Turfing a new lawn
 

When can / should I do this? I expect I shall be told I should seed it, but
I don't make the decisions.....

Turfing a new lawn
 

On 4/9/06 22:18, in article , "Newshound"
wrote:

When can / should I do this? I expect I shall be told I should seed it, but
I don't make the decisions.....


If you can afford to turf, it's quicker and around now, if the rain is
falling wherever you live, is a good time. So is spring as the ground
starts to warm up. Obviously, drought conditions are not ideal. The ground
must be well prepared and you can't walk on the turf for around 3 weeks. I
turfed a lawn in my previous house and it was wonderful and a speedy
solution. But getting a good supplier is paramount, so asking here and in
your area would be a good idea.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

Turfing a new lawn
 

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 4/9/06 22:18, in article , "Newshound"
wrote:

When can / should I do this? I expect I shall be told I should seed it,
but
I don't make the decisions.....


If you can afford to turf, it's quicker and around now, if the rain is
falling wherever you live, is a good time. So is spring as the ground
starts to warm up. Obviously, drought conditions are not ideal. The
ground
must be well prepared and you can't walk on the turf for around 3 weeks.
I
turfed a lawn in my previous house and it was wonderful and a speedy
solution. But getting a good supplier is paramount, so asking here and in
your area would be a good idea.

Thanks Sacha. South Gloucestershire, Stroud area. Anyone recommend any
suppliers?

Steve

Turfing a new lawn
 

Sacha wrote:
On 4/9/06 22:18, in article , "Newshound"
wrote:

When can / should I do this? I expect I shall be told I should seed it, but
I don't make the decisions.....


If you can afford to turf, it's quicker and around now, if the rain is
falling wherever you live, is a good time. So is spring as the ground
starts to warm up. Obviously, drought conditions are not ideal. The ground
must be well prepared and you can't walk on the turf for around 3 weeks. I
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

3 weeks? I seeded a new lawn (on new topsoil) just 3 weeks last Sunday.
I now lose the cats in it, and may have to give it a trim (if we have a
dry day or two).....cost? £15 for 100 square metres.

Turfing a new lawn
 

On 5/9/06 16:39, in article
, "Phil"
wrote:


Sacha wrote:
On 4/9/06 22:18, in article , "Newshound"
wrote:

When can / should I do this? I expect I shall be told I should seed it, but
I don't make the decisions.....


If you can afford to turf, it's quicker and around now, if the rain is
falling wherever you live, is a good time. So is spring as the ground
starts to warm up. Obviously, drought conditions are not ideal. The ground
must be well prepared and you can't walk on the turf for around 3 weeks. I
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

3 weeks? I seeded a new lawn (on new topsoil) just 3 weeks last Sunday.
I now lose the cats in it, and may have to give it a trim (if we have a
dry day or two).....cost? £15 for 100 square metres.

I don't think it's so much the rate at which the grass grows as the bonding
together of the turf with the soil underneath it and the joins in the turf
itself. If you walk on it too soon you disrupt that. Apparently. You're
talking seed, the rest of us are talking turves and the treatment AIUI, is
rather different. Seed is cheaper but takes longer to make a thick and
durable lawn such as turf supplies almost instantly.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/