Lawn Advice
Question:
My garden is in a bad way grass wise and I want to rotovate it and put down new turf, when is the best time to do it. Also the garden is used a lot by children and a golden lab bitch what is the best turf to use?
Answer:
The best time to lay a new lawn is autumn or early spring so your timing is good. I'd wait until the worst of the frost is over and the weather isn't too wet. The important thing to remember when laying a lawn is that the soil should be well prepared, level and firm. Firm the soil by treading over the whole area very evenly then just rake over the top to loosen it slightly. Leave like this for a couple of weeks for weeds to germinate then apply a weed killer to get rid of them. This will avoid problems later. http://gardeningregister.co.uk/NonProductPages/Articles/Lawns/lawns_home.htm. The link above will take you to my lawn page which may help you a bit more. If you are using turf as opposed to sowing seed then you may be best asking your supplier which is the most hardwearing. You can usually buy cultivated turf which is good quality but can be expensive or normal meadow turf which is a lot cheaper. There are several sites on-line which look good - Turfland have a few varieties and tell you about the different qualities. If you go to my homepage http://www.gardeningregister.co.uk you will find a Google search box. Enter the word Turf for a selection of suppliers. Don't buy your turf too soon so that it doesn't dry out. Leave it standing for no longer than 2-3 days. As for dogs, I'm afraid bitches can make a bit of a mess of lawns. The only way I know around it is to hose off the area if you see her at it.
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