"Chris" wrote in message
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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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: "Chris" wrote in message
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: Hi,
:
: I used a weed and feed moss treatment as most of my lawn was covered
by
: moss, I raked off the dead moss and now all I am left with is 80% bare
: soil.
:
: If I lay new turf on the bare soil will it grow? do I need to dig the
lawn
: over first and then lay the turf.
:
: Will turf survive if I put it down at this time of year.
:
: Thanks.
:
:
: yes but you should rake it first so the roots can get down through what
is
: probably compacted soil, and remove the 20% grass. It could also
probably
do
: with a good spiking to geta bit of drainage.
: If it wasnt for the rain this would be a good time to lay turf, I'd let
it
: dry a bit first.
:

Thanks Tumbleweed,

I thought I might need to hire a rotavator or do something special, so
basically I wait until ground has dried out a bit, give it a raking to
remove the remaining grass and loosen the soil up then turf it, I think I
can manage that


I been reading up on lawn care but being a novice I am not sure what to do
really, what is the best way to maintain the new lawn so I dont end up
with
moss and weeds again, I cant afford to re-turf ever summer


Moss is the difficult thing. If you have moss it means your lawn is 'badly'
drained (not from the POV of the moss it isnt :-)

So, unless you change that, you'll probably get it again.Chemicals can help
but I've just given up and accept it for what it is.

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