Landowners are often found with uneven plots. In such a territory, it is not always possible to implement a comfortable recreation area or a garden for growing crops. This article discusses the methods and steps of eliminating various bumps, pits and hills for further cultivation of a lawn on this soil.
Alignment methods
Aligning a plot for a lawn is a rather complicated procedure that will require a lot of effort. There are several ways to do this. Further in the article you can familiarize yourself with them.
Using a professional technique
If you have to correct irregularities in a large area of 5 hectares, then, of course, manually it will be very difficult to do and it is better to use special equipment for this.
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To level the soil, you can use the following:
- walk-behind tractor;
- cultivator;
- tractor.
A walk-behind tractor and a cultivator are an excellent and affordable option to achieve the desired result, but before starting the procedure, the scope of work should be estimated. This technique is able to eliminate bumps up to 15 cm deep. If pits or hills exceed this indicator, then in this case you need to use a more powerful unit - a tractor. He will easily cope even with the most neglected land plots. The machine bucket is capable of capturing soil up to 1 m deep. It will be extremely difficult for a person to do such work independently.
Important! After deep leveling of the soil, it is recommended to process the land allotment with steam. Soil must be poured with boiling water to destroy harmful microorganisms.
Manual alignment
Small areas can be aligned manually. For this you will need:
- rope;
- bars-pegs;
- shovel;
- rake;
- garden car;
- roulette.
As a guide, you need to install pegs on the edges of the plot and pull the rope evenly on them. Further, all irregularities are removed with a shovel. The upper (fertile) layer of soil must be removed, and if there are pits in the area, fill them with this earth.
Site Alignment Sequence
If you want your allotment of land to be perfectly flat, you need to know the sequence of actions that will help remove all the pits and elevations. Leveling the surface of the soil provides for preparatory work, the process of removing defects and the period until the earth sags properly. Further in the article, the algorithm of actions of this procedure is considered.
Garbage collection
At the stage of preparing the land allotment, it is necessary to carefully remove all garbage: various pieces of paper, bags, plastic products, etc. There should be no weeds, dry branches, fallen leaves or other plants in the garden. Also, all large cobblestones are removed from the territory. If there are a lot of stones, then they can strengthen the border of the site.
Particular attention should be paid to the roots of perennial weeds. Excess grass on a plot of land can adversely affect the appearance of a planted lawn. You also need to carefully remove the stumps and their underground part.
Digging
Alignment of the site provides for its thorough digging. From the whole territory you need to remove the fertile layer. It must be folded outside the uneven area for a while, until the bottom layer of soil is put in order.
If the type of soil on the site is not suitable for the crop that you want to plant, it can be leveled by applying nutrient soil. It is sold in specialized stores. This earthen mixture must be evenly distributed throughout the territory. How to do it right, read on.
Did you know? In sandy soil, plants often feel much more comfortable than in nutritious chernozems. This is due to its granular structure, which does not retain moisture and excludes the possibility of rot development.
Alignment
The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- First you need to determine the level at which you will level. As a rule, this is the average height in the territory from the highest and lowest points.
- With the help of a peg and a rope, the land should be divided into squares. Having made a kind of “lattice”, it will be easier to see what you need to work on: where to pour, and where to remove the bumps.
- With the help of the level, it is necessary to determine the soil layer and proceed to eliminate all defects of the soil surface. Pits and hills should not remain. After the land layer acquires the proper form, in addition to the whole garden you need to walk with a rake.
Rammer
After the work done, you will need to work a little more, because the earth should be well compacted. There is a special technique for this - the ice rink. But a similar unit can be made independently: you just need to fill a large barrel with crushed stone or other stones.
Important! If the site is prepared for lawn, a slight slope of about 3% can be left on the territory to ensure a good flow of water.
Weighted containers should be periodically rolled across the land allotment. If necessary, fill up the earth and repeat the tampering procedure. As a rule, this process can last from 2 to 4 weeks.
Features of leveling the plot with a slope
You can make a perfectly flat area using soil or sand, which can often be found on construction sites as unsuitable material.
The alignment of land with a slope has the following steps:
- The upper fertile soil layer is removed from the site and laid aside.
- All potholes and pits are filled with auxiliary material - unnecessary soil or sand.
- Further, the previously removed fertile soil layer is evenly distributed on the surface. In the area of the slope, the embankment is initially made larger, and then leveled to the desired level.
A flat surface in the country, in the garden or in the vegetable garden is not only a beautiful site, it is much easier to look after such a territory. The absence of pits and hills will allow you to build a playground, a gazebo in this area, or realize the desired landscape layout.
