I went through the same confusion re Empire v Platinum a few weeks ago. I spoke to the lady at Ozbreed and at first she said she had no idea…

Help!! New turf has yellowed and browned in places due to being kept rolled and on the pallet for a number of days after delivery. The turf farm was aware…

Thanks BK, I will have a read. Your help is very much appreciated. Yes, you guessed it, I am very overwhelmed! I am hoping I am able to get my…

Hi tikelz,
Hope my reply is not too late !!
The best top dressing would be a light layer of organic compost (prepared to Australian standards at minimum, or certified…

OK, I am just gathering up the things I need for the soil prep. Some heavy rain in Sydney over the weekend and more forecast this week, so I have…

I found a thread where Fu actually encourages the mixing of different turfs. He said it is a practice of some of the best in the horticulture industry. He advises…

We will be laying Matilda buffalo turf on nature strip and yard in the next week or so.
I have 50sqm of Sir Walter turf that was laid 8 months…

just an update ... I heard back from my landscaper today. He assured me that given the height of the wall is only 600mm, there is no need to compact…

I have a 9m long timber retaining wall, 600mm high built a few weeks ago behind which I would like to grow some hedges.
Here is a pic of the…

Yes have read Fu's threads in detail. In his later posts, he recommended much less quantities than in earlier threads. So I am just trying to get some feedback that…

I watched Back to Eden the other day, and I LOVED it. A brilliant documentary that gave me so much hope and confidence in battling infertile soils, and I cant…

I have posted a lot of questions today....I cant wait until I know what I am doing, and have experienced some success with it, so I can give back to…

Awesome! I am finally starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
BK, you mentioned that prepping clay for garden beds is a bit different. I…

OK, will this work even on really compacted hard clay ? There has been so much trampling (by people and machinery) of the proposed turf areas during structural landscaping, its…

Thanks so much for the reply BK !! What do you recommend as the best way to "mix in compost to the existing clay" ? Rotary hoe, manually using mattock/shovel…

Still unsure of what to do with regards to my clay soil prep for new turf.
Have posted about this before and got some great advice as well as read…

I am from north west Sydney where there is a lot of heavy clay soil. I keep returning to this brilliant thread by Kyeo and BK with golden advice about…

Thanks for the replies.... looking forward to spring so I can plant some things.

I need some advice regarding the potential of contamination from a treated pine fence which sits above the soil line behind a raised garden bed. I was hoping to grow…

Wow Old Mate , that is some super advice I really appreciate the time you took out to reply. I am reading each…

Hi Old Mate, 80/20 is a washed sand and screened soil blend (80% sand) used as an underlay for new turf to help it to establish, or as a…

Beatrixkiddo, I assume you are talking about the 80/20 soil. Yes good idea, I will test that too.
The compost I plan to get is NASSA certified.

OK great, thanks.
Yes I did the dispersion test with rainwater. The soil piece after 30 hours was not dissolved at all. So looks like not reactive to gypsum. I…