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Well, there's a "block-paving specialist" working round the corner from me who built a 4' brick wall in the snow last week, and it was minus 3 overnight. Sometimes the customer has to use their common sense when paying for the work!
Can just imagine it now. "I know it looks like uneven and lumpy turf at the moment, but once it thaws that'll level out. If not, it's guaranteed so just give us a call".
A new starbucks in Preston had turf laid last week.
Redrow site on Buckshaw village Chorley as had turf being laid for the last couple of weeks on and off.
the growers say if they can lift it you can lay it.
Laying a new lawn next Tuesday. Not concerned about frost, just as long as it doesn't rain!
Andrew.
May I ask why you arent concerned about frost??
It is still snowing here and rather chilly!
Im petrified about the frost at the moment as the lakes are still frozen.
Hi Gregory,
I have no concerns about laying turf in frost. My view point is that the turf is fit to be harvested from the fields, it is fit to be laid.
At this time of year, there is less reason to be walking on the lawn, mowing will not be required for a good 6 weeks, thus giving the turf to bed in and the roots to establish without any disturbance.
Temperatures here in Northern Ireland are forecast for the next five days to be a max of 5 oC and a low of 0 oC. And most important - no rain.
You can always throw down a plastic sheet to help stop the frost.
Here in Northern Ireland the frost usually lifts around 11am, so there is usually plenty of time to get it down.
English Sheep said:
Hi Andrew.
I see your thinking. Now you have mentioned the temp it begins to make sense.
It is -5 here at the moment so when ever I read something I assume "my gosh people are laying and working in below zero)!
Over here we are averaging -1 over the next week. A one day high of a red hot +3!!!!
It has been snowing here for the past two days and even though the soil feels perfect for digging, the water is still frozen through out the day.
At least tomorrow I get to go out and plot new potential marketing areas!
I rotovated frozen wet ground in January a few years ago and laid turf.If the ground hadn't been frozen I would have had to wait for it to dry out.It turned out to be one of my best lawns to this day.If you can get the ground level you can lay turf successfully any time.
We laid some in the cold snap in January (after the snow had melted) I asked the turf suppliers if it was ok to lay turf in cold weather,they said as long as you can roll it out its fine and not frozen solid!
sheep man its not the same over here it can drop 15 c below in one night in hamburg frost does not kill grass
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