Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Fu Manchu's Guide to Laying Turf & More 96Jul 24, 2011 12:27 pm Oh and keeping the time of year in mind, it won't look the best for a while yet. Its cold and its had a hell of a ride after being cut from the soil. I doubt your going to need a water exsemption. Theres plenty of moisture and low evap rates to not need much manual watering. I strongly advise using the MP rotators on that lawn area. Some of the members have posted some links to get these for cheap here in WA and for the East. Using regular popup sprinklers is not a good situation for your future water bills or for water resources. Re: Fu Manchu's Guide to Laying Turf & More 97Jul 24, 2011 12:29 pm For your grass tree see these guys. They rescue them from being cleared and that makes them the RSPCA of grass trees http://www.replants.com/ Re: Fu Manchu's Guide to Laying Turf & More 99Jul 24, 2011 8:53 pm Fu Manchu Oh and keeping the time of year in mind, it won't look the best for a while yet. Its cold and its had a hell of a ride after being cut from the soil. I doubt your going to need a water exsemption. Theres plenty of moisture and low evap rates to not need much manual watering. I strongly advise using the MP rotators on that lawn area. Some of the members have posted some links to get these for cheap here in WA and for the East. Using regular popup sprinklers is not a good situation for your future water bills or for water resources. Yeah I know its a tough time to kick-start a new lawn, but it is what it is I guess. Ideally I'd wait til spring, but I dont wanna live with dirt and sorting out the landscaper to do it etc etc.......too hard. The plan is to use MP's, but in the meantime I am gonna live with what the landscapers put in (toro precision - they are listed as smart approved watermark?) til I can finish off the rest of the house and then change them over. Expensive business this house building caper..... Re: Fu Manchu's Guide to Laying Turf & More 100Jul 24, 2011 11:49 pm Oh, they are just as good. Very good choice, so leave the system with those. In some posts I have mentioned wobblers and the Toro Precision nozzles kind of work in a similar way on a far smaller scale. As good as MP's for sure I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 2683 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 4913 You need to cut your sheets and stagger them if that makes sense 1 1125 |