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sa226 · 03-28-2017, 04:59 PM

We bought a house last October and now that the winter is slowly going away I'd like to start looking into how I can get my lawn into the pristine condition that it deserves to be.

Previous owners had a dog and didn't really care. There is lots of dead grass and a few diggin holes.

I kind of get the idea of aerating, fertilizing, seeding etc, but the back yard is very uneven and I would like to level it out. As well as fill in those diggin holes.

I have read that you can use a dirt/sand mix as a leveler and rake it throughout the yard, but should I aerate it before I do that? What is the order of things? Should I start aerating and fertilizing in May to get it filling in nicely and then level it later in the summer? Or should I level it right away, leaving my back yard in a bit of a mud pit?

Thanks.

03-28-2017, 04:59 PM	#1
sa226 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back in Calgary!! Exp:	Tell me about lawn maintenance. We bought a house last October and now that the winter is slowly going away I'd like to start looking into how I can get my lawn into the pristine condition that it deserves to be. Previous owners had a dog and didn't really care. There is lots of dead grass and a few diggin holes. I kind of get the idea of aerating, fertilizing, seeding etc, but the back yard is very uneven and I would like to level it out. As well as fill in those diggin holes. I have read that you can use a dirt/sand mix as a leveler and rake it throughout the yard, but should I aerate it before I do that? What is the order of things? Should I start aerating and fertilizing in May to get it filling in nicely and then level it later in the summer? Or should I level it right away, leaving my back yard in a bit of a mud pit? Thanks.