Leveling Bumpy Lawn - How to Level Lawns 

starting this with a new home, they laid the lawn down as fast as they could and it's so dang bumpy, then put 2 years of settling and i've got some spots over 6 inches. Thanks to you and so many others on here with great info I feel like in ...maybe 4-5 more summers it's gonna look great. A reel mower was a must to get started and i totally agree, after taking it down about as low as i could go with a cheap push one (about 7/8") it had already made the dormant yard look great. It made everything much easier, and after the initial couple of cuts, which were a lot of work, it's just a nice walk around the yard to maintain.

Hey Doc, what I like to do when I’m cutting my lawns after topdressing, I always give them a little watering cycle first. This way the sand stays quite firm & you don’t pick up a grain with the cylinder mower. It’s worked for me for 40 yrs so just putting it out there. Cheers 👍🏻🇦🇺

This video is so cool! So neat watching how efficient that system is for getting sand to the yard

I have 22 years of experience in this field, and I'll give you credit for doing this the RIGHT way. Well done sir.

Soooo on point! I was thinking about leveling the front lawn today.

Hi Doc, this is good stuff man, precise, straight forward, down to earth information. And the video production is on the next level too! I much appreciate your sharing of knowledge, time and enthusiasm! thx, tww

The drone is back! Great information! Thanks, Doc.

man that is a nice rig, sure makes the job easy. I'm with you doc, leveling with a wheelbarrow is for the birds. Honest work but man does it take a long time.

Thanks Doc! Im in the Charlotte area and my Bermuda is almost all green.

Great info Doc 👍 I have 8,000sqf I'll be leveling for the first time with the help of family and friends 😀 👍 thanks for the info

Doc, I always look forward to your videos each week on how to care for my lawn. Thank you from all of us

Thanks for explaining things clearly and thoroughly as you do all your videos. Appreciate it. Great looking green by the way.

Hey Doc, great video. I really enjoyed it. Ty

Nice in depth information. Thank you Doc. Can’t wait to try it.

Two questions- why are you pushing the leveling rake vs pulling it behind you? What’s the difference? Great point about going on the diagonal. 2nd- how much would you water if no rain was expected for a week or more? Thanks for another really great video!!

I have noticed that my yard (SATX) is about 1 month behind your suggestions because my house is pretty close to my neighbors and his 2 story home casts a shadow over my front yard thus delaying my yard growth. its not bad because it makes it cooler during the drought/hot summers and its less watering I have to do... my yard just looks patchy longer since it takes longer to wake up.

Great content as usual!

hey Doc, how you feel about actually removing dirt from under big bump versus leveling around the bump ?

Great tips! Ive seeen some growth, and real dethatch and do leveling....i also love seeing the pup inspect the property :)

Thank you so much for all your very educated video I have learn so much from you love how you explain everything so clear n in details I’m a woman n I never thought I would be doing my own lawn here I am doing it by myself n loving it .

Great video! Now let's talk about mosquitoe fogger, any suggestions?

Great videos! Can you do an early season leveling and then another later season; particularly in spots? Or is that too much too soon?

Love the structure of your videos

Good stuff as always

Great info video!

Great video.. made more since to hire someone for your big lawn to level..

I live on five acres and have about 2 1/2 of it is grass. I’d like to level more yard so that it’s smoother when mowing. I have a 60” ZTR, which I’d like to mow faster with at times.

Doc I ordered a 7 blade reel push mower from amazon they said it will arrive at my house sometime in late May or sometime in June I cant wait but I guess til then i will have to use my rotary mower.

Love the drone shots! 👍🏼

When should leveling be done? I have a new bermuda sod lawn that was just laid 3-4 weeks ago, and I'm wondering if it would be beneficial to begin leveling in the first growing season or wait until next year?

Hi doc, great video but i have a question. how long does it take for the sand (or mix) to get incorporated into the ground, Aafter how long you can play on the grass without disturbing the sand. How long before you can walk barefoot without having your feet full of sand or potting soil?

