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Laying your new lawn

At Rockinghams each load is harvested to order. The tools you will require to lay your lawn are a shallow tine rake, scaffold planks, a sharp knife and an edging iron.

Place the rolls of turf in a convenient position for laying. Using your rake, just break the surface of the soil to form a tilth, pulling the rake towards you. Position your first row of turves, making sure that the ends are butted very close together. Use your sharp knife to shape the ends and conserve off-cuts for patching in.
When the first row is laid, place the scaffold plank on top. This will do three jobs:
1. Act as a straight edge for your next row.
2. Avoid indentations made by walking on the newly laid turf.
3. Evenly distribute the compression weight for good soil to turf contact.
Rake the next area to receive turf, using the same pressure and direction on the rake. When starting the next row, start half a turf in to stagger the joints to prevent long gaps if shrinking occurs. When the line is complete, move the planks on to it and carry on in this way until the lawn is complete.
Start watering in as soon as possible, preferably within an hour of laying. In dry conditions, water morning and evening until well rooted and thereafter as grass indicates requirements.

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