Sowing grass in the autumn: the secrets of a perfect lawn

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Sowing grass mixtures for the lawn in the autumn has a lot of advantages. About planting dates, rules of soil preparation and the other intricacies of the case, you will learn from this publication.

Seeding a lawn in autumn
Seeding a lawn in autumn
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Select a period of time: particularly sowing

First we suggest you familiarize yourself with the advantages of planting grass mixture in the autumn:

  • The absence of weeds, making it easier to care for the lawn.
  • Lawn obtained denser and higher than the one that is planted in the spring.
  • soil temperature and humidity have a positive impact on germination, shoot formation, the formation of roots.
  • No need to carry out frequent watering.
Important! All work related to the landing should be completed within 35-40 days prior to the first frost.

Sowing can be done in early autumn, and before winter. Consider every option in detail:

  • Planting before winter. To her start in the last month of autumn, when a period of the first frost. In other words, the land should be slightly freeze slightly. Advantages of such a landing in friendly are early shoots. Of weaknesses should be made of the fact that during the return freezing, weak young seedlings waiting for imminent death. To exclude prolysiny, seeding rate should be increased.
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  • Planting in early autumn means carrying out the work before the first frost. If the lawn grass will be sown in September, two months later the grass reaches a height of about 10 cm. The advantage lies in the fact that the landing will stand before the spring frosts, but the sudden temperature drops in the fall, they may die.

In central Russia practiced planting before winter. In areas with milder climates grass is sown at the end of the first month of autumn.

Important! On the slopes do not resort to podzimomu sowing by hand. The fact that the melt water will cause leaching of planting material. Moreover, such a place warmed up faster, which means that the return would lead to the freezing of their death.

Workshop: disembark properly

The scheme of planting in autumn grass mixture is the same as that carried out in the spring and summer. for lawn planting Guide:

  • In late summer, be engaged in the preparation of the soil. Align all depressions filled by sand and rotted manure. Cut away the bumps: dispose of towering ground, lay sod, tamp.
  • Two weeks prior to seeding the ground make fertilizer. This can be a special dressing or complex fertilizer, enriched with potassium and phosphorus.
  • After fertilization, level ground using a rake or cultivator (depth about 15 cm). After all the manipulations allow the soil to rest for a month.
  • If you are planning to fit a manual way, opt for this day, when the wind is not forecast. Sprinkle the seeds on the perimeter, and then crosswise. To obtain a uniform living carpet, fan-shaped seeds sprinkle throughout the site.
To deepen the use of seeds of garden tools in the form of rake. In this case, the mulch can become a peat. Shelter insulate planting, protect against leaching spring.
To deepen the use of seeds of garden tools in the form of rake. In this case, the mulch can become a peat. Shelter insulate planting, protect against leaching spring.
  • Walk across the square roller to reliably seal the planting material. So it will not be torn down by the wind and become food for birds.
  • Pour landing by sprinkling.
Tip!In the autumn should not be fed grass lawn fertilizers based on nitrogen. This element activates growth of green mass, hence closer to winter, it is not allowed in a surplus soil.

From organic fertilizing and should be avoided. Acceptable use of peat (at planting).

Methods for planting

If you plan the sowing by hand, be prepared for the fact that the coating will uneven. To prevent such a phenomenon, use manual or mechanical drill. Such a device would be appropriate for small areas. For large-area actual method of hydroseeding. It is necessary to make the mixture, based on the components will lie, maintain the moisture and nourishment of grass mixture. It includes:

  • hydrogel (responsible for the moisture of the earth);
  • fertilizer;
  • dyed mulch (allow to visually align the surface).

Carried by hydroseeding gidroseyalki. To him it is advisable to resort, when it comes to filling in large areas of land and areas with a slope. The seedlings, which are driven into the ground under high pressure will not be washed in the spring meltwater.

Tip! For manual seeding need to adhere to the following standards - 50 g per m2 of grass mixtures. If the landing involved mechanical devices dosage is 3 kg per 1 sq.m.

Key stages of care

To view presentable lawn pleased, ensure proper care of crops:

Watering. Watering seedlings spend 2-3 times a month. Use a sprinkler system with nozzles: the seedlings that did not have time to get stronger to be washed out of the soil.
Watering. Watering seedlings spend 2-3 times a month. Use a sprinkler system with nozzles: the seedlings that did not have time to get stronger to be washed out of the soil.
  • A haircut. The procedure will activate the germination of the young stems and root growth. Latest hairstyle can be done 2-3 weeks before the frost. Do not leave the lawn unshorn for the winter in the form of a "batt" will not germinate the grass after the departure of winter.
  • Cleaning. Once you have completed all the manipulations associated with the hair, swipe the fan-lawn garden rake. Not collected freshly cut grass caked and become an obstacle to the air. If it is broken, the layer "Felt" will cause root rot.
  • Adding dressings. Until October the soil is necessary to fertilize dressings based on potassium and phosphorus.
  • Aeration. For such manipulations required fan rakes and pitchforks. Puncture of turf grass compacted to a depth of about 8 cm. Thus you prevent zaprevanie and do not give water to stagnate. The procedure will benefit the air exchange.
Important! Spending the last cut is permissible when the grass reaches a height of 8 cm.

In the autumn lawn does not go

If you do not have experience in the cultivation of the lawn, you will be useful the following recommendations:

  • Do not mow the grass, if in the coming days forecast freezing.
  • Not podseivayte seeds, otherwise the lawn will be uneven.
  • Kosheninu and remove litter, as they become an obstacle sprouting shoots of spring, provoke the development of pathogenic micro-organisms and the appearance of pests.
  • Refrain from watering plantings, if in the coming days forecast freezing.
  • Do not walk on fresh grass in the rainy days and with little frost, wait until the green "carpet" was covered tightly covered with snow. If you have to carry out works, do a flooring of boards.
 Note that autumn shoots are short and sparse. All the beauty of the lawn after mowing coating show in a year and that's when you'll see all the benefits of the autumn planting of grass mixture.

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