Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: TURF LAYING SUMMARY - FU 14Aug 29, 2009 9:37 pm '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 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 1921 Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. We have been told we should… 7 4322 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11596 |