TOP DRESSING
“ With a good quality and highly efficient overseeder such as the Eliet DZC 600 or DZC 450 , you can renovate tired and thin turf in no time at all .”
HOW DO YOU SEED TURF FROM SCRATCH ? The GZC range of
seeders from Eliet make light work of sowing . They have reciprocating tines in two rows working across each other and the direction of travel .
These tines efficiently break up the soil to about 1.5-2 ” inches deep helping
“ to level it off . The finish is of a quality that cut turf can be laid directly on top of the finished surface . Alternatively , there is a seeding box above the tines . The seeding box can be set so a desired amount of seed can be added to the soil during levelling . Seeding rates vary depending upon the area and what seed is being used . For an ornamental lawn and with a seed mixture to match then between 30-40gms per m2 is what you should be aiming for .
A general rule of thumb is that the less seed you use , the longer the area will take to knit in . The longer the grass takes to knit in , the more chance of weed ingress .
SUMMARY Both machine ranges and processes have their place within turf rejuvenation , and it takes a skilled professional to understand when to use which process and machine . The time of year , budget constraints , speed of recovery and desired outcome all play their role and only through effective communication between the professional and the customer can a satisfactory result be achieved .
TIP : The easiest way to think of the difference is that ‘ Overseeding ’ is a maintenance process with faster recovery , whereas ‘ Seeding ’ is usually a one off or complete project with slower recovery times .
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