The use of a lawn roller is by no means limited to covering the ground with seed. In fact, with professional rolling you can complete a whole range of maintenance work. Find out here when and how it makes sense to roll the lawn.

Rolling compensates for bumps after mowing

You are less likely to be confronted with the problem on English lawns than on heavily used playing and sports fields. After mowing, the green still appears bumpy and uneven. How good if a lawn roller filled with sand or water is ready. Run the device over it once in the longitudinal direction and once in the transverse direction to effectively smooth the freshly mown lawn.

Scarifying, fertilizing and rolling go hand in hand

Thoroughly combing out moss and weeds, followed by fertilizing, is an indispensable part of lawn care in spring. The efficiency of this care is increased with the help of the lawn roller. How to do it right:

  • Mow the lawn as short as possible
  • Scarify the weedy greenery in a checkerboard pattern
  • Fertilize within 7 days with an organic or mineral-organic preparation
  • Roll the lawn lengthwise and crosswise to water afterwards

If you aerate and sand a heavily compacted lawn after scarifying with the aerator, ideally add a pass with the roller between the passes.

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Clever hobby gardeners use the following trick to smooth a lawn without a roller. Without further ado, they strap a board under each shoe and walk across the lawn with it.

Rolling drives lawn seed to germinate

Sowing a lawn successfully is one of the greatest challenges in hobby gardening. So that the delicate seeds actually form a dense carpet, a large number of work steps have to interlock seamlessly. The rolling of the sowing plays a part in this ingenious process for the perfect soil contact. Important to note is that you roll the fresh seedbed without any time delay to get germination going.

How to use a lawn roller correctly

The lawn roller is a useful garden tool that makes maintenance easier for the hard-working gardener. For correct handling, the following aspects should be heeded so that the roller fulfills its task perfectly:

  • Remove all molehills from the lawn before rolling
  • Do not drive tight corners so that the edges do not damage the turf
  • Slightly damp lawn is easier to roll than a powder-dry grass surface

If you work with a water-filled device, the water should be drained before winter. In addition, it is advisable to thoroughly clean the roller of soil residue after each use.

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A quality feature for good lawn rollers is sometimes underestimated. We are talking about a practical dirt scraper. This keeps the soil, seeds and pieces of grass that have been thrown up away from the user by immediately releasing the material back to the ground. This keeps your face and clothes clean.

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