How to Video Guides
Watch quick step-by-step turf videos to help you prepare the ground, lay turf, and understand how your lawn is produced.
How to Lay Turf
With over 20 years of experience in the turf industry, Online Turf has perfected the art of laying lawns. In this video, we are using our premium, home-grown Lancashire turf to show you how to roll out, join, and water your turf so it roots quickly and evenly. With our help, you too can achieve professional results at home.
- Start by unrolling one strip of turf around the edge of the lawn. Avoid using small pieces at the edges, as they can dry out and die. Make sure the turf is in full contact with the soil below.
- Lay the next strip along the longest straight edge, then continue working across the lawn, laying strips in a pattern similar to brickwork.
- Place the turf strips close together, making sure the edges and ends touch, but don’t stretch the turf.
- Overlapping pieces and the ends of rows should be cut off neatly using a sharp knife or a half-moon lawn edger.
- If you run into any obstacles, such as a drain, lay the turf over the top, feel for the edges of the cover, and cut around it with a sharp knife. The turf will then root around the cover for a natural, seamless finish.
To find out more about laying turf, check out our ‘How to Lay Turf: The Ultimate Guide’.
Rye Gold Turf
Get a close-up look at our Rye Gold Turf, freshly harvested here in Lancashire and shipped nationwide. Rye Gold is our most popular all-rounder turf, blending durability with an ornamental-looking appearance. Perfect for active family lawns, pets, and professional landscaping alike.
How to Prepare the Ground Before Laying Turf
The key to a beautiful lawn is correct ground preparation. Even the highest-quality turf will never live up to its full potential if it's laid on uneven, compacted, or poorly prepared soil. Spending a little extra time getting the ground ready will help your turf root quickly, create an even finish, and stay healthier for years to come. In this video, we'll show you how to do this.
- Turn over the soil to a depth of 15cm using a spade or a powered cultivator. If you struggle to do this, make sure to add some high-quality topsoil on top.
- Remove any stones, weeds, old grass, and other debris.
- Rake the soil until it is smooth and level.
- Lightly walk over the area to spot any soft patches, then rake them level. Keep doing this until the soil feels firm but not compacted.
Please note that we no longer provide a pre-turfing fertiliser with our orders. Instead, we apply a liquid based fertiliser to all turf before the harvesting process.
Timelapse: Laying Topsoil and Turf
Do you want to see what a total garden transformation looks like from start to finish? Watch this quick timelapse sent in by one of our customers. From clearing away the old, worn-out lawn and levelling a fresh layer of topsoil, to rolling out the final strips of our premium turf, you can see just how rewarding a DIY lawn project can be.
How Our Turf is Grown
Take a few minutes to step onto our Lancashire farm and discover exactly how our turf is grown, giving you a closer look at the process behind every roll we supply.
How Our Turf is Harvested
All our turf is cut to order to make sure that it is as fresh and healthy as possible once delivered. This is done daily by our trained operators using our Trebro Harvester.
As it moves across the field, it:
- Cuts turf to a consistent depth.
- Rolls each section neatly.
- Automatically stacks rolls onto pallets.
These pallets are then collected by tractor and transported directly to our yard.
How Turf is Mown
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the turf is regularly mown and maintained on the farm to produce dense, uniform grass.
During the growing season, our turf is mown two to three times a week to encourage thick, healthy growth. All the machinery that we use for this is fitted with wide tyres to help prevent dents or damage to the turf.
We also carefully control weeds throughout the growing process, making sure every roll contains nothing but high-quality grass.
Online Turf Trebro Harvester
See our Trebro Turf Harvester in action.
