Till up dead grass and weeds with a motorized tiller. Till 3 to 4 inches to create a loose soil base for the roots of your new hydroseeding. Rake up grass, leaving behind as much soil as possible. This is also a great time to remove any rocks, sticks, or debris to even out your planting area.

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A rotary tiller, commonly known as a rototiller, is a motorized cultivator with tines or blades that rotate through the soil, pulverizing it and breaking up clumps into a finer texture.

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Rototillers can be walk-behind, where you literally walk behind it as it pushes through the soil, or ride-on, such as those found as an attachment to a lawn or compact tractor.

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Tilling the ground it is one of the best ways to obtain great results for your hydroseeding, the ground will be turned over ready to take all nutrients for a successful new lawn.