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Make sure you have adequate time for ground preparation. Ideally, you should plan ahead and prepare your site at least three months before you intend to sow the seed. Thorough the site preparation is the key to establishing a healthy lawn. The best time to start is early summer for an autumn sowing.

So you have prepared the soil and done your research on the particular type of grass that you want for your lawn. Now the next decision is pretty easy, do you want to buy turf or sow a new lawn from seed. There are many advantages and disadvantages to both methods. However, laying turf as the upper hand in many cases. Here are some things to consider when deciding to lay turf or sow a new lawn from seed.

Advantages & Disadvantages of Laying Turf

Advantages

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin

Ok, maybe he wasn’t talking about lawn care when he said it, but it makes sense to always prepare before you take on a task.

This can be said for preparing the soil for your new lawn as well. Now the importance of preparing the soil for a new lawn cannot be stressed strongly enough. This process creates the foundation for your new lawn and it will directly affect its ability to take up the nutrients and water you will provide to it.

You can lay turf at any time of the year, but
the best time of year is during summer. After
you have laid turf, make sure you immediately
begin to water it. In comparison, spring and
autumn offers favorable conditions for
sowing most seed lawn.

Buying your turf from your local gardening center
will ensure that you get the right type of
grass for your area. Using turf is especially useful
more patchy up your lawn. Or you can use the turf
to create a entirely new lawn.