HI, Buddyboy, The next stage unfortunately is more stone removal, I would say another 30 bags worth.
After the stones have gone the weedkiller will be put down, and I will wait for the slow death of the lawn and weeds, next I will be taking up the old lawn.
The plan is to then turn over the whole garden to get a rough level, raking, treading, I could do with a bit of rain as it is rather dry out there right now.
After this I will be buying 3/4 ton of topsoil this will be spread over and turned into the existing soil, raked and a bit more treading,
I will then level again and a bit more treading then I will add some starter lawn feed. I will let this sit for as long as possible, pulling any new weeds ect.
Hoping to sow in mid September.
If I have missed anything or plan to do something I shouldn't then please let me know.
I know this is a bit wrong but my hardscaping will have to wait until next year from a financial point of view.
Ok I am no expert but from what I can see the soil looks pretty good, because of the path of stones the previous owners had down was pretty deep and I want to raise the lawn level with the patio I feel I will need the top soil to bring the level up.
I will have to give this a little more thought, once I have killed of the lawn should I cut the lawn up, or can I just turn it into itself, if that makes sense.
buddyboy that would be excellent if you could do the maths, regarding the weedkiller, I got the one you recommended, and I have read to use about 100ml per 5L of water, are you recommending 200ml?
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HI, Buddyboy, The next stage unfortunately is more stone removal, I would say another 30 bags worth.
After the stones have gone the weedkiller will be put down, and I will wait for the slow death of the lawn and weeds, next I will be taking up the old lawn.
The plan is to then turn over the whole garden to get a rough level, raking, treading, I could do with a bit of rain as it is rather dry out there right now.
After this I will be buying 3/4 ton of topsoil this will be spread over and turned into the existing soil, raked and a bit more treading,
I will then level again and a bit more treading then I will add some starter lawn feed. I will let this sit for as long as possible, pulling any new weeds ect.
Hoping to sow in mid September.
If I have missed anything or plan to do something I shouldn't then please let me know.
I know this is a bit wrong but my hardscaping will have to wait until next year from a financial point of view.
Yes, I would like to know that also
Ok I am no expert but from what I can see the soil looks pretty good, because of the path of stones the previous owners had down was pretty deep and I want to raise the lawn level with the patio I feel I will need the top soil to bring the level up.
I am open to any advice.
Hmmmm there is some food for thought, I calculated it at 4 bulk bags of topsoil for 1 inch coverage. The garden is 90 square meters,
I will have to give this a little more thought, once I have killed of the lawn should I cut the lawn up, or can I just turn it into itself, if that makes sense.
buddyboy that would be excellent if you could do the maths, regarding the weedkiller, I got the one you recommended, and I have read to use about 100ml per 5L of water, are you recommending 200ml?
I have also found this turf at £1.92 per Square meter
http://www.grasslandsturf.co.uk/grasslands-wonder-lawn-turf-local.html
Thanks buddyboy, yes it is a 5lt sprayer I have, how soon after spraying can my dog return to the garden?