Rolled lawn: recommendations for selection and care

In one day, as in a fairy tale, in front of the house you can grow a beautiful lawn. And having spent a minimum of effort. Miracle can happen thanks to the turf.

The rolled lawn is a multi-layer coating consisting of a substrate cut from a special technology, on which there is a thick growth of grass. It is cut off in the form of long strips, then rolled into rolls. Transportation does not harm the plants, because when removing the layer of the earth, their root system is not damaged.

The most expensive lawns consist of meadow bluegrass. The grass of emerald color is delightfully beautiful, but requires special care. This coating is grown longer than others: as many as three years.

To the lawn was more stable and unpretentious, add fescue. It grows much faster than bluegrass, not afraid of trampling. This herb will not turn yellow or dry out prematurely.

In the first year, while bluegrass is only gathering strength, ryegrass provides the density of lawn cover. The term of his life is relatively small. After three years, it will simply disappear, and in its place will grow the main herbs - bluegrass and fescue.

The original grass carpet is grown in two ways. There are lawns with agrofibre bases.. Seeds are sown on a special grid, with which the roots are then woven together, forming a durable, but flexible layer. According to another technology, luxurious green coatings are grown without artificial bases.. The density of turf is provided by a dense root system, it can be freely cut, folded and transported to the customer.

The perfect appearance of the lawn cloth, as well as excellent winter resistance and shade tolerance are the result of a professional selection of high-quality seeds, special conditions for their germination and special care for plants for several years.

An alternative to rolled natural lawn are synthetic lawns.. They are made of dense pile, which looks like grass. Of course, they are not so spectacular, but they adequately occupy their niche in the market.

Today several types of exquisite herbal carpets are produced:

• ground lawn decorates the area in front of the house. The main requirement for it - a presentable appearance, emphasizing the status of the owner.
• ordinary lawn it is intended for gardening of parks, squares, yards. Its main quality is a long service life, resistance to trampling. For a more resistant coating, manufacturers mix different types of herbs, with the result that the color is no longer uniform.

• meadow grass amazes with a variety of colors of bright coloring and their magic smell.
• special lawn necessary for football fields and sports fields.

Such parameters make it possible to easily cut the strips, conveniently fold them, transport them without damage and simply stack them.

On the sports grounds, bays are much larger: 1 m x 15 m and even 1.2 m x 26 m. The manufacturer does not usually indicate the exact weight of the product, because it largely depends on the soil moisture.

The universal coating consists of 3 layers of different thickness:

1. The bottom layer is a weave of roots in the ground. With a thickness of no more than one and a half centimeters, the plants quickly take root in a new place.
2. The thin middle layer consists of mesh or burlap.. Some manufacturers of lawn greens, it is completely absent.
3. The top layer form different types of herbs.. According to the standard plant height does not exceed 7 cm.

The advantages of a turf are obvious:

• Significant time savings. For several hours, the dull area is covered with a luxurious green carpet.
• The rolled coating is easily cut with a garden knife. The strip of turf can be given any shape, which is important if there are flowerbeds, alpine slides, garden paths, gazebos, etc., on the plot.
• Grass cover rolls unpretentious. Plants are cold-resistant and shade-tolerant.
• There is the possibility of repairing live carpet. The damaged area can be cut and replaced with a new one.

• Weeds do not grow on this natural surface; you will not have to waste time and effort on weeding.
• It is possible to ennoble the territory with the help of fresh and juicy greens from the beginning of spring to late autumn.
• After laying the rolled up into rolls, care for him comes down to periodic watering and shearing.
• The service life in the city is about 5 years, outside the city - 2-3 times longer.
• Grass cover prevents soil erosion, protects the area from dust.

Among the shortcomings noted:

• high price. The cost of one square meter of coverage can not be less than 60 rubles, therefore, to decorate the notorious six hundred square meters with emerald grass, you will need at least 30 thousand rubles. American products have the highest price, German and Danish products are more affordable. However, the high cost is very relative, given the time and effort spent on the cultivation of the usual sowing lawn.
• the complexity of self-transportation and unloading due to the severity of the bays.
• A small percentage of cases when the lawn does not take root.

The advantages and disadvantages have artificial turfs.

Advantages of this kind of coatings:

• ease of care.They do not need to cut, fertilize. However, artificial lawns still need watering and aeration;
• the ability to wash the lawn with detergents;
• the presence of a shock-absorbing layer that makes falls during sports or games less painful and traumatic;

• lack of reaction to temperature drops;
• preservation of the original appearance;
• high wear resistance and durability.

By cons include:

• heating artificial grass to high temperatures, which makes staying on such a lawn in the heat not very comfortable;
• reproduction on the synthetic surface of bacteria that can cause infections in contact with scratches, open wounds, etc.

