Lawn Re-grading

[jake98]

Can you rake topsoil over dips in existing lawn, say, 10" deep and just bury the old grass?

 

[crbr]

Can you rake topsoil over dips in existing lawn, say, 10" deep and just bury the old grass?

Yes Sir, however the old grass will grow right back through it.

 

[jake98]

That's good, I think, right?

 

[crbr]

That's good, I think, right?

Kinda' maybe. It may not grrw back as luscious and even as you prefer, but the old grass will find it's way back to the surface. Heck, grass will grow where it can sense light or moisutre. .

I fill in dips from time to time with bucket fulls of top soil. Takes a few weeks to a few months but the grass has always grown back for me. I often over seed the surface to fill in any bare spots.

If you're not looking for a golf green finish, It will be OK. However, others will have various suggestions and opinions.

 

[jake98]

I'm not trying to cheap out on grass seed, I'm just wondering if I am supposed to rip up all the grass to even out 50 dips... say 30%.

I'm picturing the rake wrecking as much lawn as I'm fixing, and if I'm supposed to dose all of it off and start new...

Are you the real roy?

jake

 

[Maxfli]

I have something similar going on. Septic lines have settled over time, so I have 3 or 4 70' dips in the front lawn. Other reading here suggested a gradual overlay of sand to raise the grade. I know the golf courses really like to have some of that sand base so the grass root can grow deep.

 

[ToadHill]

The only problem with a sand base is water retention. The sand drys out before the surrounding soil abd that area needs a lot of watering. Think how much water the golf courses use on greens.

 

[ustobefarmer]

I worked on my neighbors lawn this past fall. He bought a truck load of pulverzed black dirt. I just dump little piles with the fel and then leveled out with the box blade. He planted some grass seed on it and it turned out pretty good. Before he planted the seed I ran over the area with the back tires to compact it some. Looks great now

 

[jake98]

Some sort of compaction is probably the crux of it. I graded with a york rake and I guess needed to compact somehow. Glad nobody seems to think 'rip it all up', I was fearing that... jake

 

[LBrown59]

I have something similar going on. Septic lines have settled over time, so I have 3 or 4 70' dips in the front lawn. Other reading here suggested a gradual overlay of sand to raise the grade. I know the golf courses really like to have some of that sand base so the grass root can grow deep.

70 feet is pretty deep