Tell us about the sun spray flower lawn!
A beautiful green lawn is the dream of every owner of his own house or summer cottage. A properly planned and planted lawn will delight both the owners and their guests with juicy color, beautiful views and simply give comfort and pleasure to everyone around. But those who believe that a good quality lawn is exclusively grass crops are wrong. Varieties of varieties of lawn crops are diverse. In addition, the assortment is constantly updated with seasonal novelties. You can choose the right type of lawn landscaping based not only on the characteristics of the site, but also on your own preferences.
Characteristics of the "sun spray" lawn
Having planted the seeds of lawn grass "spray of the sun" on the plot, you can quickly get not only high-quality landscaping of the territory of any required area, but also provide spectacular flowering of several crops at once throughout the summer season.
The main quality characteristics of such a lawn are:
- This variety is a balanced blend of several lawn grasses and flower varieties;
- Ideal for arranging areas with increased sunlight, with pronounced aridity of the soil;
- The composition of the mixture includes such plants that provide a constantly green flowering cover, which is explained by the presence in the mixture of both annual and perennial plant varieties (herbaceous and flowering);
- the lawn is not particularly picky about the regime and abundance of watering, which does not in any way affect its aesthetics and density of the cover;
- perfectly adapted to the conditions of the Russian climate and soil composition.
Rules for planting a lawn mixture "sun spray"
Speaking about the flower lawn "spray of the sun", some subtleties should be noted that are important during the planting period. Compliance with all the rules and sequence of actions during planting will ensure its maximally well-groomed appearance in the future and fully germinate throughout the entire area being developed. When sowing a lawn called sun spray, you should follow the algorithm:
- soil treatment should be carried out to a depth of 20 - 25 cm;
- all extraneous elements are removed from the topsoil: earth lumps, stones, twigs and sticks, roots and weed residues;
- it is recommended to apply a sufficient amount of mineral fertilizer, where the composition is mainly potassium and phosphorus;
- rationing of planting seeds is about two to five grams per meter.
Attention should be paid to the composition of the soil in the greened area. In the event that sand predominates in the soil, then add a little peat mixture (pure peat). If the type of cultivated soil is loamy, then you should limit yourself to the introduction of clean sieved sand.
Planting lawn seeds
Sowing of this type of lawn should be carried out in the spring. Planting should be done in April or May. Sowing is carried out by the method of direct sowing into open ground.
The soil before sowing without fail:
- processed;
- loosens;
- poured abundantly with water;
- then the developed soil should be rolled.
A little secret of planting this particular type of lawn is that when removing the seeds from the packaging, they should be thoroughly mixed.
The compacted soil is a formed bed where the lawn seeds will be planted. The lawn is planted both along and across the territory, it is densely covered with earth from above, and covering material must be laid on top. The non-woven fabric remains on the soil until the germination begins. When sprouts appear, the material should be removed. Special attention is required to the fact that in the struggle for intensive growth and abundant flowering, it is necessary to carry out regular feeding of the lawn. In general, this is about two to three times during the summer months. There is no need to mow such a lawn.