l would seriously think of contacting your supplier and asking them to take a look at it. If you laid it yourself you say you have done this before?? l expect you did deep rake the surface and work in some dry sand?? other than this sorry cannot think what has gone wrong as your original lawn which you laid yourself is very lush. My grandfather always said never water a sunny lawn, so this time if year he would do it in the evening when it was in shadow, good luck.
l would seriously think of contacting your supplier and asking them to take a look at it. If you laid it yourself you say you have done this before?? l expect you did deep rake the surface and work in some dry sand?? other than this sorry cannot think what has gone wrong as your original lawn which you laid yourself is very lush. My grandfather always said never water a sunny lawn, so this time if year he would do it in the evening when it was in shadow, good luck.
Hi, yes did a lot of work on the preparation. I also turfed in another part of the garden which is better, more green than yellow. I am not sure its a turf issue, more the ground its laid on and/or the lack of watering has made it like this..
I'm just not sure if I should keep doing what I am doing and hope the turf is strong enough to recover or there is some product I can buy to help it?
I've always used grass seed rather than turf, but I reckon you just need to keep watering it and let nature do its thing. I expect the brown bits will grow green shoots before long.
Personally I would water it twice a day while still newly laid and in these high temperatures. As the grass is more established, taper off the watering so you're giving it ~1 inch once a week. It's better to water established lawns infrequently to encourage them to grow deep roots (and be less reliant on your watering).
Last weekend was exceptionally hot to lay turf. Normally I'd want the weather to be ~15-20 degrees to give the grass the best chance to get established. For others reading this, we're coming to the end of the window for lawn maintenance. You might want to consider waiting until the autumn before starting big projects. This also has the benefit that the grass has 9 months to establish before facing the harsh summer weather.
Keep it watered, pray for a couple of nights rain then some sun, I think it will be fine, I’ve seen lots of new turf looking like that. Did you rough up the soil underneath a bit so it can get a grip and get it’s roots down
grass grows on anything, or nothing as I’ve recently found out when I found some beautiful slate steps which we’d been mowing for years.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Hi Andy - how well prepped was the ground? Also - I know it was very hot in some places at the weekend, so was the turf [and ground] nice and damp when laid? It doesn't take long for it to dry out. How much water are you giving it? It really needs a lot of water - far more than many people realise. You need to use a sprinkler of some kind for around half an hour at least, more if the weather's been dry and is to continue being dry. Wind also dries out plants very quickly, grass included. You can always reseed a bit too, if it still looks bare in month or so, so don't worry too much. I think you'll need to do that anyway, blending some with the rest of your lawn, to avoid a permanent 'line' where the two areas meet.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The ground was well prepared, as I mentioned I have done this before so knew the process. The one thing I didn't do, and never did last time, was water the ground before laying the turf, this was probably a poor decision considering the high temps we are currently experiencing.
I do have some good news, the grass is turning green and I may have been panicking a little too early. It's still not there yet but looking a lot more encouraging.
That's great Andy - glad to hear it's improving. It's one of those things - it looks bad, and you get to a point where you're not sure if you should leave it or address it. Fortunately, grass is quite resilient and usually a couple of heavy showers of rain can turn even a brown desert into a lush oasis! It's always harder if you're in a drier area too - we rarely get more than a couple of days without rain of some kind, which makes sowing a lawn a lot easier to do. I'm sure you'll have a velvety sward before too long...
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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Hi, yes did a lot of work on the preparation. I also turfed in another part of the garden which is better, more green than yellow. I am not sure its a turf issue, more the ground its laid on and/or the lack of watering has made it like this..
I'm just not sure if I should keep doing what I am doing and hope the turf is strong enough to recover or there is some product I can buy to help it?
Personally I would water it twice a day while still newly laid and in these high temperatures. As the grass is more established, taper off the watering so you're giving it ~1 inch once a week. It's better to water established lawns infrequently to encourage them to grow deep roots (and be less reliant on your watering).
Last weekend was exceptionally hot to lay turf. Normally I'd want the weather to be ~15-20 degrees to give the grass the best chance to get established. For others reading this, we're coming to the end of the window for lawn maintenance. You might want to consider waiting until the autumn before starting big projects. This also has the benefit that the grass has 9 months to establish before facing the harsh summer weather.
grass grows on anything, or nothing as I’ve recently found out when I found some beautiful slate steps which we’d been mowing for years.
Thanks for the responses, I'll keep you updated in the coming weeks
Also - I know it was very hot in some places at the weekend, so was the turf [and ground] nice and damp when laid? It doesn't take long for it to dry out.
How much water are you giving it? It really needs a lot of water - far more than many people realise. You need to use a sprinkler of some kind for around half an hour at least, more if the weather's been dry and is to continue being dry. Wind also dries out plants very quickly, grass included.
You can always reseed a bit too, if it still looks bare in month or so, so don't worry too much. I think you'll need to do that anyway, blending some with the rest of your lawn, to avoid a permanent 'line' where the two areas meet.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The ground was well prepared, as I mentioned I have done this before so knew the process. The one thing I didn't do, and never did last time, was water the ground before laying the turf, this was probably a poor decision considering the high temps we are currently experiencing.
I do have some good news, the grass is turning green and I may have been panicking a little too early. It's still not there yet but looking a lot more encouraging.
Thanks,
It's one of those things - it looks bad, and you get to a point where you're not sure if you should leave it or address it. Fortunately, grass is quite resilient and usually a couple of heavy showers of rain can turn even a brown desert into a lush oasis!
It's always harder if you're in a drier area too - we rarely get more than a couple of days without rain of some kind, which makes sowing a lawn a lot easier to do.
I'm sure you'll have a velvety sward before too long...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
looking for some advise
layed new turf on the long week end a week and half ago.
its staring to look like its dying
have been watering it heaps
all soil underneath well prepared
not first time doing this
need some advise
thank you in advanced