Tim Boyle said:

Eggs Zachtly Wrote:
Tim Boyle said:
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I've just bought a house which has a large rear lawn, broken up with
a
missmatch of patios and random beds. I want to remove these and grow
grass which would match in with the existing lawn. I was going to
turf
these areas but am now worried that the two won't blend. Any
advise?-

Are you planning on using the same species of grass?


Good point - I'm not that up on grass but I guess I could find out what
species it is before

That would be a good idea.

turfing - or seeding if that is simpler.

Neither is all that difficult, depending on the grade of the area.
Slice-seeding is the most effective way of seeding the area, but depending
on where you live, the optimum time for seeding may have passed. The seeder
may be hard to come by. Some rental places stock them. As long as the
ground is thawed, you can lay sod. Keep in mind that you'll be watering a
bit more often, until the roots take.

Also I'm
told that turfing is now equivalent or cheaper than seeding 0 is that
your understanding?


The obvious positives about sodding a
The results are instantaneous. There was a bare spot, and there is instant
lawn. There are also no weeds (assuming the sod comes from a reputable
farm).

The drawbacks: It costs more (negligible, when doing a small area).

With seeding, drawbacks a
Keeping traffic off of it, until the lawn gets established. Giving it the
correct amount of moisture, until it gets established. Keeping the birds
from eating the seed, until it germinates. Etc, etc, etc. It all takes
time.

IMO, seeding is too high-maintanence for my available time. I've renovated
all of my beds, have all of the new ones in that I need, and the last thing
to do with my yard's renovation, is the lawn. I have two dogs that I'd
never be able to keep confined to a small area, so I'll be sodding. I have
an advantage on the cost of the sod, due to my employment. We've a major
project at work that will involve many truckloads of sod. I'll purchase a
few pallets at the same time. In your case, sodding would probably be the
way to go, also. It's not a large area, and it's a heckuva lot less work,
in the long run.

HTH
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Eggs

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