Where ian I buy turf this time of year?

malmesbury_2

Do homebase/ b&q etc still stock it?

If anyone knows it'll save me trawling around tomorrow!

Thank you

forgotmyname

Wont the frost kill it this time of year?

Wet and frost will soon kill it off. Not sure where you are but we have had some frosty nights around here in the Midlands.

peter_the_piper

malmesbury wrote: »

Do homebase/ b&q etc still stock it?

If anyone knows it'll save me trawling around tomorrow!

Thank you

I doubt you will find any reputable grower/dealer will sell it at this time of year. Grass is mainly dormant so it would not take very well. If you ever buy turf from any shed, unroll each roll to check if its gone yellow, if so don't buy it.

malmesbury_2

Thanks for your replies, I have been doing research into when to lay turf and this infact is a good time, better than a dry spring as the turf is tough, it won't be trampled on and it won't dry out, turf can be laid all year round but garden centres don't tend to stock it as demand isn't there so it dies before being sold. So I went to our garden centre today and they are grouping small orders of turf together and making an order as soon as they have enough for a pallet load, which should be this weekend.

They also agreed that it's fine to lay now as long as your not under snow and here down south, it's just wet and windy! She said the turf is lifted fresh throughout the whole year and then delivered to them,

I hope this helps others looking to get gardening in this wet winter weather! :rotfl: I must be mad lol x

wallbash

Totally agree, at our golf course , mowing is done 365 days a year , weather permitting. And it was only last week that Turfs were laid to repair a bunker.

cyclonebri1

Frost won't kill it. full stop.

But, yes you can lay turf anytime of the year, but autumn to spring is the best chance of survival.

However garden centres now have to cater for summer only (would be) gardeners, so turf is only readily available from march to october;);)

peter_the_piper

Hope that you did not lay the turf, its probably 6 houses down with all this rain.:rotfl:

malmesbury_2

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Hope that you did not lay the turf, its probably 6 houses down with all this rain.:rotfl:

:rotfl: I know! Its a good job we've been left off very lightly here on higher ground, only a few miles down the road cars have been floating

peter_the_piper

You even sink a few inches on our sloping field. More to come, at least its not snow,























Yet.

jack58

WoW Thanks My chickens have eaten mine, they have had a coop extension & now I can get my lawn back

cyclonebri1

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Hope that you did not lay the turf, its probably 6 houses down with all this rain.:rotfl:

You know chap us 'up north have had the extremes of weather for as long as I can remember, I take some deep rooted smugness from the fact that it has now been shared out for a year or too:D:D:D:D:D:D:D


Sorry, no one deserves floods at xmas, but times they are a changing;), (who sang that)