Tom J
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Is it too late in the season to put turf down and it turn out decent? They have it at B&Q by front door but it always looks dead  Garden needs doing and dont know whether to leave it until next year
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Russ
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grass grows till late october, plant some seeds and scared the birds off
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Robin
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it'd probably be alright, you dont want it to get frost on it, so this time of year would probably be alright, as long as you keep it wet 
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Tom J
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dont really want to seed it as it never turns out right-really hard to get it perfectly level. anyone got any tips?
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Kerry
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go for seed not long since seeded my garden which was just a mud bath and now it looks like this
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Robbo
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You don't have much time left... I would not personally seed now until March... if we get much frost then it will not do it much good... you could try kayign seeded turf but again... also, September is generally fairly warm and dry... you want a lot of rain really to help it bed in and mesh quickly 
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Kerry
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we wont be getting frost for another good few months and it only took about 3 weeks for mine to come to that above
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Robbo
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It was freezing her elast hight... if this nice weather continues then it wil lfrost soon as there is little cloud cover
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Tom J
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i want to turf it really, not seed it.
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Robbo
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Hurry up then and make sure you give it LOTS of water!!
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Tom J
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its only a small patch, probably about 8-9 foot square
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Robbo
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Also keep trimming it every few weeks at first.. .that way any water is much more effective and less gets lkost in the growth!
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Jules S
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If you want to seed a lawn do some research into it.
I once seeded a lawn and it turned out shite...after a chat with a greenkeeper (and a year later) it turned into wimbledon centre court
it depends on ground conditions though....
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Robbo
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Aye, i mena if ur jus gonna chuck seeds down then its never gonna work is it 
Realoly good to rotavate forst and remove as many stones as possible and also top soil is great for helpign the spread!!
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Aye, i mena if ur jus gonna chuck seeds down then its never gonna work is it
did in my garden
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Robbo
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Kerry 
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Aye, i mena if ur jus gonna chuck seeds down then its never gonna work is it
did in my garden
You may have been lucky then...generally a clay subsoil will result in more moss than grass even if you turf it.
Different species of grass can help though 
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Kerry
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there aint an inch of moss and it was just b and q seed
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Tom J
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just found this http://www.crocus.co.uk/alanshowto/makingalawn/
says you can lay turf from early autumn to late spring, so i guess its just summer you need to avoid?
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Kerry
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yes it gets sunburnt
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mav
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turf it whole load easier Mine is getting re-turfed next year...
Kerry you garden is huuuuuuuuuge
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Robin
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Turf is simple.
basically, if you butt the turfs up next to eachother, so they rise up slightly, then push them down gently with a plank, it'll be perfect
and keep it wet.
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
Kerry you garden is huuuuuuuuuge
thats not really a full view of it!!
regretting seeding it now because its a chore to cut it 
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Liam
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quote:
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regretting seeding it now because its a chore to cut it
Apprantly thats why you have kids
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Kerry
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