Lawn Turfing – Why Autumn is Good to Lay Turf
When many people plan to plant and install lawn turf, they’ll often think of the spring season, when a lot of garden maintenance is done. This is because people think of Spring as the time for new growth, new life and warmer weather. Autumn makes people think of falling leaves, cooling temperatures and shorter days, and is often overlooked as a time to lay a lawn or get new green spaces. Here, we discuss why Autumn is just as good a time as Spring to get on with your garden maintenance in London.
Autumnal Temperatures are Perfect
Even though our garden and landscaping team can lay turf all year round, there are of course times when the climate and weather is better suited to a quick and stress-free garden maintenance process. With warmer summer months, newly laid turf needs a huge amount of watering during its first few weeks of life.
Doing gardening Harrow during this time means that watering is required to fight against problems such as shrinkage and sod heating. Doing gardenin during the cooler weather means these issues rarely occur. During winter months the lawn is likely to take a lot longer to establish due to the lower temperatures, whereas during autumn we can even see full establishment within 10 days, so garden maintenance then is a good idea.
Ground Preparation is Much Easier
During Summer months our landscaping teams put in huge amounts of effort to turn over and prepare sun baked earth, as with frozen ground during the winter. Autumn is good for garden maintenance as the ground is normally soft without being over saturated and waterlogged.
Your Lawn will require a lot Less Watering
Cooler temperatures means newly laid turf is a lot less likely to dry out, making garden maintenance of this kind much less water dependent.
Helping you Get a Beautiful and Fully Established Lawn for Spring
Doing lawn and garden maintenance in October will help you get an established lawn early, as dropping temperature mean it will only require a handful of cuts before it goes into a dormant state throughout winter.