[Closed] Fake grass?!

IMO gravel would look better than astroturf

iDave, I agree, but the wife doesn't!! 🙄

We've just put some down in a sunless area at work - looks & feels great IMO

http://www.asgoodasgrass.co.uk/

£25-£30/m2

What do the cats do to the grass then? Trample it or something? I've heard that can be really bad for it.

What do the cats do to the grass then? Trample it or something? I've heard that can be really bad for it.

They dig in the bare areas, which makes them worse and makes it difficult to re-seed as the bare soil gets dug and crapped on!! (although it's probably my fault for doing something wrong 🙁 )

Although one of the cats is pretty fat -I think it broke the fence!!

Don't give up on the grass option without a bit of experimentation.

You can get drought, wet, wear and shade resistant grasses even from your local B&Q, a specialist would probably have even more options.

Also, top tip for a good lawn, keep it long. Like 2-3". The grass loves it. To go shorter and keep it looking good you need ideal conditions, flat ground and a good mower.

http://www.grass-land.co.uk

friend of a friend good lad etc

Astroturf is for hockey pitches.

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Rake hard to get the moss out, aerate it [u]lots[/u] to at least a forks depth, sharp sand dressing and sow some grass seed for shade (usually fescues and dwarf rye grasses). Probably time to start sowing depending on where you are. If you want to feed it use high Phosphorus (P) lawn food and trim it to 30mm length at most.

It may take a year to get it looking like lawn but will look one hell of a lot better than astro turf.

Oh yeah +1 for feeding. However DO NOT feed it just before you go away for three weeks......

🙂

I'd rather have patchy real grass than astroturf.

there a pretty country cottage on a bridal path, they have a 1m x 3m patch of grass outside the front of the house , he's obviously decided to be lazy as it's now astroturf... fricken unreal, looks awful & properly artifical... with his sit on lawn mower in the garage opposite.

I'm going astroturf as soon as i get the money. Our grassed area is completely in the shade and we have 2 kids and a dog. Its re sown every year but looks like a mud pit from October to now.

We are going for the spring lawn (the one with artificial thatch in!). A lot of the suppliers provide there own how to sections on the websites.

I cant wait, however will have to tell my dad in case he 'helps' by giving the lawn a short cut with a mower 😯

There is a garden on the way to Hardcastle Craggs that has astroturf, I ended up doing a double take this winter wondering how they had kept their lawn so green!

Hello people, if you have any questions regarding astro turf (which is now called artificial grass!!) just give me a shout. If you need anything answering you can contact me directly at sam@grass-land.co.uk

I have plenty of pics on the website www.grass-land.co.uk

It's not cheap I agree but well worth thinking about. Every job we do we always end up going back to the same street to install another few houses. It really is that good and looks amazing!

Thanks, Sam

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WTF? How is STW becoming spammers' paradise? That's 2 or 3 this evening.

Hello there [s]spammer[/s] first time poster. What sort of bike do you ride?

LOL at the image posting fail

I'm putting down artifical grass in my garden this weekend, will post a pic of the result!

I ride a Scott Spark 20 - thanks for asking!!

WTF? How is STW becoming spammers' paradise? That's 2 or 3 this evening.

Google - google alerts.

Its what the smart buniness kids are doing (if they have any interest in what is being said about them on the interwebz).

wow, a spammer who responds!

come on then... we want a picture of this bike - and the grass under it had better be PERFECT!

Dave

Plastic's a far bigger/longer term problem than a few cats. Real grass always wins.

If you need financial advice on lawns etc. I always go to William Hill.

They're turf accountants.

Im only trying to be nice David sir...what's the problem?? Don't you have anything better to do?

clearly not.

this is a mountain biking forum, where people come to talk about bikes, not to be advertised to.

If you want to join in this spirit, post a pic of your bike and be welcomed. If you are just here to sell us some crappy plastic grass, bugger off!

Dave

yamyamblade - Member

http://www.grass-land.co.uk

friend of a friend good lad etc
Posted 2 weeks ago

cheers Cougar, didn't see that 🙂 my bad. Sorry grassland.

Dave

Interesting....Astroturfing on an Astroturfing Thread?!!!

No need to be rude though is there? I will be welcomed? Do you own this forum?

It's hardly spamming if the guy comes on here in direct response to a query. Most of the "trade" members do it all the time.

I will be welcomed

don't sweat it grassland, this place has been rather chippy recently, think it might be the weather or something

this is a mountain biking forum, where people come to talk about bikes, not to be advertised to.

I totally agree that we shouldn't be subjected to irrelevant spam..... but advertising? I can barely see the posts from the amount of advertising on this website! 😀

This was a proper question and a chap whose business does exactly what was being discussed offered his services. That's the best thing about the interweb!

Interestingly, one of the ads at the top of my screen right now is for thegrassseedstore.co.uk, sort of ironic!

No need to be rude though is there? I will be welcomed? Do you own this forum?

I apologised above because I mistook you for a google-alerting spammer, rather than an invited spammer.

Dave

alfabus - Member
this is a mountain biking forum, where people come to talk about bikes, not to be advertised to.

Although I disagree with the idea of fake grass, isn't it potentially useful for someone who knows their stuff to step forward? I think there should be a tyre logo/valve alignment code for the type of lawn you keep: Aligned=genuine lawn, opposite=astroturf.

druidh has a point, amongst other things we have cars, baking, architecture, plumbing, woodburning stoves, running, eBay, suicide, depression, happiness, helmets, music, fillums, tv, homophobia, racism, any ism, religion, maggie, blier, bankers, protesters.....andandand....now, fake grass! 😀 could be worse..

are we going to get a picture of a bike on some beautifully tended fluorescent green clingfilm or not?

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[squirms] are we going to get a picture of a bike on some beautifully tended fluorescent green clingfilm or not? [/squirms]

Cheers pete

I have no idea about this spamming that that people keep talking about in relation to google!

I was actually trying to be helpful!

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Back to the op I've got astro in the back garden. Previous grass used to slope away from house and was really bad draining. Levelled it out, hardcore, sand, weed membrane and that's it.

It's brilliant fir the kids - play footie on it all the time. We also added golf holes so they play that as well. Considering it would take days before the real grass dried up enough for the kids to go for a kick about they are out almost as soon as the rain stops.

Oh added bonus is that I don't waste my evenings/weekends cutting the grass - I go out on my bike instead.

Highly recommended here.

http://www.scotgreens.co.uk/crookstongreen.htm

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No wonder they say the drugs don't work

Muppets having a go at the grassland guy - he's clearly not trying to disguise the fact he's not giving impartial advice. sure it's an advert of sorts but it's relevant to thread and he's being up front about it.

As for the whole thing, I might actually check it out to see how realistic it looks 'in the flesh'. Got tired of doing my garden a couple of years ago so covered it in decking + gravel, unfortunately now weeds have taken hold (presumably airborne as I put matting down under the gravel) so it looks crap. Fake grass might be a good solution if it looked ok, although that said I'm slightly tempted to get the blue coloured version just to wind my neighbours up...

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Someone already posted a link before Sam Grassland offered help!

I've noted his email, cos having dog and garden used as football pitch, we're thinking of going fake too.

What tyres for fake grass?