In article , bill west
writes
I have just moved into a new house with a large rear garden 30m x 30m.

It has been rotavated over by builders, but it is very soft and loose,
with large lumps of clay.

Apart from the obvious brick ends that will have to remove, and giving
it a good rotavating over to make a fine bed.

Whats the best way of compacting the soil ready for turfing ??

Its too big to walk on, but its very sticky to use a roller.

Walking is the correct way to flatten an area of soil for a lawn. You
tramp sideways, putting each foot down where the other one was, and this
will compact the soil correctly. If there are then bumps and hollows,
rake it level and go through the above process again.

Rolling is no good for preparing a lawn, as the roller will pass over
soft areas without being able to compress them. You would then end up
with unwanted hollows when the soil settles.

Roy.
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Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.