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Kilfrost coverage rates How much product will I need for the job? How do I calculate the amount of turf I need? What are your delivery charges? How do I use top dressing? What are your industry credentials? What happens to the waste you collect? About our wild flower seed ranges About our Equipaddock seed range About lightweight green roof topsoil About tree soil
Kilfrost coverage rates
Coverage rates per m2 for Kilfrost's Liquid Melt:
Anti-icing, 0 to -5 °C: 15ml/m2 Anti-icing, -5 to -10 °C: 15ml/m2 De-icing, 0 to -5°C, frost/light ice: 25ml/m2 De-icing, -5 to -10°C, compacted snow: 50ml/m2 Performs down to -30°C
How much product will I need for the job?
1 tonne of topsoil will cover approximately 15m² when spread at a depth of 50mm.
1 cubic metre of mulch will cover approximately 10m² when spread at a depth of 10cm. This should last over a year, and as it decomposes, it will enrich the soil with organic matter.
1 tonne of gravel will cover approximately 12m² when spread at a depth of 5cm.
How do I calculate the amount of turf I need?
All our turf is sold in rolls that cover 1 square yard, so whatever your measurements you need to convert them into square yards.
If you’ve measured your area in feet:
Divide the feet measurement by 3 to get the yard measurement (1 yard = 3 feet). Then multiply the length by width in yards to get the square yardage. This is the number of rolls you will need – round up if it’s not a whole number.
e.g. 12’ x 12’ 12 / 3 = 4 yards 4 yards x 4 yards = 16 square yards = 16 rolls
If you’ve measured your area in metres:
Multiply the metre measurement by 1.093 to get the yard measurement (1m = 1.093 yards). Then multiply the length by width in yards to get the square yardage. This is the number of rolls you will need – round up if it’s not a whole number.
e.g. 4m x 6m 4 x 1.093 = 4.372 yards 6 x 1.093 = 6.558 yards 4.372 x 6.558 = 28. 671 square yards = 29 rolls
If you know your area in square metres:
Multiply the square metre measurement by 1.195 (1 square metre = 1.195 square yards). This is the number of rolls you will need – round up if it’s not a whole number.
e.g. 24 square metres 24 x 1.195 = 28.68 square yards = 29 rolls
Alternatively you can try one of the many online conversion calculators available such as www.onlineconversion.com or www.theconvertersite.com Please call us if you need advice on any technical specifications.
What are your delivery charges?
Delivery charges vary according to the amount ordered, whether it is loose or bagged and the distance to the delivery postcode from CV7. For more details please contact the office on 01676 540330.
How do I use top dressing?
Top dressing adds a fine layer of soil to the surface of the lawn in order to improve the quality of the underlying soil, encouraging healthy new growth and helping to improve drainage. It also helps even out any lumps and bumps on the surface.
Best used in the autumn, the lawn to be dressed should be prepared first - aerate any compacted areas with a garden fork, and scarify with a rake to remove dead grass and moss. Then spread or brush over a thin layer of top dressing, ensuring the grass isn't buried.
What are your industry credentials?
We are members of Association for Organics Recycling (formerly the Composting Association), the leading trade organisation for the biodegradable waste management industry in the UK.
We hold all relevant waste carriers licences and work to industry best practice guidelines.
What happens to the waste you collect?
Depending on your location, green waste is composted at our farm in Fillongley or at a network of farms around the country.
Plastic waste is recycled back into plastic granules at a plant in Leicester.
Wood waste is recycled and used either for chipboard manufacturing or as biofuel.
Dog waste goes into landfill.
About our wild flower seed ranges
Wild flowers are important in providing a rich, colourful and diverse ecological habitat for wildlife as well as offering great aesthetic value. Wild flower mixtures can be used on many types of amenity and agricultural areas, including parks, golf courses, highway verges and field margins, and will help to create a low maintenance scheme as well as improve biodiversity.
Colour Splashes:
Colour Splashes should be sown in the spring, ideally at the end of April into May. They are best sown in full sunlight - shaded areas should be avoided as the seed mix has been selected for their ability to thrive in sunny positions.
Shake the can before sowing to ensure a good mixture, as smaller seeds often settle during transit. Sow at 1-2g per m².
The best results are achieved on a firm, fine seedbed, where stones weeds and debris have been reomved. Fertiliser is not necessary. The seed can be broacast or drilled, as they only need a light covering of soil. If you are broadcasting, the seeds can be mixed with sand or perlite to ensure a good distribution.
After sowing, lightly rake to cover the seeds and water. After establishment very little attention is required, just enjoy the display!
Wildflower mixtures:
Select a weed-free site of low fertility, and control weeds before sowing.
Sow mixures either from early March to early May, or from Early August to mid-September to ensure optimum establishment. Sow at around 2g per m², mixing with four parts dry sand to one part seed if liked.
Rake the seed in lighty then firm and water.
Cut back every 6-8 weeks during the first year and remove the cuttings to prevent the grass from overgrowing the slower growing flowers. In following years, cutr in early spring before growth starts and in October, after all seeds have been shed.
All mixtures contain 20% native British produced wild flowers. The remaining 80% is low maintenance grass species, which act as a nurse crop in the early years of esablishement and growth. The grasses help suppress weed invasion, whilst allowing the wildflowers to flourish.
The grass seeds include the following:
Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus Flattened Meadow Grass Poa compressa Hard Fescue Festuca longifolia Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra
About our Equipaddock seed range
To ensure successful establishment, a soil pH level of 6.5 is ideal. Ensure the field is well drained as waterlogging can lead to weeds. Address any nutrient imbalances and prepare a fine, firm and weed freed seedbed. Roll before and after seeding to ensure close contact between the seed and the soil, and sow when the soil is warm and moist.
About lightweight green roof topsoil
Green roofs are becoming an increasingly popular part of house and garden design, and as the demand for this specialist garden roofing increases, specifications for roof soil are becoming more stringent.
In the early days materials were produced on experience rather than proven performance criteria. Architects are now more informed on the requirements needed and we work very closely with some of the country's leading Landscape Architects to achieve the ultimate product for their garden roofing designs.
Our green roof soil products have been developed and analysed for their chemical and physical properties by SLC (Soil and Land Consultants) which enables us to offer 'off the shelf' lightweight green roof soil products to cater for various design criteria.
About tree soil
Our tree soil - specially formulated structural soil for use in urban planting schemes where tree roots extend under hard paved surfacess - can be used in commercial or domestic applications as follows:
Tree soil is used in tree pits or extended trenches, typically using 5 cubic metres per tree. The compacted density is 1.6 tonnes per cubic metre. It must be installed in layers no more than 300mm deep before compaction.
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