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Bark mulch under a lawn

Hi guys and girlsI've been asked to lay a lawn on a large raised border (160ish sqm) at the grammar school I do the maintenance on. The initial idea for it was to be a project for the pupils but that idea didn't work out. The area at the moment is covered in weed fabric (which of course I'll remove) and a thin layer of bark mulch. My question is, is should I remove the bark mulch or can I rotovate it into the soil? Thanks in advanceNeil   

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    Ive done this before without any problems, if anything it helped the grass by creating air pockets for the roots to get more moisture and oxygen into them.

  • as long as it will level perfectly and not 'break down' and rot to leave sunken areas which it probably will at some point .............   a pro' would say  remove/rake the worst out and level with top soil at the least !!

     

    would you build a wall on old sandy broken concrete with bumps on ??

  • Thanks for the replies.

     

    When I take the weed fabric off ill be taking most of the bark with it probably so it'll be less than what's there now (which isn't a great deal). I suppose its not going to do it any harm as its going to compost down anyway and when i rake it level i'll be pulling off the stuff at the top so there wont be any lumps or bumps anyways.

     

    Cheers for the advice, very helpful as always!

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