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Time of year to lay turf
I'm thinking of giving my front garden a makeover shortly which would
involve laying a few square metres of new turf. Is it too late for this year, or am I ok to do this for a while yet? Thanks Andrew P.S. It's a north facing lawn that doesn't get much full sun, if that's relevant. |
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"Andrew" wrote in message ... I'm thinking of giving my front garden a makeover shortly which would involve laying a few square metres of new turf. Is it too late for this year, or am I ok to do this for a while yet? Thanks Andrew P.S. It's a north facing lawn that doesn't get much full sun, if that's relevant. I would wait until September, in case we have another dry/hot spell. Though as long as you keep it watered it should be fine anyway. YOu can law turf at most time but if its too hot it will dry out, and if its too wet/cold its either difficult to get sold ground or the roots wont grow quickly and make good contact with the soil. In the recent hot spell, even with assiduous watering, a few bits of a small area I turfed have dried up and died out. My fault but turf has a very thin soil layer so it can dry out very quickly. -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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Tumbleweed wrote:
"Andrew" wrote in message ... I'm thinking of giving my front garden a makeover shortly which would involve laying a few square metres of new turf. Is it too late for this year, or am I ok to do this for a while yet? Thanks Andrew P.S. It's a north facing lawn that doesn't get much full sun, if that's relevant. I would wait until September, in case we have another dry/hot spell. Though as long as you keep it watered it should be fine anyway. YOu can law turf at most time but if its too hot it will dry out, and if its too wet/cold its either difficult to get sold ground or the roots wont grow quickly and make good contact with the soil. In the recent hot spell, even with assiduous watering, a few bits of a small area I turfed have dried up and died out. My fault but turf has a very thin soil layer so it can dry out very quickly. A bit off topic, but I have had turf laid about 4 years ago and again a few months back, both were grown on plastic mesh. I suppose it helps with growing and harvesting, but it is a pain for the gardener, especially if you have to dig any up. -- All replies to this email address are deleted on receipt. Common sense, not common market. |
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