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DO IT LIKE WE DO.
LAYING TURF, SIMPLE AND QUICK.

In the past 100 years we grew more than xx.xxx.xxx m² turf and laid 45.686.244 m² of it ourselves. Benefit from our experience when it comes to laying turf – with our practical four step guide.

You don’t want to lay the turf yourself?
We’d love to do it for you ourselves or put you in contact with one of our many partner companies.

THE PERFECT MOMENT FOR A PERFECT GARDEN.

If our turf could decide the time it wants to be relocated to you itself – it would chose spring time without a doubt. This way their culms could take their time to develop a strong root system until winter time arrives.

Another good point in time for developing a proper root system would be the time of fall. But nevertheless we can say: Our turf can be layed in any season as long as it’s not too cold.

LAYING TURF – IN 4 STEPS

STEP 1: PREPARING THE SOIL

  • Get rid of your old turf with a shovel, rotary hoe or landscaping machine.
  • Dig up or mill your soil (15cm deep). A proper tool to do this would be a rotary hoe.
  • Afterwards, clear your ground from any leftover roots, stones and weed.
  • Now you can improve your soil by adding sand or humus.
  • In the end, level the ground with a rake and thicken it with a roller.

OUR TIP:
If your soil includes a lot of clay add some quartz sand to make it more permeable to prevent waterlogging.

STEP 2: ARRIVAL OF THE TURF

  • Lay your turf as soon as it arrives at your place. (Otherwise it could lead to heat damage)
  • We recommend to put the pallet in a shadowy place if possible.
  • If you can’t lay the turf right away, the turf should be removed from the pallets and laid out side by side as soon as possible.
  • As long as the turf is on the pallets, do not water it.
  • Do NOT cover the pallets with a tarpaulin.

STEP 3: LAYING THE TURF

  • Before you start: Use your rake to loosen the ground a bit so the turf can take root more easily.
  • Use a starting fertilizer right now – 30 to 40 g/m2. We’d love to include the appropriate fertilizer in our delivery as well!
  • Make sure there’s a sufficient supply of water available before you start laying your turf. Watering is both important while laying the turf and after it’s done!
  • Preferably start laying the turf on one of the corners of your area.
  • Roll up each part with off-set bumps to prevent great gaps.
  • In every case: Avoid overlapping.
  • To prevent soil compaction you shouldn’t step on bare areas in the beginning.

OUR TIP:
Corner and overlapping pieces can be removed easily with a sharp knife. You can always keep the leftovers and use it to fill gaps.

STEP 4: WATER YOUR TURF THOROUGHLY

  • It is important to water your turf thorougly after laying it.
  • In hot summer months, the turf should be watered twice for at least ten days. (Depending on the weather, of course.)
  • By carefully lifting up the turf you can check if it’s properly watered and if the water also reaches the ground below.
  • For the first ten days your turf should be watered 2 – 3x per week (10-15 l/m²), also depending on the wheater.
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