How to Flatten a Lawn

Eroding soil or ground settling can cause ruts, dips or depressions in your once-flat lawn. These low spots can become hazardous if someone stumbles over the depressed area. They can also collect water, which provides a place for mosquitoes to breed, and can damage a lawnmower as the mower hits the dip. Making the lawn flat is an easy process.

Things You'll Need

• Topsoil
• Sand
• Landscaping rake

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Mix a combination of 50 percent topsoil and 50 percent sand.

   • 2

     Apply 1/2-inch of the topsoil/sand mix to the low spots. Work the area where you applied the mix with a landscaping rake to spread it. Don't bury any grass blades while doing this.

   • 3

     Water the area you applied the mix to until it is soaked.

   • 4

     Apply more of the mix to the low spots every four to six weeks until the lawn is flat.