A beautiful lawn is a decoration of any personal plot. For its arrangement, many use the services of landscape designers. But you can do it yourself. How to grow a lawn? What grass to plant? What types of lawns are there? Read about all this in the article.
Ground lawn
This decorative coating is planted with emerald green grass. How to grow a good lawn? For this, narrow-leaved cereals or their types are used. Very popular is the field mushroom. This grass has a valuable feature - aggressiveness. Its stems, which are called stolons, grow very quickly, so there are no bald spots on the lawn. In case of occurrence, they are also quickly restored.
Seeds are consumed sparingly: per square meter of plot area - 1.5 grams. You do not need to mow the wood pole often, it’s enough two times during the whole month. A prerequisite is sowing seeds into the soil without weeds, since this cereal grows slowly. You should not sow this grass if there is no opportunity to water it regularly.
The root system is superficial, lies to a depth of 15 centimeters. Such lawns are grown in places where they are not under heavy loads, people do not go. To grow an impeccable lawn, care errors cannot be made. If there is no self-confidence, it is better not to undertake this work.
Ordinary lawn
This is the most common type. Inoculated with a stable mixture of "Sport and Game", which is not threatened by trampling . It includes special varieties of herbs that can form a dense turf. Such a mixture is suitable for children’s and sports fields, they sow the area around the barbecue with it. There are many special mixtures used to plant shaded areas, such as the Shady Garden. If you use a mixture called “Liliput” for sowing, you can cut the lawn mowing three times. For a diverse area without active walking on it, a universal mixture is ideally suited.
Lawn clover
The name speaks for itself. The plot is sown with creeping clover. This lawn is suitable for lazy or busy people who do not have time to mow it every week. This is done once a year immediately after a period of flowering grass. Special equipment is not required, just get a trimmer or scythe.
It is impossible to trample such a lawn; it is resistant to this phenomenon. It does not suffer from a lack of moisture; it can be grown on soils with an acid reaction. Clover flowers are the object of attention of bees , the result will be the production of insects delicious and fragrant honey .
For clover lawn, the soil is prepared in the same way as for cereal. 1.5 to 3 grams of seeds are sown per square meter of land. Clover is an aggressive crop, so you should not allow it to move to other areas. You need to mow the heads before the seeds are formed.
Lawn Moorish perennial
It is called meadow. Inoculated with cereals and annual and perennial flowering herbs. Usually take 10 - 20 species, which are characterized by small growth. With a mixture of cereals and herbs, the far corners of the garden are sown. Such a lawn resembles a natural community of plants, the ecological balance of which is difficult to maintain. If you choose the right Moorish lawn, it will bloom starting in June and ending with the first frost. Meadow grasses smell pleasantly and attract insects, birds and even lizards with their flowering.
Lawn Moorish annual
How to grow a lawn quickly? It is sown with 20-30 kinds of flowers. Weeding on seedlings is impossible, therefore, sowing is carried out in well-prepared soil: all rhizomes of weeds with a long-term growth cycle should be removed from it. The lawn should be equipped in an open sunny place.
It will bloom a little later than a perennial, but this does not affect its colors. Such a lawn is drought tolerant, care is not required. It is enough to mow the plants after they bloom. The next year, not all types of herbs will survive, only those that have high viability will remain.
Seed selection
How to grow a lawn? To do this, select the appropriate variety of seeds. The type of grass chosen depends on what the future coating is intended for. It is not recommended to buy cheap mixtures, as they include slightly cultivated or fodder herbs.
How to grow a beautiful lawn? For a good lawn, special varieties of grass are needed. Density of turf should be high, and the color of the coating should be dark green . Unpretentious in the cultivation and care of plants are selected. Lawns are sown with fast-growing, shade-tolerant, flowering herbs and mixtures intended for sowing on the slopes and roadsides. Today you can buy seeds in the shell, they are in demand among summer residents and designers. The enveloping seed composition contains valuable nutrients that stimulate friendly seedlings and the rapid growth of grass on the lawn. Using seeds in the shell saves time and money.
What grass is grown on the lawn?
Sandy and rocky soils are recommended to be sown with non-cereal grasses, such as horned lamb. This is a perennial plant from the legume family. It blooms every year. This period begins in May and ends in July. At this time, the lack of flowering plants is felt especially sharply. The grass covers the ground with a golden yellow carpet, after mowing it grows quickly, trampling does not threaten it.
Lyadonets grows up to 35 centimeters in length, but in the lawn it looks much lower (20 centimeters), since the plant spreads along the surface of the earth. The grass is undemanding to the composition of the soil, drought-resistant.
How to grow a lawn quickly? You can sow it with fatselia. This plant is called an ascetic, because it forgives its owner and the poor composition of the soil, and the complete absence of regular watering. The flowering period begins in July, ends in August, lasts 45-60 days. The lawn resembles a purple-blue carpet . Phacelia is the best honey plant among herbs. Sowing is carried out in the spring. Only two grams of seeds are consumed per square meter.
How to grow a lawn? If you want to experiment, ground cover plants of various types of veronica, mountaineer, creeping yarrow are used. If there are no seeds for sale of these types of herbs, you can grow them yourself. In the south of our country, lawns from thyme are grown. This plant has a height of 5-15 centimeters, the leaves are small and very fragrant, and the tiny flowers have different colors.
Usually a lawn is arranged in the center of a garden plot; it is a canvas for the main pattern. But an abandoned lawn from cereal plants without care will very soon become a wasteland .
