Lawn grass in rolls

This method of registration of the site has a number of advantages, one of which is a spectacular appearance with minimal time and effort. Increasingly, our sites use lawns in rolls and their popularity only grows.

Growing lawn grass in rolls - advantages and disadvantages

Among the obvious advantages can be called the speed of gardening, because "to grow" a lawn with a special technology on the site can be a day. At the same time, a dense and high-quality green carpet will turn out, which is very difficult to achieve when grown with seeds on the site. A week later, you can safely walk, and after three all the defects are gradually eliminated and you enjoy a beautiful view.

The disadvantages are more to the thoroughness of the preparation of the site. One of the instructions on how to properly lay a lawn is a thorough cleaning of the surface. Also you will have to look for rolls, where the soil is as close as possible to what is on your site. It is worth mentioning the cost of such a pleasure, which is several times higher than the price of lawn seeds. But even with such labor, lawn grass in rolls is becoming more popular.

Rolling lawn - laying technology

The process is relatively uncomplicated, but it will require careful follow-up of every step. Consider how to lay a lawn roll by all rules.

1. First of all, carefully clean the entire area of ​​stones, debris and weeds.
2. When laying a roll lawn, it is important to provide a surface runoff of water and good drainage, and for this you need to make a slope.
3. In order to slightly loosen the soil, make a digging to a depth of about 10 cm beforehand.
4. After that, a fertile soil is brought to the site and it is distributed evenly by rakes.
5. The next stage of laying a roll lawn - rolling. For this purpose, a 200 kg roller is used to smooth the surface of the section. After rolling, fertilize the soil with mineral fertilizing - this will allow the lawn to adapt in a short time.
6. According to the technology of laying the rolled lawn, we spread everything on the site in staggered order. Typically, the dimensions of the rolled lawn are standard and are approximately 2 m in length and up to 40 cm in width. Work starts from one edge of the site. You need to arrange all the workpieces in such a way that their edges touch. You can not allow them to go into each other or on the contrary have a gap. Cut and shape the shape with a shovel or knife.
7. After laying a roll lawn with your own hands, it's important to tamper with everything. This is necessary in order to eliminate all voids.
8. Once the piling is complete, the lawn should be thoroughly poured. Water should soak the entire lawn down to the ground. Then the next seven days watering does not stop. Work better early in the morning or late in the evening.

Rotary lawn care

After planting a roll lawn, you should take care of it especially carefully. Care consists of cutting, watering , fertilizing and aeration of the lawn. The grass will be sheared with a lawnmower of a cylindrical or rotary type. When there is a period of growth, the haircut is done every time, as soon as the height of the green carpet is one third higher than the established norm. In the summer it is about two times a week, in the spring one is enough.

Green lawn in rolls requires a good watering and feeding. In a hot period, watered twice a week, with each square. m it will take up to 10 liters of water. Comprehensive fertilizers with nitrogen need to be applied in spring and summer, in the fall for winter use potash.

Lawn grass in rolls needs aeration. To do this, sharp objects pierce the layer no less than 10 cm deep (the same distance should be between punctures). This procedure is carried out in the spring and early autumn.