Preparation for the new creation of the lawn
- Completely remove old turf
- Improve and loosen the soil
- Let it set for at least a week
- Remove germinating weeds continuously
- Use a total herbicide if necessary
Completely remove old lawn
If the lawn has to be renewed because the old area was completely covered with weeds, thorough removal of the old sward is urgently recommended.
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To do this, the old lawn is “peeled” from the ground, at least five centimeters deep. In the case of very heavy weed infestation, the soil should be removed even deeper. By removing the old sward, roots of root weeds and weed seeds are removed at the same time.
Lawn peelers that many hardware stores borrow are practical. This allows the strenuous work to be done in a short time.
Loosen and improve the soil deeply
The area freed up is filled with topsoil for the lawn seeds.
The subsoil must be loosened well during the waiting time and then pressed down by leveling so that as few new weeds as possible germinate. All plants that appear on the future lawn are immediately pulled out with all their roots.
You should wait at least a week until the new lawn is sown or the turf is laid. The ground is roughened a little beforehand so that the plant roots can penetrate more easily.
Remove weeds from newly laid lawn
To keep the newly created lawn weed-free, you should remove all weeds immediately before they can spread. This is especially true for flowering herbs that scatter their seeds on the lawn.
Frequent mowing is a good way to prevent weeds. As a result, the young lawn grows denser so that unwanted plants cannot emerge. In addition, flowering plants are cut off before the inflorescences appear.
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A total herbicide reliably kills all weeds. It takes a few days for it to decompose. A weed killer should only be used in extreme emergencies, as it puts a heavy strain on the entire garden.