It is worth making a choice in favor of a natural or artificial lawn, having carefully studied the strengths and weaknesses of the products. An important role in finding the right option will be played by the purpose of the lawn and the financial side of the issue.

Before you start choosing a natural lawn, you need to decide exactly what kind of grass cover is suitable for a particular plot.

Lawn requires special attention.It is necessary to carefully monitor the amount of incoming moisture: its surplus is harmful to grass. Lack of sunlight will also negatively affect its appearance..

From the rich, deep color of the grass, resembling velvet, it is impossible to look away. but walk barefoot on this beauty will not work. To step on such a lawn is strictly prohibited.

The lawn is designed for sports fields and football fields. The selection of herbs that are resistant to trampling, allows him to withstand enormous stress.

The lawn is the most sought after. It is durable, unpretentious, resistant to difficult climatic conditions.

For those who do not want to engage in a sowing lawn, but wants in the blink of an eye to get on the site a great lawn, it is important to know the signs of quality coverage. You need to be able to independently assess:

• slice thickness;
• the appearance of plants and their density;
• root system state.

Properly grown grass roots are closely intertwined, there are many young white roots. Blades of grass should be the same size and the same color.Bald spots, yellowness, weeds indicate the low quality of this expensive decoration of the territory. The optimal plant density is 100 shoots per 10 square meters. cm.

The quality of the rolled material is easy to check by taking one layer and shaking it thoroughly.. A strip of turf should not be torn, the roots of the grass crumble, and the plants themselves fall out. Fresh smell indicates that the storage time of the turf were violated.

In addition, the quality of the product must be documented.

When calculating the required number of rolls, it is worth ordering an area a little larger than what happened in the calculation. The fact is that in dry weather such material may slightly shrink, moreover, it is better to take into account unforeseen circumstances during transportation and installation.

Preparation of the site is best done before buying a natural turf, because the grass should be “transplanted” to a permanent place as soon as possible.

The surface must be cleaned of old grass, clean the roots, stones, debris. The soil must be carefully leveled. For the best survival of vegetation in the ground, you can make sand, black soil or, as an example, humus. Fertile soil layer can not be less than 10 cm.

The site designated for lawn drainage is required. To do this, remove the top layer of soil, put pebbles, fine gravel, pour sand, compact it, and place a cut layer of soil on top.

It must be remembered that the section on which it is planned to roll out the coils should be a couple of centimeters lower than the tracks, otherwise after laying they will not be on the same level.

The manufacturer recommends laying the turf with live grass, starting in early spring and ending in late autumn. In the heat should not carry out such work, because the drying rate of turf will be very high. In addition, before the grass comes to a new place, it will be necessary to water the lawn very often. The roots are not yet capable of extracting water from the earth, and from the surface, water in the heat evaporates very, very quickly.

You can choose an early landing, you can transfer work to the fall. However, in the second case, it is difficult to guarantee suitable weather conditions. If it's warm outside, and there are a lot of sunny days ahead, grass will have time to grow and get stronger. Growth will stop when the temperature drops to + 5C.

In the autumn period lawn mowing is not performed. He will survive the first winter, because long blades of grass will reliably protect the roots from the cold. But in the spring of young shoots will not be easy, because they will need to grow through the packed dense layer of last year's hard plants. As a result, cereals may ascend unevenly.

In the spring the grass will quickly grow, the plants take root well during this period. The main thing that the soil on which the rolls are laid was not frozen, there should not be an excess of moisture in the soil. If the lawn was laid in the spring, it will need to be cut as soon as the sod and the ground grow together.

Laying a turf is extremely simple. However, for those who are not willing to take risks and fears to spoil the elite material, manufacturers offer laying services for their products. Those who are confident in their abilities, start working independently or with the help of friends.

If the area of ​​the site is very large and all the material could not be spread out in a day, it is necessary to roll out the remaining rolls, moisten the grass abundantly with water.You should protect them from the sun, as the sod in no case should not dry.

Lay the rolls start from the area where they were stacked. This simple technique will reduce the number of transfers that lead to the shedding of the soil and the destruction of the roots.

You need to lay out the strip on a flat area, making sure that the greens and its root system deform as little as possible. If necessary, the grass can be cut with the substrate using a sharp garden knife.

It is important to note that small pieces of turf are laid in the center. At the edges of the site it is better not to use them. Attempts to bend or turn coils will damage the coating.

In the process of layout the edges of the roll should go 2 cm beyond the edges of the adjacent strip. After the grass layer has come, they should be butt jointed and carefully tamped. The formed cracks are filled with sand, peat, mulch. After the grass grows, they will no longer be visible.

