How To Prepare Garden For Laying Turf

Monty Don takes you through the process of preparing to lay new turf which involves creating a weed-free uniformly level fine-textured surface into which the new grass will readily root.

How to prepare garden for laying turf. Inadequately prepared ground will never produce the best results. Heres how to do it. Please note all turf is now treated with a liquid fertiliser before being harvested as such a pack of fertiliser is no longer includedhttpswwwonlinet.

Landscape stones come in many. You want to dig down to at least 15cm to create a firm foundation of quality topsoil required for laying turf. How much topsoil you need to get will depend on what type of problem youre trying to fix before laying the turf.

Landscape stones are a wonderful option if you dont have the time or energy to keep up with mowing the lawn or maintaining flowers. You can also use a hand tamper or a water-weighted lawn roller to pack down the turf. Continue laying rows of turf across the lawn until its all covered.

Clear the entire area of. Use the back side of a rake to firmly pack down each row of turf so they settle into place. Just as a guide to work out the quantity you intend to purchase multiply the length and the width of the site area you need topsoil for.

In this tutorial our Wickes expert shows you the best form of prep for laying turfSubscribe to the Wickes YouTube channel here. Pack down the turf once its laid out. You should remove the existing turf by slicing beneath the grass with a spade.

Make sure all weed roots rubble and stones are removed. The aim is to achieve an even firm and flat turf laying area of fine tilth free of weeds stones and clods. Turf works well if youre on a slope and if you want a lawn thats very tough and durable.