Your lawn looks amazing and I love to have the time to invest the work into mine, but I don't. It looks good for what limited time I do have and I get compliments, although they may just be being nice. HAHA! I do however want a solution to what my dogs do to my yard. Dead and yellow spots etc. Any advice would be appreciated. Love your videos!

Hi Doc, I recently laid some sod over a section of my yard that was dug up to replace a water main last year. Two weeks ago we laid new bermuda sod over the affected area. Since then we have received about 6-7 inches of rain which has resulted in major settling and washout underneath the sod. I am wondering how frequently I can top dress and level, and what is a safe depth to add top dress material each time? Thank you!

Unless I missed it earlier in the video, you didn’t mention you were leveling Bermuda grass. Is this the same process for fescue. Also, if you do this every 2-3 years, does it create a problem with having too much sand and compaction or does the sand dissipate and mix into the soil. Im asking this question for fescue specifically and I know Bermuda does well in sand. I’m in Monroe NC (Union County) with this tan clay crap soil. Have already covered front and back with 3-4” of topsoil which I didn’t know at the time brought in all sorts of weed seeds. Neighbor said I need to nuke the whole thing in the fall and start over.

Great video and content. Anybtips for those of us in the northeast

Great video. what can of machine was the one that you put sand in to distribute?

This won’t kill/suffocate the grass? Will this work the exact same with tttf?

Great information. Licked and subscribed.

Hey Doc! For scalping, and doing just all around cutting, am I better off going with a tru cut or the 25" mclane reel mower that you reccomend on your website? I noticed the mclane only cuts down to 3/4"

Are there any alternatives to super juice you recommend when it is out of stock???

Could I use a little play sand too mix with the dirt to level and fill low spots before I throw down 10 10 10 and Arden 15 on a small complete renovation.

Core aeration. Is it good to do it at the same time you level?

Doc is ok to put pgf complete down after a hard rain after you put some down the previous week?

Doc I need to level and aereate. Which do I do first? Or does it matter

Doc Amazon will not have any Humichar until June so can I use Biochar by Anderson instead

Doc. How does this information apply to a Zoysia lawn in West Tennessee area?

In central NY i (we) cut our grass long 4" +/-. Is the process the same for leveling?

Hi Doc, Im in the Atlanta area. Does your leveling guy service north Atlanta ? Great Videos!

Hey doc would you happen to be in Augusta? I'd like to get a estimate on doing my mom's yard.

Doc, I live in Atlanta and need to use a Leveling Company and none of the ones we called have came out. Can you assist us with the company you use please? Thank you... Chuck

Which model spreader from turfco was being used. That thing laid a very nice path vs other droppers

And I was thinking my yard is small at 89k square feet. Shew that's a lot of sand topping! Great information!

Just wondering on a new lawn how many growing seasons do you recommend before starting a leveling project?

Hey Doc, members of the fb group 'Lawn Care Ontario' would love to have you on a ZOOM Q&A meeting. Would you be willing and able?

Any recommendations for Sandy soil? Do any advice how to kill weeds safely?

General question: You talk a lot about bermuda grass, but do your tips apply to kentucky blue grass?

LOL Are those birds a background soundtrack?? Hilarious!

Question for you sir. I have to labradors and they run around the backyard making it look like a battlefield. Grass looks great but there are lots of lumpy spots and a couple dig holes. Would using a roller help get out the lumps/high spots? Thank you sir.

Great video. Watching from Norway. Is there anything blocking me from accessing your web page since i don't live in the US? There is an error on the page telling me to turn of my VPN. I don't use a VPN.

The 2nd time? How often do you need to level your lawn?

Question for anyone, after buying this house and the lawn being neglected, I finally got it nice and healthy after a couple years of work. M wife wants to get one of those cedar playsets for our daughter. Is there anything I can do to prevent that from killing/damaging the lawn where it resides?

I've been wanting to do some lawn leveling for a few yrs now but I can't find a leveling mix anywhere in middle TN....I already looked into those bags of soil but they don't sell them around here. So if anyone from middle TN sees this and knows a company that'll mix some soil & sand please do share!!!

