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  • In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to revitalize a lawn.

    Steps:

    1. Run a gas-powered aerator back and forth across entire lawn, making sure not to miss any areas.
    2. Switch directions and run aerator perpendicular to the first pass.
    3. Fill drop spreader with lawn fertilizer and apply to entire lawn.
    4. Stop and start the spreader at the end of each pass to avoid over-application of fertilizer.
    5. Use a shovel to spread compost across the lawn to a depth of ½ inch.
    6. Rake the compost into the lawn.
    • Difficulty: Easy to moderate

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      • square shovel
        Shovel,
        used to spread compost
      • metal garden rake
        Rake,
        used to work compost into lawn
      • Gas-powered aerator,
        used to aerate lawn
      • Drop Spreader
        Drop spreader,
        used to apply fertilizer

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      1. 12-25-12 Lawn fertilizer

      2. Compost