To late to flatten soil?

wpoveromo – posted 16 November 2004 15:14

I recently tilled up my yard and planted new Tall Fescue (Pennington Rebel) seeds. After I tilled it, I used a metal rake to flatten the soil out, however it never really seemed “flat” Now the grass is grown, in most areas (some need reseeding), but I did the first round of cutting, and noticed the entire yard is clumpy and not flat. What could I do? I installed a irrigation system and was thinking about letting the roots settle, then soaking the yard. After the soil was very wet, almost muddy, then getting a heavy roller and trying to flatten the yard???

sprinklergod – posted 21 November 2004 18:19

you won’t hurt anything by rolling your yard…you don’t need to soak your yard before rolling though. Just water everyday (usually for new seed 10 mins. a zone 3 times a day). Do this for at least 3-4 days so the soil really has a chance to moisten up, then roll your yard…give it awhile aka 1 month or so and roll again until you get the desired results….so areas you may have to re-rack and re-seed as rolling won’t take out large rises or clumps. Good luck.