To preserve a neat and attractive appearance of the lawn, it is important to carefully look after it and get rid of weeds in time. It is important enough when choosing a material to take a variety that displaces unwanted vegetation. Below you will learn about how to determine the appropriate seed, as well as the intricacies of planting and further care, about diseases and pests that can harm the appearance of your green area.

The choice of lawn grass displacing weeds

When you start selecting seed, it is important to consider its characteristics. First, pay attention to how tall the plant will grow. Because high-quality lawn grass is stunted. This will simplify further care. It must be resistant to trampling, tolerate drought well, and have a dense root system. It is abundant rhizomes that can fill a large part of the soil surface and create dense plexuses. Thanks to this cover, weeds are not able to sprout.

Important! You can plant grass, starting in the spring and until the fall. There are no time limits for sowing, but it is better to choose dry, calm weather.

To get rid of weeds on the site, it is recommended to plant the following plants:

1. Polevole. This grass is quite low and is characterized by the ability to grow rapidly, which contributes to the formation of a thick root layer. The plant is considered unpretentious to the composition of the soil, but it is recommended to plant it in lighted areas. Over 1 year should be abundantly watered, and you need to cut about 4 times per season.
2. Ryegrass. This perennial is preferably planted in a warm climate. Thanks to this material, the lawn can stand green until November. The plant is characterized by a high degree of resistance to trampling and is practically not susceptible to disease. However, this plant does not survive winter well and can completely freeze at this time of year.
3. Microclover is characterized by the presence of small leaves, and the total height of the plant is approximately 5 cm. Microclover is considered unpretentious in care, however it is important to organize plentiful watering. These plants are quite well adapted to all kinds of environmental influences. They easily tolerate various weather conditions. Microclover refers to aggressive plants that have the ability to fill an empty area and prevent the emergence of weeds.
4. Red fescue is especially unpretentious to the soil and its composition, and also easily tolerates drought and even winter frosts. It is recommended to plant it in shaded areas. Dense rhizomes are able to form a strong turf, while the depth of root growth can be about 20 cm, which almost completely eliminates the likelihood of weeds.

Types of lawn mixtures that destroy weeds

To create a lawn in your area, it is recommended to use already prepared mixtures that have the ability to get rid of weeds, namely:

1. Canada Green. This seed mixture is recommended to be planted in the northern regions. It includes plants that are able to survive a drop in temperature. These include ryegrass and several species of fescue. Canada Green is popular in urban areas due to its resistance to various aggressive environmental factors.
2. "Ornamental". The mixture makes it possible to plant a lawn covering, which is suitable for both sunny and shaded areas. Such a lawn tolerates enough climate change. It is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, so it quickly grows and grows.
3. Sunshine. This lawn grass is preferably planted in regions with dry weather. The plants included in its composition reduce the degree of wear and can be well preserved in cold and drought.
4. Gnome. This is a fairly low cover. It includes meadow and red fescue, bluegrass. They are perfectly adapted and can be planted in a harsh climate zone. The lawn "Gnome" is slowly growing.
5. Liliput It is also a type of lawn that does not grow tall. In this mixture, plants must be watered 2 times a week and must be treated for diseases.
6. "Cottage". He is able to create a dense carpet during germination. And it tolerates loads well enough and stops overgrown weeds. Due to the slow growth, such a lawn coating is quite unpretentious in maintenance.
7. Robustica is perfect for creating hardy coatings. It is unpretentious to external influences, as well as to changes in the external environment. Shoots are able to appear 1 week after the mixture was placed in the ground.
8. "Country" lawn mixture has the ability to displace weeds. It is recommended to use it to improve the playground, as well as landscaping the summer cottage. Coverage is unpretentious to variable weather, so winter frosts are not afraid of him.

Landing Features

One of the most frequently asked questions from gardeners is: how to plant grass for the lawn and how thickly it should be done. First, you should choose the right mixture of herbs. The main criterion: whether the selected grass matches the climate of the area. On grass collection packages, the seed consumption per 1 m² is always written.

If you sow it in the warm season, then you need to add half to the norm, because during the melting of snow in spring, the seeds are partially washed off with water. In summer, they add to the norm an additional expense due to the fact that bright sunlight can destroy young seedlings. The density of the lawn also affects the density. If it is located in a bumpy terrain, then it is necessary to add seeds on the peaks, because they can be washed out in the lowlands during rain.

