Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 13Aug 29, 2009 9:16 pm In clay use a combo of sand for drainage and organic soils for structure and their natural ability to begin the process of breaking up the clay and develop a healthy soil. Certified organic soil will cost around $100-$150 a cube. However not as much is needed as with lower quality non certified soils. Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 14Aug 29, 2009 9:37 pm Fu Manchu Certified organic soil will cost around $100-$150 a cube. However not as much is needed as with lower quality non certified soils. Ok so for a space of about 115 sq m (front and back garden and lawn) how much would I need if I am going to use a digger to dig it all through? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 15Aug 29, 2009 9:54 pm 3-4m3 at a pinch. More would be better Don't forget you'll need some sand as well so that will reduce the volume needed over in Mexico there Here we need to bulk up the soil with as much as possible, we already have lots of sand You need to look at this though. Lawn fertiliser ~$30-$40 an application. x every 6- 10 weeks in many cases. Herbicides, around $20-$30. x several times a year. In Perth there is the water costs (but we absolutely have to use irrigation with our soil type and climate) to consider as well. Good soil will smash your lawns reliance on water. It will smash the weed problem. Weeds are a symptom of a poor soil or weak lawn. Weak lawns come about from a reliance on fertiliser. Oh then there is the "dreaded" lawn beetle What a crock that is watching everyone getting sucked into the pesticide treatments every year "Oh it's lawn beetle, That's ya problem" (any lawn will have them and a healthy one won't be affected in the slightest by them even in summer ) These treatments when done how they should be will cost $30-$40 an application which need to be repeated every 10 days for 4 cycles to break the breeding cycle. Miss one and you just wasted your time and money. Better to invest that money into organic soils anyway Just some of the costs associated with your turf for years to come. It will add up very quickly and exceed in years to come what you spend now on good soil Not to mention the reduced amount of time you are fluffing about with the turf and it will look much better for ever more Now when you view it like that, your certified soil isn't so expensive That doesn't even take into consideration the reduced impact the lawn will have on the environment. *Remember too that the only thing a lawn can do that nothing else can is provide a play area for kids Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 16Aug 29, 2009 10:05 pm Thanks Fu! I'm new to gardening so really appreciate your advice and help It's hard sometimes to think that more money now is better and cheaper long term!! I know it makes sense in my head, it just hurts the bank account for now but I am trying to look at this as a blank canvas and I have to try to get it right the first time 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 17Aug 31, 2009 3:55 pm Fu Manchu In clay use a combo of sand for drainage and organic soils for structure and their natural ability to begin the process of breaking up the clay and develop a healthy soil. Certified organic soil will cost around $100-$150 a cube. However not as much is needed as with lower quality non certified soils. Great work Fu... So much info to digest. Just what we need! What would the organic soil to sand ratio be with clay soil?? Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 18Aug 31, 2009 11:45 pm You could go 30 70 in favour of sand if you wanted it on an absolute budget but there are other things that you will deal with latter down the track. About 50-50 would be good. or 60-40 in favour of organic soil. don't get too caught up with all that. Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 19Sep 14, 2009 6:21 am Would I follow these same steps if I was to lay down seed instead of turf? Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 20Sep 14, 2009 6:06 pm I would very strongly advise against the use of seeded turfs. These are cool season turfs that consume large amounts of water to stay green in summer. There are many in the turf industry that want a responsible approach taken to these and have them banned. If you still want one, choose a Munns turf seed, they have the best germination rates on the market. Better still is to use Munns Emerald Kike. It is a fairly non or less invasive form of Kikuyu. It is available in boxes. I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 1938 Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. 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