Soil Looks very sandy

Awesome job gave me some great tips for my lawn which I am doing the same thing right now after removing some trees.

Looks good. You and the Mrs. have done a great job realizing your dreams. Couldn't be happier for the both of you. God Bless.

I like the ATV idea for a tractor. Here's a trick you might try sometime: Get about a 12 foot length of chain link fence, lay it out flat, put some pieces of lumber on top of it for weight and then hook up to the narrower end of the piece of fencing and tow it behind the ATV. It works great for smoothing out a new lawn bed. It works like a sander, just give the high spots extra attention and they'll disappear. I used to use a tractor but I think an ATV would be much better.

Looks great! I'm trying to level my backyard so I can plant grass. Thanks for the tips!

Hi: I think you worked it out so the grass will look real good. I was looking in the background and could see your Service Panel. I notice the you don't have a roof over the top of it. You should put a A roof over it for two main reasons. One is to keep the weather off of it and the second is electric Safety. You will be surprised how much it help keep the connection from going bad. I helped build six of them for our Boy Scout Camp and It has helped. Your place is starting to look great and can hardly wait to see the new lake full of water. Have Fun

nicely documented. thank you for sharing.

around here landscapers use bobcat for rough grade, you did a nice job, the yard would look nice with flowering shrubs ps not sure if you can grow them, but the deer love hostas like candy

McGiver of the landscaping ! Terrific job mate. Here’s to a wonderful, healthy life for you and Mrs Kapper enjoying all your hard work and visage. Truely inspiring mate.👍🎸

It looks good Joe, keep up the good work and you will soon have a nice lawn.

options make life grand!

Sometimes you have to get off the machine and use a rake

Something I found for fertilizer, is an organic fert called Milorganite. Bc it is organic it is safe for children/animals. You can buy it at Lowe's. It's cheap too - like $7-8 a bag. It has a recommended amount (36lb bag for 2500sqft) you put down, but you can put as much down as you want and not burn the lawn (or for seeds) not ruin it (for seeding they recommend 2 bags for 2500sqft). And it is naturally slow releasing, put it down in spring, july 4th, and fall. Chemical makeup is: 5.0% Total Nitrogen (N) = *3% Water Insoluble (slow-release) N + 2% Water Soluble N 2.5% Total Iron (Fe) 4.0% Available Phosphate (P2O5) 1.2% Available Calcium (Ca)

hook a wooden pallet up to the back of your mower with a chain , drag over lawn again and again . It smooths out the dirt breaks up the clods

if you could get your hands on a rock hound would have saved you many steps, all you would have done was ruff in you dirt then run the rock hound across it and then plate it but if you can't get your hands on one still looks great and turned out great looking

Should of called me Kapper. I have a soil pulverizer/gill that would of been perfect for taking out them humps. You did a good job tho and got it done.

The place is looking great ... Nice job!

New lawn grow the best with modest watering several times a day until the grass is tall enough to cut.

Hi I work on a sod farm in Florida and also run a installation crew for the company and we always run a cultipacker after we mulch the seed with hay... It seems to help with the wind blowing the hay off and it will poke the hay it in to the ground to help with rain water washing it off.

Have you heard of the piece of farm equipment called a rake?

Looking good

Kap, have you ever heard of a tool called a rake, long wooden handle pointy things on the end. The reason landscapers charge that much money because of the hand work. You were ok with the drag mat before seeding but without hand raking you will feel every bump and hole when it comes time to mow. After you hand rake you can then seed and fertilize, but with that soil you need a starter fert like 38-24- 11 or there about. Now that you got your seed and fert down take a leaf rake turn it over and drag over the seed back and forth, with an area the size of yours that would only take 15 minutes. what that does is just covers the seed with the perfect amount of soil. all that is left to do is mulch and water and in about 10-14 days depending on what type of seed you used you will have a very high rate of germination. Then wait until you have a fairly established lawn before you repair any bare spot or ruts. If you have any questions you can fly me out and I will be at you total service. Sir.

OK u did a good job!!

Nice job

Who ever would think that gravel in the yard is ok is beyond me. A professional landscaping service would never allow that. Glad it's your yard....

hey, getting to use to the machines, need to grab a landscape rake!, since you dont have a skid ster, call Ryan?

Any local dealer that can rent you a harley rake and a tracked skid steer for a couple days? That would be the ticket. Same thing as a power rake.

Notification squad!!!!!! Im freaking loving this channel!

You seem like you were having more fun than a 23yr old kid riding around with the drag. lol! Are you going to put a walkway from the driveway to the porch?

You have a tractor and equipment at your disposal...i have to rent and because I work , i can only do my project on weekend , and if its looking like its going to be a nice weekend , if I am not on it , what I need will be rented out lol...nice job ....nice video

Nice lookin back on ur achievements, can I ask the purpose o the straw never seen that done over here before 🤔 great job 👍💪💪

Why not run over it with the packer if you're worried about it washing away? Seed to soil contact is crucial.

Man you are doing some great work around your property, the new lake work vids were good to watch. Your lawn work has me mystified please tell me how you intend to keep the grave in place on the drives and the lawn soil where it should be. please except some constructive advice from a guy who's been there and done it, several times. We do and sometimes fail but sometimes some one whos been there before tis you the wink and boy can it save you money and nags from HER In DOORS. Man run a kerb line this will give you drive way a buffer to press on and prevent spreading it will also work the other way for the lawn, lawns have roots and they are for ever growing so they exert pressure sideways, so you need a break point for the drive and the lawn. kerb lines can be precast units laid on and backed by concrete, or concrete laid in formwork, if you have suitable timber on site have it machined into planks, rot treated and form a kerb line with suitable timber stakes. After the lawn has settled it will make for easy mowing and you wont have gravel wrecking your mower blades. I'm from the UK and it's amazing seeing how you have such a different method of tackling tasks. now I've worked around the world and find watching people a fascinating hobby, non of us are wrong we just do different. I'll keep subscribing and I want to see that new lake filled. god bless, BS

WHY DON'T U DO IT BY HAND LIKE ANYONE ELSE WOULD. MULCH UP THE WHOLE YARD

You Sir , Are the King of Toy's !! May I ask what you do or did for a living ? I need to push my Kid in that direction ! LOL .. Looks good ...

grade before gravel

Power rake would be best

Heh Kapper. The Kioti went fast mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many discs are on your plough? I want to order one with the new Kioti

Nice house just interested how much for a plot of land to buy to build a house this size in the USA. I from Ireland

So where is the lawn!

do you have a video of the finished lawn? looked, but didnt find it

The straw is so it wont get burned by the sun?

The reason there was so much gravel was from the drag getting into the stone which is operator error. There is no good reason for gravel in the new yard. Sorry, but pressing the gravel in the dirt after the grass has grown would not be acceptable to me. To each his own....

What seed do you used? Have any update video

equipment overkill

York rake

what is the cost of all this

How about those dags.

This is not a step by step guide my friend.

Looks nice Joe..