Converting Weedy Field to Lawn: Beyond Rototilling

Rototilling a 3-foot-weed-covered, bumpy 0.75-acre field just mixes weeds into the soil. Instead: rent a brush mower (DR Power or similar) to scalp vegetation to ground level. Most weeds die from severe defoliation.

Remove debris, import quality topsoil to level the surface, then seed and water daily. This creates a clean seedbed without bringing up buried weed seeds.

Tilling is for incorporating amendments in prepared soil—not for initial clearing of heavy weed stands.