Hello,
we are planning the garden for our new build and have now reached the stage of deciding on the lawn.
We want to edge the lawn with mowing guides (about 24cm (9.5 inches) wide) and have the lawn regularly maintained by a robotic mower later.
What would you recommend: laying sod or sowing the lawn from seed ourselves? We have about 150m² (1,615 sq ft) of lawn area.
Which grass type would be suitable for us?
The lawn should be low-maintenance and resilient (it shouldn’t dry out quickly in summer or become waterlogged during heavy rain).
Most of the lawn is in full sun with little shade (south-west facing).
The lawn should also withstand regular walking and running (for when children play or with the dog).
The house handover is planned for February or March 2023.
I hope you can help me (I’m not very experienced with this).
we are planning the garden for our new build and have now reached the stage of deciding on the lawn.
We want to edge the lawn with mowing guides (about 24cm (9.5 inches) wide) and have the lawn regularly maintained by a robotic mower later.
What would you recommend: laying sod or sowing the lawn from seed ourselves? We have about 150m² (1,615 sq ft) of lawn area.
Which grass type would be suitable for us?
The lawn should be low-maintenance and resilient (it shouldn’t dry out quickly in summer or become waterlogged during heavy rain).
Most of the lawn is in full sun with little shade (south-west facing).
The lawn should also withstand regular walking and running (for when children play or with the dog).
The house handover is planned for February or March 2023.
I hope you can help me (I’m not very experienced with this).
Then you haven’t searched properly 😉 there are several posts on this topic here in the forum alone.
I’m currently on the move, so I can’t write much.
Where does the water come from (well, cistern, tap…)?
Once you know how much pressure and flow rate you have, you can continue planning.
I’m currently on the move, so I can’t write much.
Where does the water come from (well, cistern, tap…)?
Once you know how much pressure and flow rate you have, you can continue planning.
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Pwnage6192 Jun 2022 15:43We are currently still planning our new build.
Unfortunately, the house is not yet built.
We are building with a property developer.
We will not have a well or rainwater cistern.
We will only have a standard 3/4" (19mm) potable water connection in the garden.
Unfortunately, we have to water with drinking water.
Unfortunately, the house is not yet built.
We are building with a property developer.
We will not have a well or rainwater cistern.
We will only have a standard 3/4" (19mm) potable water connection in the garden.
Unfortunately, we have to water with drinking water.
First, think carefully about what you really want.
A lush, thick, green lawn without weeds (English lawn)
or a lawn with some weeds that might occasionally turn brown.
There are recurring restrictions on the use of drinking water. Sometimes these are short-term due to extremely hot and dry summers, or long-term like the current situation in Brandenburg/Grünheide. Modern gardens should largely manage without additional watering or rely only on what rain barrels provide. There are also large models available in colors other than green.
A lush, thick, green lawn without weeds (English lawn)
or a lawn with some weeds that might occasionally turn brown.
There are recurring restrictions on the use of drinking water. Sometimes these are short-term due to extremely hot and dry summers, or long-term like the current situation in Brandenburg/Grünheide. Modern gardens should largely manage without additional watering or rely only on what rain barrels provide. There are also large models available in colors other than green.
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Pwnage6193 Jun 2022 07:22We simply want a standard green lawn, basically a sports and play lawn.
In our region, there was only one restriction on watering with drinking water, and that was just for 2-3 weeks (but as the saying goes, where there’s no complainant, there’s no judge 😀).
In our region, there was only one restriction on watering with drinking water, and that was just for 2-3 weeks (but as the saying goes, where there’s no complainant, there’s no judge 😀).
So, your garden is a 10 x 20 meter (33 x 66 feet) rectangle. This makes irrigation much easier.
Rule number 1 is that the sprinklers need to overlap (head-to-head coverage).
That means you place the first sprinkler in one corner, the next at 10 meters (33 feet), and so on.
You can cover the area with 6 sprinklers.
Use Hunter’s pressure-regulated bodies Pro-Spray PRS40.
Irrigation head MP3500 (range approx. 10 meters (33 feet)).
Your water pressure and flow will not be enough to run them all at once.
The MP3500 uses about 0.29 m³/h (cubic meters per hour) at 90°, and about 0.65 m³/h at 180°.
Therefore, I would group the 4 corner sprinklers together and the two along the long side together. This way, you have two circuits with the same flow rate (1.3 m³/h should be manageable from your outdoor water tap). With two circuits, you can implement a very simple solution.
Gardena offers irrigation controllers for two circuits. Just connect it to the water tap and use a connector for each irrigation line to Gardena. It’s not an intelligent controller but is sufficient for convenient watering. This way, you save on valve boxes and a fully featured irrigation controller.
Rule number 1 is that the sprinklers need to overlap (head-to-head coverage).
That means you place the first sprinkler in one corner, the next at 10 meters (33 feet), and so on.
You can cover the area with 6 sprinklers.
Use Hunter’s pressure-regulated bodies Pro-Spray PRS40.
Irrigation head MP3500 (range approx. 10 meters (33 feet)).
Your water pressure and flow will not be enough to run them all at once.
The MP3500 uses about 0.29 m³/h (cubic meters per hour) at 90°, and about 0.65 m³/h at 180°.
Therefore, I would group the 4 corner sprinklers together and the two along the long side together. This way, you have two circuits with the same flow rate (1.3 m³/h should be manageable from your outdoor water tap). With two circuits, you can implement a very simple solution.
Gardena offers irrigation controllers for two circuits. Just connect it to the water tap and use a connector for each irrigation line to Gardena. It’s not an intelligent controller but is sufficient for convenient watering. This way, you save on valve boxes and a fully featured irrigation controller.
There are many regions with temporary or longer water extraction bans or limits on maximum amounts. These restrictions are not without reason. Water suppliers can track usage in real time through digital water meters.
My uncle faces fines, which are reportedly quite substantial.
@rick2018 installed a huge cistern and manages without tap water.
Check out his thread—it’s definitely worth reading and watching.
My uncle faces fines, which are reportedly quite substantial.
@rick2018 installed a huge cistern and manages without tap water.
Check out his thread—it’s definitely worth reading and watching.
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