Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
On May 13, 8:08*am, "Andy" wrote:
Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
On May 14, 8:53*am, "Andy" wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have to tell you Andy that if I sieved the soil in my garden free of stones there'd be nothing left. Is it possible to fork it over to the depth of a small border fork and then rake.? If it's that stony you ought to be able to do that even if it is a bit damp. By carefully raking with a light touch (takes a bit of practice) you should be able to 'lose' a lot of stones under the fine tilth you're creating and just remove the bigger ones. I take it we are on domestic lawns here, not fine playing surfaces which are a different game altogether. Then treading over your area after the first raking and then raking again with a bit of general fertilizer added should be OK for a general purpose lawn. Don't buy expensive or very cheap seed. The normal domestic lawn seed should contain a high proportion of dwarf Ryegrass, don't panic, this isn't the great big broad leaved fast growing Ryegrass that farmers use, it's been bred and selected for good colour, drought resistance and compact slow growth - it's also hard wearing. Please remember, a lawn is a community of mainly grasses (plants) so you need good drainage and a reasonably firm but permeable rootzone, you don't need to get it hard enough to drive a truck on - nothing will grow well on that. I'm watching that happening across the road from me and he's a guy who doesn't welcome advice :~# so it's a good spectator sport at least. Oh - and turf needs a good 'seedbed' as well contrary to general opinion. Rod |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 14, 8:53 am, "Andy" wrote: "Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have to tell you Andy that if I sieved the soil in my garden free of stones there'd be nothing left. Is it possible to fork it over to the depth of a small border fork and then rake.? If it's that stony you ought to be able to do that even if it is a bit damp. By carefully raking with a light touch (takes a bit of practice) you should be able to 'lose' a lot of stones under the fine tilth you're creating and just remove the bigger ones. I take it we are on domestic lawns here, not fine playing surfaces which are a different game altogether. Then treading over your area after the first raking and then raking again with a bit of general fertilizer added should be OK for a general purpose lawn. Don't buy expensive or very cheap seed. The normal domestic lawn seed should contain a high proportion of dwarf Ryegrass, don't panic, this isn't the great big broad leaved fast growing Ryegrass that farmers use, it's been bred and selected for good colour, drought resistance and compact slow growth - it's also hard wearing. Please remember, a lawn is a community of mainly grasses (plants) so you need good drainage and a reasonably firm but permeable rootzone, you don't need to get it hard enough to drive a truck on - nothing will grow well on that. I'm watching that happening across the road from me and he's a guy who doesn't welcome advice :~# so it's a good spectator sport at least. Oh - and turf needs a good 'seedbed' as well contrary to general opinion. Rod Hi Rod, Thanks for the advice. If you check out the Lawn page on the site, you'll see that I have already turned over the soil with a fork and gently raked it flat, but it's still too stony for my liking and I can imagine lying on grass and feeling the stones underneath if I went ahead right now. Is it possible to sow the grass seed onto the soil as it is and then sieve soil directly on top of the seeds, burying them in say one inch of topsoil? Andy |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|