The easiest way to get a yard of grass without laying sod involves a few simple steps. Till your yard to break up the dirt. Add clean dirt fill and mix it into the soil. Evenly spread the grass seed and fertilizer using a spreader and slightly overlap with each pass. Add more clean dirt fill on top of the grass seed. Use water to moisten the top inch of soil but don’t over wet. Repeat this until you have three inches of grass. Once you have that length, lessen your watering’s to brief morning and evening soaks.