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Caring for your lawn
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Seed or Turf or Sprigs?
You can create a new lawn from seed, turf / sod or
planted sprigs. All three of these methods has advantages and
disadvantages.
You only make this choice once, so be sure to get it
right. Let GardenAction guide you through the maize to the correct
choice for you.
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SEED |
TURF |
SPRIGS |
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Cost
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Low |
High |
Middle |
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Good
Points
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It's
the cheapest way to get a lawn.
You can wait until the weather is correct with no worry
about the seeds deteriorating
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It's
the quickest way to get a lawn. Within a month a mature looking
lawn is ready for use.
Turf can be laid in the 'slack' period of the year. |
Produces
a fine lawn at a moderate cost.
The lawn can be ready use in 6 months. |
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Bad
Points
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Takes
9 to 12 months before the lawn is fully ready for use.
The seedlings can be killed by birds and/or 'damping off'.
The preparation of the seed bed is time-consuming.
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The
most expensive way to get a lawn.
Sometimes the quality of the turf is poor with many weeds.
Very difficult to get a fine lawn with turf. |
The
least common method, the least 'tried and tested' method.
Very labor intensive and back-breaking work! |
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Plant/sow
times
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Best
time is end of August.
Next best time is
April.
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Best
time is
October to
February.
Next best time is
April.
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Best
time is end of August.
Next best time is
April.
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