Method

1. First, identify the areas of lawn you do not use and would like to convert.

2. Using the spade/shovel, cut out 1 1/2 square foot sections of grass (see video)

3. Loosen up soil using steel rake, pitchfork, or mattock. 

Tools Needed

• Spade or a flat shovel to remove grass.

• Steel rake, pitchfork, or mattock to break up soil.

Spade

Steel rake

Pitchfork

Mattock

Click here for video