The next question will be the uniformity of sowing. To do this, use a seeder that evenly spreads the seeds. If such equipment is not available on the farm, you can sprinkle it yourself. In this case, the seeds are mixed with sand in a ratio of 1: 1 for convenience.

If the area of ​​the lawn is large, then a mixture of sand and seeds must be prepared immediately for the entire area. The principle is this: sow first along the lawn, then across. After this, it is recommended to loosen the soil, and then tamp well. Rake seeds need a fan rake. If there are none, then sowing should be done in a slightly different way: first loosen the soil, then sow the grass and tamp.

When to plant

The best planting time is spring and autumn, when the earth is wet and there is no heat. Temperature above + 25 ° C is not suitable for sowing. It is necessary to wait for rainy weather.

If there is no time to wait for favorable conditions, and there is a need to plant a lawn in the summer, then you must adhere to the following rules:

1. Land in the evening.
2. Fill the territory of the lawn with water so that the water goes into the depth of not less than half a meter.
3. Wait for the water to soak.
4. Sow the seeds.
5. Loosen the soil.
6. Tamp.
7. Mulch with peat.
8. Let stand the night.
9. Water again in the morning.

Instead of mulching, you can use light material, which covers the entire area of ​​the lawn and presses along the edges with weighting materials. This type of shelter beats off the sun's rays and protects the seeds from drying out. Then the lawn is daily poured directly through the coating, which easily passes water. Material should be removed when the grass grows a few centimeters, or when the heat recedes.

Site and soil preparation

Soil preparation for sowing lawn grass is carried out according to the following rules:

1. Remove all unnecessary from the territory.
2. Dig a plot.
3. Align with a rake.
4. Tamp the soil.
5. Fluff and level with a rake.

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After preparing the soil, you should mark it, for this the territory is divided into squares 1 × 1 m and mark it with pegs. This is done to evenly distribute the seeds. Then the soil should be fertilized. After dispersion over the fertilizer area, they should be distributed with a rake.

After all manipulations, sowing of seeds follows. To do this, grass on each marked square should be sown with perpendicular strips. Then distribute the seed with a rake throughout the territory, while pressing it deep into the ground. Water the lawn well. Lawn grass sprouts from a week to a month.

Care

A beautiful and well-groomed lawn requires regular and timely care.

In order for him to please the owner with a dense green carpet, without bald patches, a number of rules are required:

1. Trim regularly.
2. Water in a timely manner.
3. Sometimes weeding.
4. To feed several times a season.
5. Autumn mulch.
6. If the soil is compacted - puncture.
7. If necessary, perform subseeding.

It may seem that caring for the beauty of the lawn takes all your free time. In fact, this is not so at all. The only condition is a competent approach to care and timeliness.

Watering

The most suitable time for watering is evening or early morning. In the afternoon, doing this is impractical, since the water evaporates quickly, preventing the plants from being fed. During the night, on the contrary, moisture deeply soaks the soil and the plants are well saturated. Drop watering is desirable to prevent damage to plant stems by a powerful jet of water.

The irrigation rate cannot be calculated. It is necessary to focus on the condition of the soil. Watering should be plentiful, but not allowing the formation of puddles. In the hot season, watering is worth several times a week, in the cool - once a week.

You should also consider what kind of device to irrigate the lawn.

There are several options:

• with your own hand using a spray hose. When choosing it, you need to pay attention to the number of layers, its durability depends on it;
• automatic irrigation using irrigation systems. They are unregulated circular and movable;
• underground irrigation systems. Sprayers in such systems are underground and extend directly during irrigation.

A haircut

In order for the lawn grass to be thick and healthy, it must be mowed regularly. But this process has its own characteristics. The main condition for a quality haircut is the presence of a sharp tool, regardless of what the mowing is done: oblique or trimmer. A dull blade can uproot the turf or damage the stems.

Important! The properties and appearance of the lawn depend on the percentage of seeds. The predominance of bluegrass makes the lawn a dark shade of green. A larger amount of ryegrass can create a more dense and resistant to trampling root layer.

The mowing height will also be an important nuance. It all depends on the climatic conditions of the area. If the climate is not hot and with frequent rainfall, the grass can be left at a minimum height of a few centimeters. And if the climate is hot and arid, the height of the grass should be at least 3 cm. But too high grass is undesirable, because it can contribute to the appearance of weeds.

