HOW TO PREPARE YOUR GROUND FOR NEW TURF
G'day guys, Josh here from Green Life Turf.
Today's video is just a quick video
on how to prepare your ground.
The area we're preparing here
is just a little area;
I've got really good soil here, 
so all I've got to do is just turn the soil over
and level it out.
So today I was using
that machine over there
which is a Vermeer - or similar to a Dingo -
with the attachment on the front 
which is a Harley Rake.
Probably can't really see much of the
sun, but that's the machine here...
and that's the Harley Rake there.
So what that does it
enables the soil to be turned over
and then when you go
backwards you can level it off.
So this is it after it's been prepared
and as you can see there 
it leaves a nice soft bed,
and at the same time a nice level platform 
ready for the turf to be laid on.
Just one quick tip
when you're levelling your soil out,
the gauge to how soft and how compact
you should make the soil:
you want the soil to be
when you walk on it that you leave
an imprint of your foot, 
and that you're not sort of sinking too far.
So you can see there I've just done
two sections under there
which you'll be able to see my foot imprint.
So as you can see there,
press it down, you can see my imprint to my foot.
All right, that shows you've got
good compaction there
and is soft enough for the for the turf to thrive in.
GROUND PREPARATION
USING VERMEER & HARLEY RAKE
At this stage, you've already removed
any existing grass or weeds.
Going backwards levels the soil.
Going forwards turns the soil.
Level soil so that it slopes
away from buildings and into drains.
Move soil from any higher points,
and pull them into any lower spots of the area.
Stay tuned for more tips
on how to lay a successful lawn!
Love That Turf!
Have an amazing day! ☘️
