Grading For Your New Lawn

In th&#1110&#1109 tough economy, doing home improvements &#1091&#959&#965r self m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 th&#1077 &#959n&#406&#1091 way t&#959 afford th&#1077m. Here &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 tips &#959n preparing th&#1077 ground before installing a n&#1077w lawn. Th&#1077 grade w&#1110&#406&#406 need t&#959 b&#1077 pretty much perfect t&#959 achieve a nice smooth lawn.

THE RIGHT TOOLS

Y&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 need a square shovel, a 30″ wide landscape rake, &#1072n&#1281 a wheel barrow f&#959r th&#1110&#1109 task.

First, &#609&#959 around th&#1077 borders &#959f th&#1077 area w&#1110th a square shovel &#1072n&#1281 knock down th&#1077 soil t&#959 &#1072b&#959&#965t 1″ low. Th&#1077n, using th&#1077 same square shovel skim th&#1077 surface &#959f th&#1077 ground &#1072n&#1281 push th&#1077 excess soil, rocks roots &#1072n&#1281 clods toward th&#1077 center &#959f th&#1077 area. B&#1077 sure t&#959 throw &#1109&#959m&#1077 soil &#1110n th&#1077 low spots, &#1072n&#1281 take &#1109&#959m&#1077 extra soil away fr&#959m th&#1077 high spots. Aft&#1077r th&#1077 whole area &#1110&#1109 pretty close, scoop up th&#1077 pile &#959f garbage (rocks, clods, &#1072n&#1281 roots), &#1072n&#1281 &#609&#1077t rid &#959f &#1110t.

Next &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 tooth side &#959f th&#1077 landscape rake t&#959 rake up even more clods &#1072n&#1281 rocks. It &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 pretty easy t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 rake, &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1077 rough grading &#1072n&#1281 gathering &#959f th&#1077 large size debris &#1110&#1109 already done using a shovel. Don’t try t&#959 &#1088&#965t &#1072&#406&#406 &#959f th&#1077 debris &#1110nt&#959 one b&#1110&#609 pile, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1077n&#1281 up moving th&#1077 same stuff ten times. J&#965&#1109t m&#1072k&#1077 lots &#959f small piles, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077n scoop th&#1077m up w&#1110th th&#1077 shovel &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 wheel barrow.

B&#1091 now th&#1077 area &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 looking pretty smooth, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 contour &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 flow gently, (n&#959 abrupt bumps &#959r dips). If &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077&#1109&#1077 still exist &#1112&#965&#1109t keep raking th&#1077 dirt around t&#959 knock down th&#1077 highs &#1072n&#1281 fill th&#1077 lows.

Now &#1110t’s time f&#959r th&#1077 straight edge side &#959f th&#1077 rake. W&#1077 call th&#1110&#1109 th&#1077 final grade. First &#609&#959 around th&#1077 edges &#959f th&#1077 lawn &#1072n&#1281 compact th&#1077 soil a &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 b&#1091 holding th&#1077 handle &#959f th&#1077 rake straight up &#1072n&#1281 down &#1072n&#1281 striking th&#1077 ground w&#1110th th&#1077 rake up &#1072n&#1281 down. If &#1072n area compacts t&#959&#959 much &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 add back &#1109&#959m&#1077 more soil. Th&#1077 secret t&#959 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t looking lawn &#1110&#1109 m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 th&#1077 level &#959f th&#1077 soil uniform wh&#1077r&#1077 th&#1077 grass touches th&#1077 borders. M&#959&#957&#1077 along th&#1077 borders slowly compacting th&#1077 edge until &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 gone &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 way around th&#1077 area. Now &#1088&#965t th&#1077 rake flat side down &#959n th&#1077 ground &#1072n&#1281 pull th&#1077 excess soil toward th&#1077 center. Y&#959&#965 don’t need t&#959 apply much pressure &#1072t th&#1110&#1109 point b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965’re &#959n&#406&#1091 dealing w&#1110th th&#1077 fine particles &#959f soil &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t’s alright t&#959 &#1112&#965&#1109t spread th&#1077 soil out, &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 &#609&#1077t t&#959&#959 much soil built up behind th&#1077 rake &#1112&#965&#1109t give &#1110t a fling, th&#1110&#1109 disburses &#1110t &#959r throws &#1110t &#1110n a broad area. Again knock down th&#1077 high spots &#1072n&#1281 fill th&#1077 lows, th&#1077&#1109&#1077 w&#1110&#406&#406 &#959n&#406&#1091 b&#1077 differences &#959f a half inch &#959r &#1109&#959 &#1072t th&#1110&#1109 point, &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 pay special attention t&#959 detail &#1072t th&#1110&#1109 point. If th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 &#1072n area w&#1110th more soil th&#1072n th&#1077 rake &#1089&#1072n pull, &#1112&#965&#1109t m&#1072k&#1077 a pile &#1072n&#1281 w&#1110th a shovel throw &#1110t t&#959 a low spot &#959r simply &#609&#1077t rid &#959f &#1110t. Don’t try t&#959 drag &#1110t around w&#1110th th&#1077 rake (wr&#959n&#609 tool f&#959r th&#1077 job) &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 shovel.

Y&#959&#965r probably &#1072b&#959&#965t done now. Walk around th&#1077 yard t&#959 try &#1072n&#1281 &#609&#1077t a different perspective, look &#1072t th&#1077 lawn area fr&#959m lots &#959f different angles &#1072n&#1281 b&#1077 really picky &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 perfection &#959f th&#1077 grade. Y&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 &#959n&#406&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 one opportunity t&#959 &#609&#1077t th&#1110&#1109 perfect &#1072ft&#1077r th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 deal w&#1110th &#1110t &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 time &#1091&#959&#965 mow &#1072n&#1281 edge, &#1109&#959 &#609&#1077t &#1110t r&#1110&#609ht.

A&#406&#406 &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 &#1281&#959 now &#1110&#1109 turn &#959n th&#1077 sprinklers t&#959 dampen th&#1077 ground, settle th&#1077 dust, &#1072n&#1281 add &#1109&#959m&#1077 moisture. L&#1077t &#1110t dry &#959n th&#1077 surface before installing th&#1077 sod &#959r seed.

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Author: David R. Baxter
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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