"mattyh" wrote in message
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Hopefully someone can tell me if this is feasible. We've recently
cut
away flowerbeds from a (newly) fully turfed back garden, and
currently
have all the excess turf piled up in one corner.

Our idea was to let this die off and hopefully let it break down so
that in the spring we can use it as topsoil for the flowerbeds.

The turf that's in the middle of the pile has started to die, and
i've
re-piled it so that the stuff at the top that's still alive is now
in
the middle etc, but is it feasible to expect this will have broken
down enough to use in the Spring? Should I be using any sort of
grass
killer? Or is this a daft idea and i should just dispose of this
and
order some topsoil?!

Any advice would be most appreciated, thanks

Whatever you do don't waste it. I normally dig out the bed and put the
chopped up turf in the bottom.
All you need to do is cover your heap with some black plastic or a bit
of old carpet, then it'll be fine to use on your borders etc after the
grass has died and rotted. Composted turves used to be the basis for
true John Innes compost made to the JI institute recipe.
--
Rod

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