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How to lay new turf in your garden

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How to lay new lawn turf in your garden.

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How  to  Lay  Turf  

Here  is  our  quick  turf  laying  guide…    It  really  is  easy!  

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Step  One  

Preparing  the  ground,  you  will  need  to  remove  any  old  turf  (if  present)  do  this  by  digging  it  off  or  hire  a  turf  cuCer  to  remove  the  old  turf.  

   

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Step  Two  

Once  you  have  removed  the  turf  you  will  need  to  dig  over  the  

soil  to  break  it  up  &  aerate  it.    

Dig  the  topsoil  over  to  a  depth  of  about  4  to  6  inches.  

   

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Step  Three  

Now  you  need  to  rake  out  any  lumps  &  bumps  to  create  a  nice  level  surface.  Add  fresh  topsoil  or  soil  improver  if  the  soil  is  poor  or  if  levels  need  raising.  

When  you  have  finished  raking  &  levelling  you  should  firm  up  the  area  by  either  rolling  lightly  or  walking  all  over  the  area  and  then  give  it  a  final  rake.  (you  should  just  leave  a  slight  indentaLon  in  the  topsoil  when  you  walk  on  it  (say  1cm  depth).  

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Step  Four  

Now  your  ready  to  order  your  turf,  measure  the  area  you  wish  to  turf  in  meters  and  calculate  the  area  in  square  meters  (m2)  or  use  a  turf  calculator  

hCp://www.turfgrowers.co.uk/turf-­‐calculator)  to  work  out  how  many  rolls  of  turf  you  need.  

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Laying  the  Turf  

Lay  your  turf  within  24h  hours  of  delivery.    

Start  at  the  far  end  of  the  area  you  wish  to  cover  and  roll  out  the  turf  rolls  end  to  end  (work  in  straight  lines),  give  the  area  you  are  working  on  a  quick  rake  to  level  it  out  before  you  lay  each  roll.  Remember  to  stagger  the  joints  like  brick  work.   “If  you  need  to  make  cuts  use  an  

old  knife  or  a  good  spade  or  turf  edger  to  cut  the  rolls  to  shape”  

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Now  give  your  new  lawn  a  good  soaking  and  water  it  daily  for  the  first  10  days.    

Try  to  keep  off  the  lawn  for  the  first  couple  of  weeks,  give  it  its  first  light  mow  when  it  gets  to  about  3  to  4  inches  long.    

Enjoy  your  new  lawn!  

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Contact  

Turf  Growers  30  High  Street,  Eccleshall,  Staffordshire,  ST21  6BZ    

0871  971  0988  

[email protected]  We’d  love  to  hear  from  you.  Tell  us  what  you  need  and  well  get  back  to  you  as  soon  as  possible.  

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