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Laying Grass
lukemk5gti:
Any horticultural experts out there???
My back garden is 100m2 and is currently just compacted soil soon to be top soiled.
I'm between minds here as I can do a great job with 4ton of Rootzone(sand/soil) for drainage followed by 100m2 of pre-rolled grass at a cost of €750 for supply
OR
I can just throw some grass seed on the top soil for maybe €50 all in and hope for the best but I drainage isn't great I think it will suffer.
What would you recommend?
willni:
Depends on the look you'd like, pre-rolled grass will give a very landscaped look. Throwing seed on top will give a more natural. If you're not bothered by either throw some grass seed on a small area maybe a meter2 and if it takes do the rest if not you'll go the other route.
lukemk5gti:
--- Quote from: willni on July 20, 2017, 03:10:13 pm ---Depends on the look you'd like, pre-rolled grass will give a very landscaped look. Throwing seed on top will give a more natural. If you're not bothered by either throw some grass seed on a small area maybe a meter2 and if it takes do the rest if not you'll go the other route.
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Good shout, I'll throw a handful down now actually and see how it responds.
It's the longevity without that rootzone that I'm worried about.
willni:
--- Quote from: lukemk5gti on July 20, 2017, 03:12:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: willni on July 20, 2017, 03:10:13 pm ---Depends on the look you'd like, pre-rolled grass will give a very landscaped look. Throwing seed on top will give a more natural. If you're not bothered by either throw some grass seed on a small area maybe a meter2 and if it takes do the rest if not you'll go the other route.
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Good shout, I'll throw a handful down now actually and see how it responds.
It's the longevity without that rootzone that I'm worried about.
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Grab some manure throw that down on the soil and throw the grass seed on top, and then don't cut it until after winter or until it's about 10cm long, if you cut it too quick it won't survive winter. It's about giving it a lot of fertiliser to grow quick as well as water it everyday, unless it rains that day.
Scottymon:
From a complete Novice last year, I did pretty much what willni suggests above on my Grandparents garden, it had been left for ages, so I dug it all out and started a fresh ( I was on some sort of health mission haha )
I sectioned it off, graveled most of the front, put in a new fence in the back, but kept a manageable piece that took really quickly from seed and fertilizer, and loads of water; used a digital timer from Screwfix, about £20 highly recommend... so plenty of sunshine, water and feed, don't cut it, good luck :)
and of course you need to build a bird house from scrap wood :)
Waffle waffle waffle, haha :happy2:
It has a strange sense of satisfaction watching it come together :) Good luck mate :) :happy2:
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