes, you have to sift everything. I use a rubber concrete float to break up the chunks and push them through the screen. Where I used to live the soil was all bad fill, so I got into the habit of sifting the soil that I dig up, and mix in some garden soil before I put it back.

[@Jesse_Carreon]

With a yard already this nice and literally perfecting the levels you sir have a LOT of time on your hands. But i do appreciate the how to i am actually going to use this method with laying turf

[@airsoftsnipes100]

its all about staying busy, always improving

[@raphaelrivera6063]

This could be something that could take me a few days. My lawn is like a baby roller coaster. Lots of divots and thick tree trunks.

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Ditto. My lawn mower pops wheelies and three wheels when I’m mowing the back yard.

[@ruststar]

Mine too, I’d love to have a lawn as level as his before he started leveling it.

[@melissascarry1934]

me too I need a seatbelt for my rider mower lol

[@elliemm557]

Mine would take me a few years ! I have thick roots coming from the trees, weeds of all kinds, bumps, lumps, leaves, you name it. The rabbits come in the morning chew down some weeds, the birds chew up the seeds, by noon the butterflies help themselves to the flowers with the honeybees, and if I'm lucky, I get a flock of herons to "aerate" the grass. Life is good,

[@SteveTabs645]

Straight forward..no BS, you got my subscription 👍🏼 thanks

[@RealWomenRealStories]

Hi doc! My Lawn is not even is has a bump and then goes down. I watched your videos and brought sand. All I need to do is rake the sand evenly for the lawn to grow highly and evenly????

[@tonybapuji5956]

This is a great video that you for sharing Doc! Very clear and simply explained, well demonstrated.

[@kevinlewis2681]

Thanks Doc, I will be leveling over the next few weeks. I have a new lawn and the irrigation lines have settled, and I am ready to have a smooth lawn......no ankle turns.

[@stuartmorley6338]

Great Video. Thanks very much. I had no idea how to tackle this job and your information is so helpful.

[@rayhayden]

This is AWESOME for the typical family home and yard - it is NOT going to work on my 20 acre lawn (former horse ranch)... but I love it!

[@jacksagrafsky4936]

Thanks for the tips. I have a lawn that I swear the bumps change locations every time I mow. One week it will be there and BAM next week it's over here. Use a riding mower and without shocks the bouncing plays havoc with my back.

[@rebfan9200]

It may be worm castings (worm poop). If so, use Carbaryl to kill them.

[@cheongyei]

Just found your channel....enjoyed this video a lot and subscribed.

[@QWQ1111]

How would you determine if you have a high spot that needs to be removed? If you have a high spot you don't want to "level" your yard to the high spot. This is the one question I've never seen addressed on videos for leveling your yard.

[@joeallegra556]

Great info, thank you sir! My yard was left a shambles by the crew involved in my addition. They lost money on my job as it was. So yard restoration was not happening...lol!

[@bretts1]

I get my large yard sprayed every year with 5 treatments and use a Simplicity with a self leveling deck and mow 3.5 to 4 inches. Hides those little dips.

[@crazydavec3861]

Yup, really informative stuff, awesome! We have a very uneven lawn, hence why I'm here. I kinda like gently rolling hills but not channels so deep the mower can't get in. The plan is to do the rake thing but not drag a piece of wood! Cheers! 👍 - Liverpool, England!

[@theghostoffrankgrimes5621]

Your yard is beautiful

[@user-hj2vy4sk8j]

Quarantine life brought me here and I couldnt be happier lol

[@CarmenGarcia-zf2pt]

Wow trying this on my mother’s super bumpy lawn, thank you.

[@GardenLawncareGuy]

Striving for the perect level lawn!

[@calgarycanada4274]

Man, you just saved my lawn, caz I was thinking to fill up it with pure sand only and I've got deeps 2''-3''. Thanks for you advise!

[@DevotedtoTruth]

Great video Doc! This confirms my train of thought for addressing the ditches in my lawn

[@blainemitchell]

My lawn is a hill so no leveling but I do have water ruts so this is great for me. Thanks.

[@HepauDK]

I have a big pile of soil left over from when I leveled the ground under my new back yard patio. Might as well put it to good use. :)

[@mark33545]

I would love a video how to handle edges of the yard where they are sloped to the curb, etc. most of us have that kind of situation to deal with, much harder to level than little dips in the lawn

[@radiomix77]

I had a slight slop into my shrubs like you are talking about. I bought some plastic edging, long enough to do about six feet. I then put a leveled the area with sand leaving the edge in place to keep it from washing to the shrub bed. I'll just leave it there long enough for the grass to grow up through it.

