When buying a summer house, a country house, you may encounter such a problem as the slope of the site. If this is the only drawback, then it can be corrected by yourself or with the help of hired workers. The terrain of your territory may change over time under the influence of weather conditions. Before leveling the site, consider whether it is advisable. You can hide or successfully beat the natural features of the landscape with the help of design. Beautiful benches, swings, paths, decorative ponds, flower beds will help to visually improve even the most uneven area. If earthworks are inevitable, then you need to start them wisely. Before you level the site, outline the work plan and costs for them.
A small area under a flower bed or a playground for children's games can be repaired by yourself with a shovel and rake. Stock up on pegs, twine, measuring tape. Before leveling the site, drive in woodensticks around its edges. Pull the twine over them so that the height throughout the territory is equal. Focusing on the resulting level, remove the top layer of the earth and keep it at a distance, because it is the most fertile. Then excess soil is removed from the high edge of the site with a shovel and transferred to a lower level. It is not necessary to compact the earth. The fertile layer is covered from above. A rake will help level the area. The soil will take time to settle. It is enough not to disturb the site for two weeks. After you managed to level the site with your own hands and the earth sank, you can start planting.
In order to prepare a lawn area for outdoor activities, you need to change a fairly large area. The slope of a site of this size can be leveled with a cultivator if the angle of inclination is small. To do this, plow the land two or three times, then level it evenly with a rake.
If the amount of work is beyond the power of a person, it is better to involve equipment for earthworks. A small tractor with a bucket can dramatically change the terrain in a relatively short time. If the slope is especially large, you will need to bring in land to level the area. If you plan to plant a garden on this site, then get fertile soil. Usually, after it was possible to level the summer cottage, the earth is allowed to settle for the whole winter until the next season. You can speed up this process. To do this, take a large barrel of water and tamp the ground with it, rolling it over the site.
During earthworks onIf possible, clean the ground from construction waste, debris, tree roots and stumps. Weed roots that you come across while loosening should be thrown out of the site. This will reduce the amount of unwanted grass in your garden. It is useful to leave the dug up earth in this form for the winter. During this period, it will be filled with nutrient water, oxygen, natural fertilizers, which will be useful for the future harvest. We hope that from this article you have learned in detail how to level a plot for a flower bed, vegetable garden, lawn, playground or radically change the landscape.
