Hi @ruzzbuzz - how you proceed with a new lawn depends on the condition of the existing one. If you rotovate, you need to be sure there's no existing perennial weeds present, and then it's the same whether it's turf or seed - rake, level, rake, level several times before finely raking the surface and seeding/turfing. A little bone meal sprinkled in a couple of weeks before doing that is beneficial. Probably still ok for seeding at this time of year in warmer areas. Too cold here for that. Turfing would be fine. If the ground isn't compacted, kill off weeds, then scarify, maybe add a thin layer of soil, and turf after about 6 weeks. Too late for seeding then, but turfing would be ok, depending on conditions and weather. If you want to seed, better to wait for spring.
Using weedkiller now means waiting for a while, as it prevents new growth.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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We did this at our Cricket Club to "roughly" level an area for cricket nets.
If you rotovate, you need to be sure there's no existing perennial weeds present, and then it's the same whether it's turf or seed - rake, level, rake, level several times before finely raking the surface and seeding/turfing. A little bone meal sprinkled in a couple of weeks before doing that is beneficial. Probably still ok for seeding at this time of year in warmer areas. Too cold here for that. Turfing would be fine.
If the ground isn't compacted, kill off weeds, then scarify, maybe add a thin layer of soil, and turf after about 6 weeks. Too late for seeding then, but turfing would be ok, depending on conditions and weather. If you want to seed, better to wait for spring.
Using weedkiller now means waiting for a while, as it prevents new growth.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...