Lawn laying by own hands

In most people, spring and summer are associated primarily with a bright sun, blue sky and fresh green grass. And how nice to walk on a warm day barefoot on the grass in the country or on the site of his own house. In addition, the lawn immediately gives a well-groomed appearance to the private plot, serves as an element of landscape design, is an independent and full-fledged recreation area and is simply necessary if the house has children.

Types of lawns

Before lawn laying begins, it is necessary to determine its type. There are several main types, each of which has its advantages and disadvantages.

1. Ordinary, or gardening, lawn. The most common type, often found on the territory of country houses. The technology of laying a lawn is quite simple, and anyone can master it. You can create such a cover on sunny and dark areas, for this purpose, grasses are selected in the grass mixture. The main care consists in constant abundant watering and regular mowing of grass.

2. Flower lawn. The advantages of this type include a beautiful blooming view of the lawn, minimal care and naturalness. By cons - the Moorish lawn can look untidy because of the blossoming flower heads, and clover can grow very much throughout the site. However, the clover lawn is almost impossible to trample, and it can withstand any loads.

3. English, or ground floor, lawn. It differs from the others and looks very beautiful thanks to the thick, saturated emerald grass. But it takes more to care for him. So, lawn laying should be carried out only on solar areas. Daily watering, haircut every two to three days and regular feeding are required. In addition, the English species react poorly to the Russian climate and large temperature changes. Laying a lawn with your own hands, without the help of professionals, is almost impossible.

4. Rolling lawn. Suitable for those who are not ready to wait long and spend a lot of time on growing previous types of grass mixtures. The roll lawn is very popular, as it has enough advantages: no weeds in the first year, resistance to changing weather conditions, drought, frost, trampling. The disadvantages are a relatively high price. However, if lawn laying will be carried out in-house, it can be significantly saved.

How to choose a place for a lawn?

Place for the lawn is chosen in advance, based on the needs of the herbs that make up its composition. In any case, do not consider the very dark areas near the house. It will be very difficult to achieve a beautiful and even lawn there.

But a slight shadow from spreading trees and bushes is suitable for planting special shadow grasses.

In the event that the garden is very wet, there may be stagnant water, you should look for special grass mixtures, since most lawn grasses do not tolerate waterlogging.

It is not recommended to lay a lawn on steep slopes, slopes, since downpours will wash off the top layer of soil and germinated grass. If necessary, it is necessary to use supports or lay supporting mesh.

How to prepare a platform for a lawn?

Preparing the soil before sowing the herbs can greatly facilitate the care of the lawn in the future, so this stage should be given due attention.

First, the chosen site is thoroughly cleaned of debris. Weeds are removed, stumps are uprooted. Many gardeners for the destruction of weeds resort to the help of chemical agents, since it is difficult to do it by hand. In addition, it is worth remembering that it is not recommended to lay the lawn early in the spring or, conversely, in the fall, since at that time there are a lot of weeds that have not yet risen in the soil, which, sprouting, can break the integrity of the lawn and oppress the growth of young grass.

Secondly, the cleared area undergoes a deep digging to a depth of about 20 cm. In parallel, the remaining garbage, stones, and roots are removed from the ground. Then the ground surface is maximally leveled.

In the third stage, soil is fertilized. The composition of fertilizers is selected depending on the needs and special land. So, in areas with sandy or clay soil, additional addition of chernozem and peat is required.

The final stage of preparation is the ramming of the upper layer of the earth. The importance of this procedure is that on not compacted soil, mounds and hollows may form, which significantly interferes with walking. And also when the rain accumulates in the depressions water, and the grass dies from overmoistening. It is most convenient to tamper the ground with a roller, but you can also use a regular flat board or just walk around the site, trampling down the soil.

After that, the prepared area is left alone for a month. During this period, the surface of the earth will finally be pinched, it may give some shrinkage, all the remaining depressions and mounds will appear, which in the future must be eliminated.

How to plant a lawn?

Before planting seeds, the grass mixture of the upper layer of the earth is loosened by rakes. For planting, choose a warm, windless day so that the seeds do not scatter from the lawn area. The seed consumption is approximately 40-50 g per square meter. After sowing, they are covered with earth using a rake. Then abundantly watered using a nebulizer with a shallow rain nozzle. Do not water with a hose or bucket, as there is a high risk of washing seeds from the soil.

How to care for the lawn?

Attention is paid to a young lawn. Watering is extremely important, especially in the first weeks. It is impossible to tolerate the drying of the shoots, since the ungainly grass can easily die. But you can not rush to the other extreme, since the overflow is also destructive for sprouting. The daily moderate watering is optimal. Grass cutting is carried out weekly, with a grass size of 5 cm. If you miss this moment, then after the haircut, you can see that the lawn has a bald patch, and the grass itself has become prickly.

How does the lawn lay in rolls?

After the preparation of the site, you can go to buy a rolled lawn. The important point is that its laying should be carried out within 72 hours after cutting off the field.

So, the laying of a roll lawn with your own hands starts from the edge that is closer to the folded rolls. The sod is laid out only in a straight line, bends and bends are forbidden. At the beginning and at the end of each row of lawn should be a full plate or a part of it with a size of at least half the whole. Small remaining pieces can be placed in the middle, but not along the edges. After stacking one row, tamp it properly, but do not nail, but firmly press the roll to the ground.

The next row is placed so that the edges are displaced, that is, like a brickwork. Seams between rolls are filled with a mixture of peat, clay and sand. After that, abundantly water the lawn.

How to lay an artificial turf?

For those who do not want to spend all summer in the care of living grass, artificial lawn laying is suitable. It is carried out as follows. First make a marking of the future lawn, then clean, level and compact the soil surface. A waterproof geotextile is laid on top of it, on which a drainage grid is placed. A special fiber is laid on top of the grid, allowing water to pass through. Next, the artificial lawn is unrolled, cut to relieve tension, and a day later joints are glued with special glue.

Let's sum up the results

So, there are many options for beautiful design of the site with grass mixtures. For connoisseurs of incredible beauty, an English lawn is suitable, for those who want to see an instant result, you can lay a lawn roll yourself. These procedures are described in the article. Well, people, whose time is painted by the minute, to create green lawns will help laying an artificial lawn.