To move on the already laid part of the lawn using flooring of boards. It not only protects plants from damage, but also contributes to the tamping of sod, without which the roots can not tightly fit with the layer of soil.

Laid lawn needs plenty of watering with sprinklers. In the first two weeks of his life in a new place, the drying of the root system of cereals should not be allowed. Constant humidity is the key to successful acclimatization. The edges of the rolls will require special attention, they should not dry out in any way.

To make sure that watering was sufficient, you need to lift the edge of the roll (it is better to do this in several places). Both the sod and the ground under it should be well moistened.

In the absence of rain, the first two weeks the plants need artificial irrigation every day, and later they switch to one irrigation per week. The optimal time is early morning or late evening - periods of minimal sun activity. AT The first month should protect the lawn from stress, do not walk or run on the grass.

A special geofilm is placed under the artificial turf, which does not allow water to pass through. A geogrid is placed on top, which provides drainage.Next comes the textile fiber line.

Rolls should roll for at least one day to fully straighten. Joints are fastened with glue and connecting tape, then rolled with a roller.

In order to grow the rolled grass cover, it will take from one and a half to three years. Planting grass mixture depends on the type of lawn. For the elite, standard and sporty options choose a different composition of herbs.

In addition to equipment for soil preparation (plow, cultivator, harrow) and sowing (seeder), sprayers for toxic chemicals and fertilizers, devices for watering and aeration, a lawn mower, a vacuum cleaner for mowed grass, a machine allowing to cut the sod with thin strips, and cargo transport for transportation are needed. ready bays. Thus, growing a turf in the home is very difficult.

After plowing and disking, the soil is treated with herbicides. Chemicals destroy all plants at the site of the future lawn.The sown area has been watered and fertilized for several years, the grass is cut as needed. By the due date, the roots of plants are closely intertwined with each other, and the shoots form an even and dense coverage. It remains only to cut the sod into strips and roll them into rolls.

Sale of rolled lawns begins in early spring and ends only in late autumn.

The technology of growing lawn turf implies its transfer within 24 hours to the site where drainage and slope are made, a fertile layer of earth has been prepared.

In order for the lawn to please its owners with fresh juicy greens as long as possible, it needs timely watering, periodic fertilizing, combing, aeration of the soil and mowing the grass.

Watering is carried out only with the help of irrigation systems.. Otherwise, the top layer of soil will be blurred, and the roots - damaged. Moisture should penetrate to a depth of at least 15 cm. Failure to follow these simple rules can lead to wilting of plants.

It is important to avoid excessive drying of the soil.especially when it doesn't rain for long. But excessive watering is harmful to grass.He provokes rapid growth of weeds.

Feeding will provide a beautiful appearance of soft green carpet. In spring and summer, cereals need complex fertilizers., which include nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, a number of trace elements. That the lawn well overwintered, bring other structure of fertilizers in which nitrogen is much less.

In order to extend the life of a beautiful lawn, in addition to fertilizers, it is recommended to sprinkle the lawn once a year with a mixture of soil, sand and peat.

Aeration is performed by piercing the topsoil. This method allows oxygen to penetrate into the soil where the roots are closely intertwined with each other. As a result, the absorption of nutrients required by plants is improved.

For aeration, purchase special hollow forks, aerator sandals, or a special aerator, mechanical or gasoline-powered.

In the summer, they regularly mow the lawn, about once a week.. The first pruning takes place one week after transferring the turf rolls to a new location, and only the tops of the stems can be cut.If the plants are cut too short, they can die, and ugly bald spots are formed.

It is better to mow the grass on a dry, but not hot day. Mow the grass with a lawnmower. After such a "cosmetic" procedure, the lawn urgently needs watering.

At first, after laying a live carpet, weeds can appear on it. This is usually a temporary phenomenon, since the root system of plants is not sufficiently dense. Gradually, this problem will disappear by itself.

Winter preparations are underway. in the middle of October. Grass needs to be cut to a height of 4–6 cm. In this case, the snow will reliably protect the rosettes even on the slopes from freezing and in spring the plants will unite to grow.

In their reviews, lawn owners note their beauty, practicality, and long service life. According to the general opinion, the price of goods is quite high, but it is more than paying off with high quality. Owners of natural soft carpets with a delicious fresh smell of herbs and flowers are advising friends and relatives to acquire such a miracle.

According to satisfied customers, consultants help to orient in a variety of turf in accordance with the characteristics of the site and the financial capabilities of buyers.Delivery is very fast, it remains only to lay the lawn and enjoy its luxurious silk weed. Some buyers prefer to pick up their order at the point of issue. This method is cheaper.

See the following video for a master class on laying turf.