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turf turning to straw
hi guys just joined need your help !!
recently i had my back garden turfed at a cost of £400 this was just for turf and labour i waited 3 weeks before i used it and in that time i kept it waterd as much as i could it looked really well and green for weeks atfer its first cut and it grew back well and thick after it had been down a few months i started to notice small dead patches but continued to keep watering and cutting it now about 4 months on the growth is really bad and just grows around the edges and cutting it fairly fulls up the grass collection box on the lawnmower when looking at the grass it now has patches of a straw like colour all over apart from the edges and the thickness of the grass is now terrible and can see the joins again in the hot weather it was drying out alot and i tried forking it to let the water get to the roots because the water was sitting on top of the soil and new growth is now very minimal please help im a 29 year old guy whos just bought his first house and saved hard to turf the back garden i used to love going out and looking at the turf now i cant look at it ive bought some grass seed to put down but i really dont know what to do |
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turf turning to straw
scott0904 wrote:
hi guys just joined need your help !! recently i had my back garden turfed at a cost of £400 this was just for turf and labour i waited 3 weeks before i used it and in that time i kept it waterd as much as i could it looked really well and green for weeks atfer its first cut and it grew back well and thick after it had been down a few months i started to notice small dead patches but continued to keep watering and cutting it now about 4 months on the growth is really bad and just grows around the edges and cutting it fairly fulls up the grass collection box on the lawnmower when looking at the grass it now has patches of a straw like colour all over apart from the edges and the thickness of the grass is now terrible and can see the joins again in the hot weather it was drying out alot and i tried forking it to let the water get to the roots because the water was sitting on top of the soil and new growth is now very minimal please help im a 29 year old guy whos just bought his first house and saved hard to turf the back garden i used to love going out and looking at the turf now i cant look at it ive bought some grass seed to put down but i really dont know what to do What does the sod provider have to say about it? |
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turf turning to straw
On Jul 16, 2:24*pm, "Bob F" wrote:
scott0904 wrote: hi guys just joined need your help !! recently i had my back garden turfed at a cost of 400 this was just for turf and labour i waited 3 weeks before i used it and in that time i kept it waterd as much as i could it looked really well and green for weeks atfer its first cut and it grew back well and thick after it had been down a few months i started to notice small dead patches but continued to keep watering and cutting it now about 4 months on the growth is really bad and just grows around the edges and cutting it fairly fulls up the grass collection box on the lawnmower when looking at the grass it now has patches of a straw like colour all over apart from the edges and the thickness of the grass is now terrible and can see the joins again in the hot weather it was drying out alot and i tried forking it to let the water get to the roots because the water was sitting on top of the soil and new growth is now very minimal This could be an important clue. Not clear how much water he's been putting down or what rate, but unless it's at a huge rate water should not be pooling on the top of new sod. And the problem isn't the sod, it's going to be whatever is underneath. Sounds like they put the sod down on some impermeable earth. If so, the water has no place to go and the roots can't establish. please help im a 29 year old guy whos just bought his first house and saved hard to turf the back garden i used to love going out and looking at the turf now i cant look at it ive bought some grass seed to put down but i really dont know what to do What does the sod provider have to say about it?- Hide quoted text - +1 |
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hi guys when i water the turf i use the hose and dont use any attachment so the water flow is at full flow so to speak and i leave the hose on the turf and let it soak it through and then move to another area till its coverd
my back garden used to have a driveway and the rest was soil and grass i had all removed and just layed the turf straight on top and banged it down under the slabs was sandy compacted soil which i thought the turf would take to |
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turf turning to straw
On Jul 19, 5:06*am, scott0904
wrote: hi guys when i water the turf i use the hose and dont use any attachment so the water flow is at full flow so to speak and i leave the hose on the turf and let it soak it through and then move to another area till its coverd my back garden used to have a driveway and the rest was soil and grass i had all removed and just layed the turf straight on top and banged it down under the slabs was sandy compacted soil which i thought the turf would take to -- scott0904 And the posts of the totally clueless continues.... |
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On Jul 19, 4:32*pm, scott0904
wrote: [_2_ Wrote: And the posts of the totally clueless continues.... i dont know what your trying to get at or achieve with your post but if thats your way of helping someone then one thing i can say is the lack of common courtesy is unbelievable -- scott0904 I did help the OP with my first post. What I'm getting at with the last post is this: " my back garden used to have a driveway and the rest was soil and grass i had all removed and just layed the turf straight on top and banged it down under the slabs was sandy compacted soil which i thought the turf would take to " Anyone who thinks banging down new turf on a compacted driveway is a good idea is clueless. And I'd say that is helpful to the OP too , because he should know it's just plain stupid. Capiche? |
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turf turning to straw
scott0904 wrote:
hi guys just joined need your help !! recently i had my back garden turfed at a cost of £400 this was just for turf and labour i waited 3 weeks before i used it and in that time i kept it waterd as much as i could it looked really well and green for weeks atfer its first cut and it grew back well and thick after it had been down a few months i started to notice small dead patches but continued to keep watering and cutting it now about 4 months on the growth is really bad and just grows around the edges and cutting it fairly fulls up the grass collection box on the lawnmower when looking at the grass it now has patches of a straw like colour all over apart from the edges and the thickness of the grass is now terrible and can see the joins again in the hot weather it was drying out alot and i tried forking it to let the water get to the roots because the water was sitting on top of the soil and new growth is now very minimal please help im a 29 year old guy whos just bought his first house and saved hard to turf the back garden i used to love going out and looking at the turf now i cant look at it ive bought some grass seed to put down but i really dont know what to do You are probably cutting it too short. Leave at least 3" when you cut, and see if it improves. |
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