We’ve been talking about our most frequently asked questions from both trade and residential customers. When you work in an industry for – well, generations, you realise it’s sometimes the easiest questions to answer that crop up the most. Like this one:  

“How soon should I lay my grass once it’s delivered?”

Grass is a living plant and requires nourishment to survive. It takes nutrients through its root system planted in beautiful, thriving soil.  

Turf is harvested off our farm and delivered to your job with a thick depth of soil attached. This means your turf is still getting some form of nourishment while it's waiting installation. Of course, that won’t last forever and if the turf isn't laid soon enough, your grass will begin to dehydrate and eventually die. The warmer the weather, the quicker your grass will begin to perish; and nobody wants that!

While slightly dehydrated grass can be laid and go on to live a fulfilling and healthy life with you, you may find it needs extra time to take and look beautiful, and you wouldn’t really be giving it its best start in its new environment.

So you can see it’s important to get your delivery of turf laid properly as soon as possible. We recommend you lay your grass as soon as you can on the same day it is delivered to you.

Not surprisingly, it’s for this reason that Green Life Turf will harvest your turf on the same day you want us to deliver it! This cuts down any additional time your new lawn needs to wait before being laid.

Other Turf Laying Things To Know:

Some yellowing may occur to your grass before it is laid but should grow out over a period of time. Laying your turf properly in thriving soil is very important - don't overlook this step. Check out our handy guide here: Lawn Care & Preparation. Water your lawn within 30 minutes of laying it with at least 25mm of water; then make sure it stays well hydrated by watering daily or twice each day if it's hot, until it is firmly rooted.

Our exclusive patented Bullseye Instant Lawn System is delivered with a thicker 75mm of specially blended organic soil mix to allow premium quality with longer lasting nutrient life. With the added benefits of an instant lawn you can use right away and the reduction of water usage for establishment, this might be just what you need this summer! Find out more: Bullseye Instant Lawn System.

• If you’re looking for help to lay your new turf, contact us; we can either assist by doing the installation or pointing you in the right direction to get things done right.