1. Forum
  2. USENET
  3. uk.rec.gardening

  • Recovering soil from turf

    From Andrew@andrew_d_may@hotmail.com to uk.rec.gardening on Mon May 12 13:43:17 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    I have just relaid our lawn. Lift existing lawn with turf cutter,
    rotovate, level and lay new turf. But, because the old lawn was far from
    level the turves that I lifted are mostly thicker than they should be.
    What would be the best (for which read easiset) way of recovering the
    excess soil from each turf so as to minimise what needs to be composted?

    Andrew
    --- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Jeff Layman@Jeff@invalid.invalid to uk.rec.gardening on Mon May 12 14:55:04 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On 12/05/2025 13:43, Andrew wrote:
    I have just relaid our lawn. Lift existing lawn with turf cutter,
    rotovate, level and lay new turf. But, because the old lawn was far from level the turves that I lifted are mostly thicker than they should be.
    What would be the best (for which read easiset) way of recovering the
    excess soil from each turf so as to minimise what needs to be composted?

    If it stays dry, put them upside down on a tarpaulin (or other surface).
    Leave to dry for a few days and rake the dried soil out. The tarpaulin
    just makes it a bit easier to collect the soil.
    --
    Jeff
    --- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2