Top Tips For Turf Care

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Top Tips For Turf Care
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• If youve recently gotten some new turf laid,
  youll want to know how best to care for it so
  that it not only survives, but thrives, and gives
  you a lush looking lawn for many years to come.
  Here are some top tips for caring for turf
• Watering your turf
• Did you know that a grass plant is 80 water?
  When water is drawn up from the soil through the
  roots, it carries nutrients to every grass cell
  so that it can develop a strong root system, grow
  shoots and effectively harness sunlight to start
  producing its own energy through the process of
  photosynthesis.

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• When you first lay your turf, watering will
  become vital towards its healthy growth, and
  until the roots get established in the soil
  theyll struggle to find enough water to give
  support to the whole grass plant. This is where
  watering becomes so important, and you must
  ensure that the soil is never allowed to dry out,
  otherwise your turf will suffer. Water the turf
  two times a day for the first week at least,
  especially if the weather is hot, and then you
  can gradually reduce it until youre watering
  your turf 2 or 3 times a week. Continue doing
  this for the first 6 weeks and then water it once
  a week.

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• Protecting your turf
• When turf is newly laid, all its energies are
  focused upon growing and establishing a strong
  root system, and so its important to do
  everything you can to protect it in the first few
  weeks so that it can grow and not waste energy on
  regenerating damage. This includes placing boards
  across any areas of your turf that you must walk
  upon to prevent damaging the grass, but wherever
  possible, avoid walking on it altogether for at
  least the first 3 weeks. Ideally, your new lawn
  should be walked on as little as possible for
  around 3 months, after which point the turf
  (provided youve watered it sufficiently) should
  have developed a healthy root system and be able
  to continue growing without so much support.

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• Mowing your turf
• Aside from keeping your lawn looking neat and
  tidy, mowing encourages the grass to grow new
  leaves from the base of the lawn so that it stays
  thick, lush and capable of suppressing weed
  growth
• Check the roots before mowing
• Pull up a handful of grass from 2 or 3 areas of
  your lawn before mowing, to check whether the
  blades come away easily in your hand. If they do,
  then this is a good indicator that your lawn is
  ready to be mowed.

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• Check your mower
• There is no quicker way to destroy your new lawn
  than by mowing it with blunt blades. Doing so
  rips the grass and leaves large wounds that could
  take weeks to heal, in the meantime, disease
  could take advantage of the weaknesses in the
  turf and spread like wildfire.
• Check the setting on your mower
• The first time you cut your lawn, youll want to
  put the mower on its highest setting to be sure
  that only the very tips of the grass are removed.
  Try to do this on a mild day when the grass is
  dry. Ensure that the blades of your mower are
  very sharp and attach the grass box so that no
  clippings are left lying around.

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• After the first cut, your lawn should look neat
  and the grass will be encouraged to grow more
  shoots from the base.
• Feeding your turf
• Try using pre-turf food for your newly laid
  lawn to give it a good start and help it to find
  all the necessary nutrients.
• For more advice and guidance, talk to your local
  lawn care specialists.

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