anita wrote:


I will take old grass up then turf.

Only problem I have to do it all be hand!!!!
No fancy machines like groundforce have, they cost a bomb to hire, i
just checked 170.00 for turf cutter and rotovator ( think I spelled
that wrong)
Still it will look great when finished,
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anita
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How big an area? Would it take too long to dig the plot - burying the chopped turf
in the trench as you go? That would give you a superb gold plated job and cost
nothing only time. On a bigger scale I'd kill it off by covering with old carpet
or WHY now or by spraying with Roundup at the first opportunity in Spring, then
rotavate thoroughly - you would only need to remove any grass sods etc that you
couldn't bury while preparing the seed bed. The notion that turf need less
preparation than seed is a fallacy, you really do need a reasonable 'seedbed' to
lay turf if it is to prosper in the long term. The big advantage of seed is that
you get to choose the grass species and varieties rather than getting what's in
the turf. Turfing is hard work if it's a big area and you're doing it properly. If
you go for a sodcutter don't dump your turf stack it face down next to your
compost heap and it will rot down to a wonderful loam. IIRC much of this is
covered in more detail in one of the FAQ's - one Cormaic wrote I think.
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Rod
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