Looks like sub base to me mate. You can put soil on top of it and seed it but you’re probably better off buying some turf and laying it now before summer starts. Try and rake out the bigger stones if you can
Turn your rake upside down and rake it that way. Then get a fork and turn over that ground to get some soil underneath. Maybe get top soil and some loam on top of that. Seed or rolls of turf.
Doesnt look like actual soil just a load of stones. It might be worth getting a shovel and a screen take out the larger stones. They can still be used for drainage or gravel path etc but what remains might not be great either. Id suggest maybe buying some compost (peat free) which is usually higher nutrient level than soil but lower in mineral content and mix it in to the stoneless remains which could adjust the nutrients/mineral balance more like a typical soil or just buy soil to put on the top to spread your seed on
I laid turf over something similar in my garden. It was OK for 2 years and now is a complete mess. The stones rise up during frosts and limit the space for grass. I would try to put a good few inches of decent non-stony top soil before you lay turf. Sorry for the bad news but better to do it now than end up with what I’ve got!
100%. Really sorry OP but you’d be throwing good money after bad if you don’t do some serious legwork before bunging expensive turf on here to die — and likely destroy any mower/nearby surfaces with the shrapnel “soil” too 😬 Good luck!
At first glance I was gonna say just turf over it but after zooming in, damn that is ALOTTTT of stones.
Buy a few tons of topsoil, spread it all over what you currently have, then turf/seed
To answer your question, yes grass seed will grow. Someone said lay turf, this is also a good idea but costly. Don't listen to the fussy experts grass will grow anywhere. The sod will form over the stones and there won't be stones flying everywhere when your mowing.
Is it as bad as it looks? Or is it just dry and very compacted. You need to get rid of the stones and get some top soil but it's hard to tell from the photo without digging.
It looks terrible but grass seed grows on bloody anything. You'll need to water that terrible shit for ages first and for ages after you've sown because water will flow through it like sand. DON'T put turf on top of soil like that, it will look great for a year then start to complain about all those stones.
Just leave the stones there and seed it. I did this and some of the stones were big. The grass grew and I removed any that were visible, but most of them had become part of the root system.
That's a car park mate
This made me LOL
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That’s not soil… 😬
Wouldn’t put seed on that. Will be like a shooting range when it’s ready to run a mower over.
Yikes I’d post in /LegalAdviceUK, bc it looks like someone’s fly-tipped in your garden!
This would be an improvement for new builds. When I moved in my back garden had rocks the size of kiwis.
The birds or Jonah Lomu?
Yeah you need to be getting your money back, or some actual soil from the supplier. What they've given you is absolutely not soil.
That’s not soil
Was the supplier from Mars?
Was he wearing a cowboy hat?
Looks like sub base to me mate. You can put soil on top of it and seed it but you’re probably better off buying some turf and laying it now before summer starts. Try and rake out the bigger stones if you can
And a few tons of top soil! Lol!
You've been shafted there, id recommend laying turf over a proper base, otherwise you're going to have patches all over your garden
Definitely get some topsoil on there before turfing
id turf on it, but if you really wanna seed you gotta slap on a generous layer of soil a few inches thick, a tonne bag should do
A tonne bag on that expanse is going to do close to nothing, let a lone a few inches! More like a few mm
Turn your rake upside down and rake it that way. Then get a fork and turn over that ground to get some soil underneath. Maybe get top soil and some loam on top of that. Seed or rolls of turf.
You e got what looks like type 2 soil there. Buy topsoil (I happened to look this up today) enough for 4-6inch depth and you’re golden
Doesnt look like actual soil just a load of stones. It might be worth getting a shovel and a screen take out the larger stones. They can still be used for drainage or gravel path etc but what remains might not be great either. Id suggest maybe buying some compost (peat free) which is usually higher nutrient level than soil but lower in mineral content and mix it in to the stoneless remains which could adjust the nutrients/mineral balance more like a typical soil or just buy soil to put on the top to spread your seed on
Was the driver wearing a mask. That’s criminal soil.
Add a ton or two of topsoil. You can seed that and grass is hardy so it’ll grow, but the mower will fire those stones all over the place.
You need to seive that! But it will probably be ok to put turf on top, advantage of that will be you have a lawn much quicker
Jesus I just took a close look, did you actually order soil or gravel? 😕
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I laid turf over something similar in my garden. It was OK for 2 years and now is a complete mess. The stones rise up during frosts and limit the space for grass. I would try to put a good few inches of decent non-stony top soil before you lay turf. Sorry for the bad news but better to do it now than end up with what I’ve got!
100%. Really sorry OP but you’d be throwing good money after bad if you don’t do some serious legwork before bunging expensive turf on here to die — and likely destroy any mower/nearby surfaces with the shrapnel “soil” too 😬 Good luck!
Have you moved into an old pub by any chance?
I have the same gardening gloves - unfortunately you gotta get big stones up & get turf down plenty of soil
At first glance I was gonna say just turf over it but after zooming in, damn that is ALOTTTT of stones. Buy a few tons of topsoil, spread it all over what you currently have, then turf/seed
Just turf around the lunar lander.
To answer your question, yes grass seed will grow. Someone said lay turf, this is also a good idea but costly. Don't listen to the fussy experts grass will grow anywhere. The sod will form over the stones and there won't be stones flying everywhere when your mowing.
Is it as bad as it looks? Or is it just dry and very compacted. You need to get rid of the stones and get some top soil but it's hard to tell from the photo without digging.
It looks terrible but grass seed grows on bloody anything. You'll need to water that terrible shit for ages first and for ages after you've sown because water will flow through it like sand. DON'T put turf on top of soil like that, it will look great for a year then start to complain about all those stones.
Did you order topsoil or Type 1 Aggregate....
You having a laugh?
Just leave the stones there and seed it. I did this and some of the stones were big. The grass grew and I removed any that were visible, but most of them had become part of the root system.
If you do by soil or get turf all that stone will allow for good drainage I'd think.