2351 Help to find Grass

If you drive from Carovigno to San Vito there is a garden centre on the right hand side, you can't miss it. Alex and Lyn have laid a lawn but its not grass as it doesn't do well but its sort of mini clover looking and looks fab, don't know about your quick fix though.....:rolleyes:

[QUOTE=madham]Hi everyone, we are going back out to puglia,near San Vito.at end of feb.We have a 3 bed villa lots of land.Does any one know any info on the following;
IS IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE ESTABLISHED OLIVE TREES?
IS IT TRUE YOU CAN ALSO SELL THEM?
ALSO NEED TO MOVE A FIG TREE AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME NICE GROUND COVERING,WOULD LIKE GRASS,HOW PRACTICAL IS GRASS (IN HEAT ETC)
WHERE CAN YOU GET TURF?
NEEDS AN INSTANT FIX,TO LOOK GOOD...
ANY IDEAS WOULD BE GRATEFUL.
ALSO ANY ONE KNOW A GOOD GARDEN CENTER NEAR SAN VITO.CAROVIGNO??

Cheers
Jo & Andy:) :)[/QUOTE]
YES,you can move established olives but you'll need an excavator so it becomes expensive and not always is the result guranteed the same applies for selling them,to get good money they have to be sold up north (where they'll just about grow but don't fruit) for people with villas in veneto area x example, in which case ,again excavator required + giant tub + lorry with big trailor to take it away (don't think you'll find buyers in puglia for an olive tree)
we investigated the costs of turfing they were extraordinary ie. very high.
the turf would have to have come from Roma and to do a mere 100 sq metres would havve cost several thousand (including laying etc)we decided in alternative to plant dwarf clover which helps eliminate wild invasive grasses very green,can be cut like grass,and helps level out imperfections in dislevels on the ground and is quite quick growing (quicker than grass) and cheap.it is also more resistant to heat than normal grass and as without adquate watering in puglia it risks becoming partched...You can get these seeds both grass and clover from most agricultural consortiums at much less than garden centres which are more up market places and expensive.bottom line is don't expect miracles in any case.

[QUOTE=paula hampson]If you drive from Carovigno to San Vito there is a garden centre on the right hand side, you can't miss it. Alex and Lyn have laid a lawn but its not grass as it doesn't do well but its sort of mini clover looking and looks fab, don't know about your quick fix though.....:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

Thankyou very much for info Paula,still getting to know the area,/We will find it. Yes had heard about clover stuff,sounds like the way to go...
Cheers
Jo

[QUOTE=Sebastiano]YES,you can move established olives but you'll need an excavator so it becomes expensive and not always is the result guranteed the same applies for selling them,to get good money they have to be sold up north (where they'll just about grow but don't fruit) for people with villas in veneto area x example, in which case ,again excavator required + giant tub + lorry with big trailor to take it away (don't think you'll find buyers in puglia for an olive tree)
we investigated the costs of turfing they were extraordinary ie. very high.
the turf would have to have come from Roma and to do a mere 100 sq metres would havve cost several thousand (including laying etc)we decided in alternative to plant dwarf clover which helps eliminate wild invasive grasses very green,can be cut like grass,and helps level out imperfections in dislevels on the ground and is quite quick growing (quicker than grass) and cheap.it is also more resistant to heat than normal grass and as without adquate watering in puglia it risks becoming partched...You can get these seeds both grass and clover from most agricultural consortiums at much less than garden centres which are more up market places and expensive.bottom line is don't expect miracles in any case.[/QUOTE]

Thankyou so much for all that info...We had heard about that clover stuff vaguely..sounds like the way to go..You said buy from agricultrial consortiums?
Where do we find one ?rather than a garden centre.
Kind regards
Jo

We need to grass an area too. Not quite sure whether to use the clover stuff or turf (I`ve seen some in a local - Martina - garden centre). However, we`ve only got a small area to do, just to make a nice place to sit out. I know locals that have turf but they do spend a fortune on watering it - I think it`s only practical if it`s a tiny area. I`m going to the graden centre today - I`ll ask about the turf (just out of interest!). With regard to moving olive trees - a friend offered us an olive tree for our new house, but, when we looked into the cost of moving it, it just wasn`t worth it, unfortunately. It was going to cost about 200 euros to move. We found a bigger one, already potted up and guaranteed, for 300 euros. They`re going to come and plant it today! The price they quote includes transport and planting. Unless your trees are really old and beautiful, I don`t imagine you`ll get many takers. Good luck with the garden though. Is it very big?

Hi guys

We bought an olive tree last year, well established, about 50/75 years old, from someone who was looking to eventually sell his land. We had our guy who looks after our land dig it up and put it in. Got to say though we spent a mere fortune watering it over a very dry spell but it's doing fine now. We could be looking at a few more depending on price but no can do until March at the earliest according to local gospel. It also depends if our guy will go all the way to San Vito to collect on our behalf too! Unless you deliver?

Anyway, plants or trees in pots can be planted most times of the year as you're not disturbing the roots but if you're digging up, wait at least until March or you will lose them.

Happy potting, digging or whatever it is you enjoy in the garden......can't wait 'til Spring has sprung.......

Olive tree and palm successfully planted - I hope they survive this cold!! The turf in our garden centre is 7 euros per sq.m. Doesn`t sound too bad to me but then we`ve only got a very small area to turf. I think we will go for the turf rather than seed - at least we can sit out on it more or less straight away.