Thread 2954098

I just bought a house that has an awful, horribly maintained lawn. Would it be a good idea to just cover the entire thing in cardboard and mulch and start over from scratch?

That could kind of work but one problem I foresee with that is after everything is dead then your topsoil is going to wash the first moderately heavy rain you get. If it's small enough to cover, then just going through pulling weeds and leveling spots shouldn't be too difficult.

>>2954098 (OP)
>your topsoil is going to wash the first moderately heavy rain you get.
no it won't, OP isn't living on a hillside.

>>2954111
It doesn't matter, with nothing holding it, it's going to wash. There's literally a name for it, sheet erosion

>>2954102
I live on very flat land, you're sure this is an issue?

>>2954116
Yeah, just weed your yard bro

you'd need to till the soil as well if you're growing from seed. personally I prefer clover which will outgrow a lot of weeds and save you the trouble.

>how do you know if someones a notill fag?
>dont worry theyll tell you

>>2954098 (OP)
Rent a rototiller from the hardware store and chew it to pieces.
Draw a map of how you want your yard to look, what you want to plant and where you will need landscape fabric. Make a sifter out of an old pallet and some chicken wire, save rocks, spread them around a Japanese maple or something

>>2954098 (OP)
I did a section of our yard which was all weeds by covering about 900sqft with black poly plastic sheeting.
Left it for a few months, which killed all the weeds, then I tilled it, then seeded it with grass and clover.
Worked pretty well.

1) Go to search engine. I used duckduckgo
2) Type in: how do you remove sod from backyard and press the hourglass icon to search
3) Click on links to watch related videos/read websites that will describe the sod removal process.
3a) You will need to rent a sod cutter to make life much easier. But it's possible to do it all by hand too to save money but it will mean lots of sweaty work.
4) Remove & dispose of sod.
5) Replace dirt and new sod as needed.
6) Water regularly until it takes but follow the directions.
7) Be sure to fertilize sod AFTER it takes and sprouts it's new roots.

Bonus: I did the search work for you, thank me later:

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=how+do+you+remove+sod+from+backyard&ia=web

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