[@cartman392]

Thanks for video. Video was really in depth and explained really thoroughly 👍will try this this year.

[@kimberlydeprey]

I’ll take that beautiful pool sir lol. Great vid! Thanks!

[@rashawnrawls7360]

Thanks for the video. Looks like i will be doing this as a quarantine task

[@wickedbird1538]

😊😊Thanks for the DIY method of leveling.

[@bluelude2001]

Lots of great tips and info in this video. Have a couple spots in my meyer zoysia I need to level out. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[@johnhamilton9229]

Second time watching this one. Thank you Man o’ knowledge.

[@charlesfredrick4789]

You did a nice job, but I would like to add one thing, before you add your topsoil sand mix. I find it best to break up the surface of the soil. You can aerate, use a spading fork to gently lift the soil, anything to relieve the compaction in that area. Otherwise you risk, a perched water table, as water runs through the freshly laid soil, and hits the compacted area underneath.

[@KellyKels23]

Just bought my first home a month ago and didn’t realize how bad the lawn is until after I moved in and struggled to walk out there without tripping. It’s in a mature neighborhood with huge trees so the leaves covered up the terrible lawn. I also have some tree roots popping up, but hoping to try this come spring to even out the rest of the ruts, the entire yard is so bad, I’m going to have to call in family to come help.

[@4dzone]

Great advice on how to level your lawn properly. I know what I'm doing over the next few days. Thanks Doc!

[@devon8706]

What if it's deep enough to cover the grass completely? Put seed on top? Great video, simple.

[@Aspirational61]

Good video. I am doing almost the same thing to my lawn right now except that I did not use the sieve to take out the larger bits from the compost I am mixing with the sand. I should have. I am only worried that the grass is buried under the materiel at places and hope the grass comes out and not die.

[@sallypapasavvas4955]

When you level the lawn do you go back and put some grass seed in the leveling you did that was 3-4 inches?

[@jfosterfit]

Such a beautiful back yard. Great video thanks Doc.

[@adanarceo4636]

Thanks for sharing Doc, very good information. Love it.

[@BradColemanisHere]

Great video. However, we don't have that type of grass here. Should I follow the same procedure with a bluegrass mix?

[@rocky48ish]

I wanted to ask the same question, we use Blue grass in NJ too.

[@danielrichard1857]

Thank you for the great video and instruction!!

[@evequinlan1]

Should mix grass seed in with the 50/50 mix,water 4 times a day,you’ll have your garden perfect within 21 days

[@ggoblue]

i like it. i have some tire ruts out on the devil strip from tree removal trucks 2 yrs ago. i'll get around to this. thanks.

[@juno9236]

thank you Doc, really helpful as i have a lot of these and will be my next project

[@njasmus]

Wow. I wish that was all I was facing. I have about an acre of land that has been a fallow fescue "field" for around 10 years. Prior to this I was able to mow it with an acceptable amount of bumpiness (it's a field/lawn). Now however, as I am getting back to this mess (it's actually my 88yr old father's land next to mine), I have put my new Cub Cadet through too much punishment to get it mowed even once. This video doesn't even begin to compare with that field. I am hoping to avoid hiring a large grader, or a regular tractor with a tiller box attached to the PTO. So far I managed to get most of the grass cut, but there were numerous times my mower deck got hung up on root ball clumps. I used a knife, ax, and garden fork to cut away and break up the clumps under the mower deck until I could finally get the lawn tractor to move again. The lawn/field has 8"-18" diameter clumps of root balls which brought the soil up within them. The soil surrounding is bare and 4"-7" lower, as the grass/weeds were too thick to for anything to grow. I had first blamed my brother's dogs for digging (which they had), but there is no way that explains the current state of affairs there. Oddly enough, I feel I actually need to scalp the top areas...there's more than enough seed there to start regrowth. Lacking big machinery, I have also considered using RoundUp for a total kill so the root balls will be easier to break up. I think a garden tiller would require too much time and effort on this acre, but more doable if the root clumps were dead. I want to end up with a cut-able lawn again. Another thought is if I had mountains of woodchips from a tree service, I could layer that over the entire area about 12" high. That would definitely soften the ground so I could do some serious rolling. This is a project that I expect to take several seasons to get under control. If anyone has ever dealt with this kind of issue, please offer useful advice.

