Bumpy lawn solution

[thinfourth2]

I have a very lumpy and bumpy lawn


I have one of these sat on the drive



Should I?

[thinfourth2]

Whats the worst that could happen?

[thinfourth2]

allgonepetetong said:

You could give it a go, but you will compress the soil a great deal which will then cause drainage problems. I suppose you could use a hollow tine aerator to try to save the compression problem but really you are replacing one problem with another.

The correct solution is to fill the dips, rather than compress the bumps, so order a ton of top dressing and scatter it over your lawn a centimetre at a time ensuring that you don't bury the grass that currently exists. Repeat until the lawn is flat.

There is theory and what you suggest is the best solution

Then there is reality which is a have over an acre of grass so i shall give the roller a shot

[thinfourth2]

Bill said:

thinfourth2 said:

allgonepetetong said:

You could give it a go, but you will compress the soil a great deal which will then cause drainage problems. I suppose you could use a hollow tine aerator to try to save the compression problem but really you are replacing one problem with another.

The correct solution is to fill the dips, rather than compress the bumps, so order a ton of top dressing and scatter it over your lawn a centimetre at a time ensuring that you don't bury the grass that currently exists. Repeat until the lawn is flat.

There is theory and what you suggest is the best solution

Then there is reality which is a have over an acre of grass so i shall give the roller a shot

We had a couple of small compressed patches earlier this year where the grass wasn't thriving they were a bugger to loosen up. I'd hate to have to do an acre.

In which case i borrow a tractor and a plough as the lawn is in st state anyway

[thinfourth2]

UPDATE


Lawn is still like the fecking moon but at least a few of the larger boulders have been pulled out