How to plant lawn grass at their summer cottage

One of the advantages of living in a private home or in the country - the opportunity to be closer to nature, breathe clean air, walk barefoot on the grass green grass ... But still it is necessary to plant.She herself does not grow on the site of yesterday's construction!With the latest new varieties and seed with a high germination make it easy, you need to consider a few subtleties.Sow lawn grass can be since the liberation of the land of snow till the end of summer.

Step 1: Prepare the Site

plot for planting a lawn must be clean.Removed all the trash, weeds destroyed, the site is in order.Weeds are a source of disease for the grass and hinder its growth, so the future of the lawn area is treated with the herbicide.After a thorough clearing of the territory transferred to the formation of relief.Preferably the smooth surface of the lawn with a slight slope, to 3% to facilitate water runoff from him.The larger the pitch, the more pronounced the slope should be, he can go up to 30%.

Approximately 5-10 days before seeding grass, according to the advice of experts, it is necessary abundantly watered soil, if possible - to make a complex fertilizer.

Step 2:

seed tab depending on the desired look and texture of the lawn, the soil type, topography and characteristics of illumination lawn grass mixture selected for planting.Consumption depends on the area of ​​seeds and sowing grass mixture composition.For an average density of planting on flat terrain for 1kv.m lawn use about 30 grams of seed.And to get a thicker lawn slopes seed flow is increased to 50 g per square 1kv.m.

Sowing grass begin to loosen the soil, but the depth of no more than 3-4 cm. This work is performed by the teeth of garden rake or cultivator.The seeds are then uniformly distributed over the area.A small trick from the pros: divide the land by 4-8 units and at the same number of piles of seeds and distribute them in every part to obtain a uniform lawn.After sowing the seeds into the soil, they are sealed roller or mulch.The thickness of the layer of loose soil with sand, which will be backfilled lawn, should be about 3 cm. After planting grass conduct uniform and neat as a sprinkling irrigation.