Hi, I've got very little gardening experience so thought I'd reach out here for some advice.
To give my issue a bit of background.
I have a lawn area of approx 5.4m x 11m so 60m2. This had been neglected for some time and had several varieties weeds growing including horsetail, nettles, thistles etc. Last year I tried to kill off all the weeds using glyphosate but they kept coming back. In September I made the decision to completely cover the lawn area to starve it of light and I've now reached the stage where I would like to buy some turf and try to lay a new lawn.
My plan was to buy some plantex weed control fabric and put that down, then use about 8 tonnes of topsoil to raise the height of the lawn by 3-4 inches before laying some turf.
I've read various people say that using the fabric isn't necessary and may hinder the lawn knitting together/growing at all. I just want to do all I can to prevent the weeds (especially the horsetail) from coming back.
Any advice gratefully received.
To give my issue a bit of background.
I have a lawn area of approx 5.4m x 11m so 60m2. This had been neglected for some time and had several varieties weeds growing including horsetail, nettles, thistles etc. Last year I tried to kill off all the weeds using glyphosate but they kept coming back. In September I made the decision to completely cover the lawn area to starve it of light and I've now reached the stage where I would like to buy some turf and try to lay a new lawn.
My plan was to buy some plantex weed control fabric and put that down, then use about 8 tonnes of topsoil to raise the height of the lawn by 3-4 inches before laying some turf.
I've read various people say that using the fabric isn't necessary and may hinder the lawn knitting together/growing at all. I just want to do all I can to prevent the weeds (especially the horsetail) from coming back.
Any advice gratefully received.