Rough yard, best way to smooth it out?

[msn56]

I have the same issue here

this procedure will not level huge dips it smooths the earth basically taking out pot holes

so the first question is do you just want to smooth it - ie you may have small rolling hills - lawnmowers will run fine the top is smooth or level it meaning it will all be on the same plane ?

first I wait for a fairly wet day


i take a set of discs and set them almost straight just so they cut in but not so they pull any earth I criss cross the grass in many directions

now the sod has been scored

next i take a roller I made out of an old water tank

I now roll that over the sod - since the sod has been scored its much easier to compress it - this results in a smooth albeit not level lawn

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

I have had good success with K31 tall fescue stays green about 10 months of the year, some years have been good all winter long. Just checked it at Tractor Supply for $57.99/50 lbs.

Yep. I don't see any reason to spend 3 or 4 bucks a pound for grass seed. That TSC K31 does the job just fine.