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I am in the process of doing up my garden and the lawn isn't very good. Its patchy and has weeds!
I have done a quote online for new turf and it will cost around £85. Shall i go for it or spend money on trying to treat it. Obviously the second one is cheaper but hard work and no guarantee that it will work!
Any green fingers out there that can shine some light on this for me??
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It depends on what is causing the unevenness. If you have an underlying problem with drainage or topsoil depth unevenness, laying a new one on top won't make it go away. The unevenness will return.
If it is getting worn in patches, can you re-route people to spread the wear?
What sort of weeds do you have?
Bit technical, but you know me. I like to make you earn it!
Mike
Posted on 17 June 2010 |
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62Bubu2000 - Hmm that seems a lot of work!
Mike - Hope your well? Has Claire settled into her new place now?
Its not so much the wear and tear of it as its only me and the wife! I think its just an old garden that has never had any TLC. The weeds are big and thick (thats my technical knowledge of weeds) and in patches all over the garden
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134I took on the dandelions a few years ago too, and lost.
The only tip that seemed to work a bit was getting a lawn feed (which usually contains a bit of weedkiller) and the grass will smother the weeds (lots of mowing helps too). Spot weedkillers doesn't work in my experience.
Plus, daisies and celandines can look quite attractive in a lawn.
It's good to have ambitions in life, but I eventually struck off the dandelion-free lawn from my list.
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5I would imagine the quality of the soil underneath the grass is really low and has very little nutrients. Rather than treating with expensive chemicals it's probably going to be worth removing the grass and topsoil and putting some quality stuff down and new turf. Water it lots when you first put it down to encourage the roots to grow. Seemed to work for us! :)
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824Tim
Claire & Sam are in and doing up their new place. The garden is the next project. Apart from marriage 11/9. Thanks for asking.
If weeds are all over the garden, you are going to get re-infestation if you don't clear the rest of the garden.
Get some Weed/Feed for now and get the other weeds under control first. The mower will control anything remaining in the lawn. Then have a look at the lawn once the rest is ok.
If you have dandelions like Leisar, re-turfing will not stop them. They have deep tap roots and when that breaks you get a new starting from the break deep down. You need to do a spot weed on them with something that includes Glyphosate or Glyphosphate.
It is a different type of weedkiller because it is absorbed into the roots and kills them and the the plant from the roots upwards. Most weedkillers just hit the green growth on top.
It is also best applied as a gel in a lawn because it will kill grass as well. That would defeat the object.
If you do decide to turf, you will have to pr5epare the ground well with new topsoil and raking and rolling to get the ground firm and even, or you will regret the unevenness of the ground.
Mike
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824 62Its a good shout Mike!
I'll keep you posted.
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Tim
Posted on 21 June 2010 | Love 0 loves
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