Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Home and Garden: [header] How to repair a bare patch of lawn [title] Test to see if compaction is the problem. [step] Stamp your foot hard onto the soil of the patch. If it feels hard on contact, you have a problem with compaction.

Ending1: Compaction can occur from overwatering, leaving larger patches of grass bare, or from watering too much, like frost. As such, determining whether compaction is the issue will be up to you. Ending2: This means that you will need to consider what is causing the compaction so that it does not reoccur after mending the bare patch. [title] Use a rake to clean the bald spots. Ending3: Using a nail or a similar heavy item, place the trowel and your foot on the patch of soil. If you feel safe allowing the compaction to set up, you should proceed. Ending4: Settle the nail file to not grind the soil. When compaction is present, continue to the next step.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4