Lawn help please

clairey22

Hello all,

I need some lawn advice! We have moved into our new house and the previous owners put lots of bags of sand on an area of lawn that had died (due to a trampoline being on the lawn).

So I am planning on digging up all the sand and taking it to the tip and then I would like to put some new turf down (and make some borders by the fence).

This is probably a stupid question but after I dig up the sand what do I need to to before I can put down new turf? I don't want to just dump the turf on the top and then it die!

Here is a photo of what it looks like now.

Thanks
Claire

ds1980

just looks dead, wouldnt dig, just scarify then resow using a multipurpose compost the bits you want as lawn.

annie123

If it's sand it may be lawn sand
http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-care-watering/lawn-care/lawn_feed__weed___moss_control/-specificproducttype-moss_killer/J-Arthur-Bowers-Lawn-Sand-13kg-9426466

wallbash

Ok . I have ( just in time for the hose pipe ban ) had a new lawn . It is now 8 days old !

Guy came just before Xmas and sprayed the old lawn , which then died.
Late February the ground was rotovated , twice.
Last week the ground was raked to remove dead 'stuff'
Then leveled. Turf's layed ( green side up)

Now I have watered for 90 mins every day

Lawn looks wonderful .......... but I am praying for April showers.