[@bassmaster1953]

Look! Hopscotch in the lawn. Cool.

[@realrobertjohnson]

Hi, Doc. Thanks for this video - this is exactly the the method I will use this weekend as I fill some ruts. Question: I have a part rut that I also need to grow some new grass in. Should I fill the rut with your 50/50 mix first, then seed and cover with topsoil?

[@nrg_fre]

The Glasses ,, say ,, I appreciate quality, safety, and more. Please send me a link or information on the glasses. Thanks. Oh yeah the lawn stuff ,you're on point

[@jckclt]

I don't think you mentioned, have your grass as short as possible when you do this. If you don't, it's visually hard to see the low spots, and dragging the dirt out isn't fun

[@nofurtherwest3474]

Does it depend on the type of grass? My house is in Ohio. Is this guy in Florida? His grass seems very low.

[@andrewburke5815]

Excellent video. Great information.

[@majscrap2629]

Good info. Got that problem. I was going to go sand. TY!

[@josephromero794]

Should I do this before Spring? Should I mow my lawn short?

[@anoka114]

Thanks needed this for my lawn!

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I like your board, rope, and eyelet tool.

[@tippo5341]

Enjoyed the video, we're heading into autumn & winter here in Aus, weather is still mild, and my lawn is the typical goat track/minefield after the builders have used it as an open waste disposal field (have pulled out half bricks, gyprock [or sheetrock as you guys call it], cable and all sorts of building materials), hence have a yard full of divots and depressions (naturally with the bare minimum clay & topsoil coverage), bastards. The grass was dormant through most of the vicious heat during summer, but has come up ok whilst the clay topping has had some moisture, so will be endeavouring to get some of the worst divots filled during winter, then work on the depressions as we head into spring and the growing season, your 50/50 mix looks the perfect tonic.....cheers from Aus Doc 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@2badger2]

Should you mow the lawn at normal height or lower before you do this? How about dethatching before you start? Should you fertilizer the lawn before/after or not needed? I need to rise my backyard lawn about 2 inches on one side, it's not flat. Thank you for the video.

[@waterstruck1917]

Good video for the homeowner.. It looks like you are in a warmer climate that I, would the 50/50 mix still be good for upstate New York, Rochester area...

[@stepheno2462]

Can you use just soil. I have relayed my lawn and used just soil. Want to have the top perfectly level. Great video

[@alancrossley4461]

Just watched your video and need to do some work on my own lawn, here in the Republic of Ireland. The soil here is very poor quality and has subsided significantly since the lawn was laid over eighteen years ago! Can I use your system and add lawn seed after the filling and leveling? Ink that the existing grass will die if it is covered and not getting any light. I’m hoping that your method with new grass seed sewn over the top and watered will do the job. Great video

[@jurpikag]

Hello from Loganville Doc. I moved to GA last year from MN so thank you for your channel to learn how to care for Bermuda (not in MN ;). The house we bought 's lawn was neglected. I need to perform everything from all of your videos, lol. Where should I start? I presume fighting the weeds, then Humichar and fertilizer, then leveling? Thank you in advance.

[@dplouns]

Awesome ending, great tribute!

[@mauricemcloughlin8261]

Fantastic. Glad I found the channel. Thanks

[@alcamerc9970]

This is good tip. About how long will it take for the grass to show through the mix? Thanks

[@sandraroberts1931]

That's great...how do you fix a sloping lawn that is beginning to slope toward the house in some areas? Do I have to cut the sod and remove soil underneath? The slope helps to keep rain from the house foundation and as the lawn gets older it is uneven with dips and new shallow hills forming. Just enough to flood my front door sidewalk and enough to wash out the soil under my front door steps so that the first step to the door is very high now. The soil has 'sunk' underneath. I ripped my knee joint out getting up this step due to the height...

[@pauleichner8831]

only question I have is why do you need to use treated lumber, as long as its dry any straight edge should work. But I like the idea overall

[@nicholasgathings7321]

New homeowners here .... will I need anything other than described in this video to flatten my lawn?

[@memurkamil]

Thank you, Sir. Very educational and practical solutions.

[@hadimarzouqi1]

Could you please tell me the best time of the year you do leveling of the yard Thanks

[@jokeurmnd]

Does it matter the length of your grass before you do this? Should I cut my grass really short right before?

[@gloriaadu5485]

Thanks we have snow today live in zone 5 and as soon as the weather is good i will fix my lawn,one question how long after can i put down some seeds?