Grass sowing time
There are no strictly limited deadlines for this. It takes into account the time required for preparatory work, for seed germination. The best time to design a site is from mid-May to early September. For sowing and germinating the lawn will take 4 to 6 weeks. It is better to finish all work before the onset of cold weather and snowfall.
Site preparation
How to grow a lawn with your own hands? To do this, you first need to clean the site of weeds and level its surface. Preparatory work subsequently relieves the owner of many problems associated with growing a lawn. It does not need to be weed from weeds, it is easier to cut. The preparation of the site usually takes 1 to 4 weeks.
How to grow a lawn? You should start with its layout, adhering to the site plan. At the same time, flower beds are broken, paths and paths are laid. For marking you will need pegs and a rope . Do not adhere to strict geometric lines, they are not always suitable for each type of lawn. Glades with blooming herbs and lawns, not outlined by strict borders with right angles, look more harmonious.
The plot must be treated with herbicides. If weeds constantly appear on it , the seeds of which have good germination, processing is carried out several times with an interval of 14 days. Herbicides have a good effect on May vegetation. Processing can be carried out in the fall, but the seeds can germinate only in the spring.
When the grass turns yellow and dry, the area needs to be cleaned of roots, debris and leveled. How to grow a lawn with your own hands? So that there are no weeds on it, you need to cover the entire area with a non-woven fabric, through which they do not sprout.
Soil preparation
At this stage, it is important to create conditions under which seedlings will appear together, and lawn grass will quickly grow. Fertilizers are applied depending on the type of soil. If it is loose, fertile, contains all the necessary nutrients, passes and retains moisture well, no additional fertilizing is necessary. It will take at least three days to prepare. This procedure includes the following:
- Determination of soil composition, its structure and moisture. If the soil reaction is acidic, slaked lime or chalk is added . Sites with clay soil should be loosened by adding humus to it .
- How to grow a lawn in the country with your own hands? A prerequisite for this is the application of mineral fertilizers: in the spring - nitrogen, contributing to the rapid growth of grass; in the fall - phosphorus and potash. They will help seeds move the winter easier. The uniform distribution of soil and fertilizers over the site, its loosening and moistening is the key to successful cultivation of lawn grass. During the work, the soil should not stick to the garden tool.
- Rolling the leveled area with an ice rink. If pits are found, they need to be cut or sprinkled with soil, and then rolled again.
- After the site is leveled and compacted, the soil needs to be allowed to mature (about a week). If weed seeds along with humus got into the soil and sprouted, they are removed, and the surface of the soil is loosened with a rake.
Sowing grass seeds
Usually on each package the seed consumption for a certain area of ​​the plot is indicated. For different types of lawns, the seeding rate is different, but it is not worth saving on seeds, because the main thing is that there are no bald spots. They will not remain on the lawn for long, as weeds will grow on them .
For sowing seeds a lot of time is not required.
One day is enough
with a small area of ​​the site . Sowing is carried out as follows:
- So that the flow rate of planting material is uniform, the lawn is mentally divided into equal sections, and the seeds into equal heaps.
- Dry soil is watered from a spray hose. You need to wait a little while it absorbs water.
- How to grow a lawn in the country? First you need to sow grass. To do this, wait for a calm day. Seeds are scattered across the site along and across . So they will evenly lie on the ground.
- At the end of the sowing, you need to loosen the lawn with a rake, so the seeds will be planted in the soil. Then roll the landing roller to compact the soil.
- A lawn sown with seeds is watered using a fine sprayer.
Planting rolled grass
Such a lawn is grown in nurseries. It can be planted from spring to autumn. It takes root well and grows rapidly . To lay grass rolls, you need to carry out a number of preparatory measures:
- Dig the soil to a depth of 10 - 15 centimeters.
- Remove all roots, stones and debris.
- Level the area with a rake.
- Apply fertilizer to the soil.
- Pack the area with an ice rink.
How to grow a lawn? For this, the roll layer is removed from the soil. Not later than three days later he needs to be dropped off at a new place. Stacking is staggered. The edges are leveled, all excess is trimmed with a knife. Then the rolled lawn is rolled with a roller. This is necessary to eliminate air cavities. This grass takes root easily, so in a few weeks such a lawn can be used for relaxation.
Weed-free lawn cultivation
Even with the most proper and good care you can not do without weeds on the lawn. How to grow a lawn without weeds? To do this, fight against them. The main way is a haircut, carried out regularly twice a month. This procedure is carried out throughout the period May - October . The optimal height of the lawn is 4 - 5 centimeters. If the weeds have grown taller, another haircut is done. It is important that they do not bloom. Lawn weeds are:
- Dandelions. Their large leaves and yellow inflorescences are undesirable for the formation of an attractive appearance of the lawn.
- Chernogolovka. This weed is growing very fast. Prefers to breed on untidy lawns. To combat it, herbicides are used.
- Plantain. Distributed in areas where soil is over-compacted. The fight against him is carried out by herbicides and root removal.
- Moss. If it appeared, it means that there is a lot of moisture in the soil, it is moist. To eliminate excess moisture, aeration is used.
If the weeds are rooted and propagated in areas with sparse grass stand, and it is impossible to get rid of them mechanically, the lawn is treated with herbicides. Very quickly weeds can be cleaned from the lawn if treated with a chemical preparation with the addition of liquid fertilizer. After three days, the grass can be cut.