On Jul 12, 4:06*am, gardenermatt gardenermatt.
wrote:
You need to ensure that the ground you will be laying onto is weed and
debris free, best done by going over a few times with a rake.

Following this, your lawn needs to be as level as you want it to be, as
you don't want a wonky lawn! You will need to ensure that as your raking
the soil, you need to treat it with a good quality fertilizer and a good
water, and then it is ready to lay.

When laying the turf, you need to ensure theres a certain amount of
pressure to the turf sits nicely on your soil, and its always best to
tap it down by laying a plank of wood across the joints in the turf and
tapping it with a hammer to ensure its packed.

Last thing to do puncture a few holes in the top of your turf (most
people do this with a rake),


I can just see doing this on a 5000 sq ft lawn. Must be a real joy.
And the point to making holes with a rake is?


and you need to sprinkle some good quality
topsoil over the top of the turf, followed by brushing it in with a fine
sweeping brush!


That sounds about as useful and practical as the previous step.
Ever see pros do either of these?




Hope this helps!

Matt

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gardenermatt