For moderate latitudes, a haircut height of about 5 cm is considered acceptable. But if in such a climate hot dry days fall, then the height during this period is left a few centimeters higher. If mowing is done with a lawn mower, it is important to maintain an equal pace. If it is uneven, then there is a possibility that the grass on the lawn will be trimmed by waves. Also, with each new haircut, it is necessary to change the direction of mowing.

Diseases and Pests

Unfortunately, lawn grasses are susceptible to attacks by infectious and noncommunicable diseases, as well as pests.. Some of them eat leaves, others eat juices, and others damage the roots.

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Pests include:

1. Cereal aphids. This is a species of aphid that causes yellowing and drying of the turf. Measures to combat it will be regular feeding of lawn grass and timely watering, since such aphids prefer to live on weakened plants.
2. Cereal bugs. Type of pests sucking plant sap, which leads to drying. To destroy bugs, systemic insecticides of the Aktara type are used.
3. Sod ants. Damage the roots, after which the grass turns yellow and dries. To avoid the destruction by the ants of the lawn, the heaps of land that they pour, it is necessary to tear, pour boiling water or insecticides into them.
4. Khrushchev. The larvae of this insect eat up the stems of the grass at the very roots. You can get rid with the help of birds, as they can feed on larvae.
5. Swedish fly. Penetrating into the stems, they suck the plant's juices, after which it dies. Timely applied fertilizers will help to overcome the fly, destroying the plant.
6. Leaf jumping fleas. They feed on foliage and rhizome. For destruction, it is recommended to use chemicals, as well as regularly water and feed the lawn.
7. The mosquito is a centipede. He eats parts of the plant and this leads to his death. In case of severe damage, insecticides are used. If the damage has formed in a small area of ​​the lawn, it is moistened with water and covered with black polyethylene for 1 day, after which the larvae come to the surface and are easily collected.
8. Earthworms. In search of food during the processing of the soil, they throw its heaps to the surface, which spoils the appearance of the lawn. To prevent the worms from bringing the lawn into an unsightly appearance, it is necessary to remove the cut grass after mowing.
9. Moles. Since moles feed on earthworms, they settle in most cases in fertile soils. Heaps of earth are thrown to the surface, this leads to a spoiled aesthetic appearance of the lawn. Moles prefer peace and do not tolerate noise and vibration, therefore, to avoid their appearance, it is necessary to regularly mow the lawn mower.
10. Dogs. Their stool, in particular urine, destroys the plant. Therefore, it is necessary to forbid the animal to cope with the lawn. And if this has already happened, urine is immediately washed off with water pressure so that the turf does not get burns.

The beauty and health of lawn grass is also hindered by various infectious diseases:

1. Spotting. Varieties are: sclerotinious, brown, spotted fusarium. All these species are manifested by the appearance of round spots of various shades on the lawn. Since these diseases often appear on weakened plants, their regular appearance and care can be avoided.
2. Mold. There are also several types: mucous mold, typhulosis, gelatinous red. Since the cause of this disease is poor soil aeration and nitrogen deficiency, regular feeding of the lawn and improved aeration will help prevent this type of disease from occurring.
3. Powdery mildew. Plaque appears on plants with the formation of fruiting bodies of the fungus.The control measures in this case will be: top dressing with potassium compounds, spraying with colloidal sulfur, the choice for planting seeds that are immune to powdery mildew.
4. Witches circles. Due to the appearance of ring-shaped formations on the coating, this type of disease has received this name. In fact, the disease is caused by cap mushrooms, which take away food from the grass. To combat this manifestation, fungicides are used. Regular low mowing and nitrogen fertilizing will also help.

Non-communicable diseases are a separate type of lawn damage.

These include:

1. Freezing. To prevent this, it is necessary to feed phosphorus-potassium compounds in the fall.
2. Drying. Regular watering, top dressing and not too short mowing will help.
3. Brewing. Here the selection of resistant varieties of lawn grasses, as well as timely sowing, will come to the rescue.
4. Mosses. Infrequent mowing and regular dressing contribute to the deliverance.
5. Bulging. The right choice of seed material, proper preparation of the soil for sowing will help to avoid this problem.
6. Lichens. In order to avoid the appearance of lichens, aeration and treatment of grass with fungicides is necessary.

Now you know that taking care of the lawn is easy enough if you choose the right mixture for planting. Lawn grass has the ability to form tight root plexuses, so that weeds cannot break out or fall into the ground if brought by the wind. Most seed mixtures that are used to form grass cover are relatively unpretentious and resistant to environmental factors, and it is recommended to choose the right one based on the specific climatic conditions.