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  • #1

    Fill a small dip in the lawn.

    Not sure if the photo makes it obvious but I have one corner of lawn with a noticeable dip, whereas the rest is totally level. On a big lawn you wouldn't notice but since my garden is small, I like to be precise and neat, and it makes mowing an even height tricky.

    I thought about rolling back the turf and adding some soil but am not confident I wouldn't mess it up. On such a small area, and only about an inch dip to fill, can I just spread some soil on top, press it down flat, and let the grass grow through?
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    I assume this is the corner with the lone daffodil that you're thinking of planting up with bulbs?
    Lift the turf, plant the bulbs, cover with soil/compost and relay the turf.
    However, I'm not 100% certain that bulbs in your lawn will be "neat" enough for you as they make the ground a bit uneven.

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    • #3
      I would lift the turf and add some soil underneath. If it was less than 1/2" I'd add some soil on top and let the grass grow through, but an inch is quite a lot to do that. you could add a bit, "brush" it in so that the grass leaves show through, and add some more in a month or so's time when the grass has recovered.

      Generally I cut H-shaped slits with a spade, centred on the high/low spot, peal the two halves of turf back, remove/add soil, and put the turf back then water well (and water some more if the weather remains dry).
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      • #4
        How does one roll back turf neatly? Use the flat of the spade or literally roll it up with hands (gently of course)? It would be my preferred option if it's not a hard thing to do.

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        • #5
          Ideally you'd a heart shaped turfing iron, but not many of us have them available so a half moon edging tool is quite good as it is flat. Failing that a spade.

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          • #6
            I've always used a spade. Push it in to cut in the shape of an "H" then push underneath the turf to peel back the top and bottom of the H. Add the soil then fold the turves back.

            If you get it roughly right you can smooth out any imperfections of half-inch or so afterwards by brushing in soil on the top.

            So that's the same as Kristen said.
            Last edited by Martin H; 11-04-2015, 02:48 PM. Reason: Saw Kristen's post.
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