I've stripped my new garden to nothing. Previously it had some well established rose bushes, trees and plants of unknown (to me) designation and massive concrete flags.
I've dug it over to maybe 12-18", adding multi-purpose compost. I've removed as many of the roots as I can (without spending the next 6 months on the job).
It's been several days and there are no sign of weeds re-growing.
I've removed as many stones & large lumps of clay as I can and broken up the larger clumps of soil.
I've raked it several times, bringing roots and debris to the surface and removing them.
Last night, I applied pre-lawn fertiliser (?Verve? stuff from B&Q) and raked over. This'll be doing it's magic over the next 4 days, ready for my turf which is being delivered on Tuesday.
I was going to buy a bulk bag of top-soil at the same time, but funds are low and I'm hoping I've already done enough to support the new lawn.
I've dug it over to maybe 12-18", adding multi-purpose compost. I've removed as many of the roots as I can (without spending the next 6 months on the job).
It's been several days and there are no sign of weeds re-growing.
I've removed as many stones & large lumps of clay as I can and broken up the larger clumps of soil.
I've raked it several times, bringing roots and debris to the surface and removing them.
Last night, I applied pre-lawn fertiliser (?Verve? stuff from B&Q) and raked over. This'll be doing it's magic over the next 4 days, ready for my turf which is being delivered on Tuesday.
I was going to buy a bulk bag of top-soil at the same time, but funds are low and I'm hoping I've already done enough to support the new lawn.