I don’t know how Doc stands the 90+ degree heat in the summer. I live at the beach and have an auto mower for those months mowing.

At what height are you cutting the yard in the fall/winter?

Hey Doc awesome video as always. I just love looking at your lawn and it being worked on his mesmerizing. I think you already know the answer but it would be cool if you have a minute to respond. I have a common Bermuda lawn I am in California been watching your videos for around two years now and my lawn is the best looking lawn in my neighborhood. For over a year though now it’s really starting to bother me that I have high spots in my lawn. Is there any real trick to fix that? I feel like the only thing I can do is shovel it flat and then maybe take some of the old good grass that I’ve shoveled out and try to plug it in to the newly level dirt. I know in one of your videos you showed that you can take the runners and plant them in their areas and I’ve done that with a lot of success. But the lazy side of me kind of wants to just rototill the entire lawn and then make it exactly flat. I figure it might take two seasons to get the lawn pretty much back to full thickness. Any thoughts?

All this is good for warm season grasses, or creeping bent , you take a lawn that's mowed at 2 "down to 1/2" you will be starting fresh lol, what he calls leveling is a actually the process of top dressing, which is part sand , peat or moss, depending on the lawn, detaching, aerating may be needed, he's using reel mowers, and his lawn is golf course quality, way above the average "lawn "

Good video, very informative, however what do you mean “real mower” ??

I have Kentucky Blue Grass. Are there lots of differences from Bermuda or ?

after leveling, why not brush it in with a shop broom? Stiff bristles.

how do you level if you have a lot of moles?

Premade mix link?

I'm shocked you didn't ship the leveling company a pallet of HumiChar for the organic component!

Which type of sand this?

Advice regarding St. Augustine. I live in central Florida and routinely cut my lawn at 3 1/2”.

I am still filling low spots, maybe someday I will move up to a full top coat leveling.

Where did you get the hat????

Is it possible to level a lawn that already has artificial turf on it?

What kind of sand or doesn’t it matter?

Do that company just dumped sand? They didn't actually drag it for the leveling aspect? You had to do the actual leveling component

My lawn is very uneven with high and low spots all over. If I level it as you suggest, some areas may end up with 3 to 4 inches of fill. Is that OK or is that a little too much for the grass to survive?

why are you leveling again? How many times do you level once a year or every two years? I watched a video of you doing a level i believe last year or the year before. So why again?

I have three different patterns I use when mowing. My neighbors cut the same way every time and it looks like a planted field instead of a lawn.

Have been looking in Charlotte for 2+ years for a) someone that sells good quality leveling mix (not including SuperSod for $200/yard) and b) someone that provides the service with a spreader of some type. Cannot find either. If anyone knows of someone, I’d appreciate a comment.

Talk about Zenith Zoysia grass more.

Is that a Jack Russell in the background?

My problem is my lawn in the back of the house is on a down grade. Every time I get a big rain, most of my loose dirt get washed away.

it really freaks me out how me and my ol lady were just sitting in the living room talking about leveling our yard and not but 20 mins later this video is recomended by youtube......hmmm

What’s the name of the company you used to level I’m in Covington area

this seems like it could really mess up your water runoff and shedding patterns

you never put the name of the company for the leveling mix.

What we really need is how to keep the damn moles, voles, and gophers the hell out of it!

My yard is horrible, should I just rent some equipment and take it all down and start over? I have a little over an acre

Why do you show lucifers horns in the beginning of your video? Are you a Rock Star? LOL. Or something else?

Shoot what about for us suburban folk? A tractor doesn't fit past my single-wide gate.

My man has a yard the size of a golf course...18,000square feet😱

Next video was not spot leveling. Where is the spot leveling vid?

Today's video is sponsored by word "diagonal".

PGR on the chin wouldn’t go astray.

why is your pool so damn far from your house?

Did he say “pay my son”????? If my dad paid me for all the work I did at his house I would be retired already