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My yard is bumpy

There are holes and dips and bumps all over my new yard.

There's also spots where the tree leaf coverage is so thick that grass doesn't grow.

Is there anything short of a full blown major project to fix all this, or am I stuck with it? 

Re: My yard is bumpy

  • You could roll your yard with one of those heavy roller things behind a tractor, but that's a big project. I have the same shade issue and we pruned the trees but still it's mostly mulch. Grass just doens't have a chance.
  • I'd prune the trees and aerate really well.
  • DO NOT roll your yard--you'll compact the soil, and that makes it harder for trees, grass, and other plants to grow.

    It's better for your trees not to have grass growing up to the trunk--turf sucks up a bunch of water, depriving the tree.  You can always make a shade garden under the trees.

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