How to quickly and effectively restore the lawn with your own hands after excavation work?
Before starting the restoration of the lawn with your own hands, it is necessary to assess the volume and nature of the damage. It is clear that the excavation work carried out at the height of the summer season is most likely associated with the construction or repair of communication pipes. Such construction requires the removal of a sufficiently large layer of soil, and if the water supply or heat supply on your site passes through flower beds and lawns, then you will have to restore them yourself.
Site preparation for work
Do-it-yourself lawn restoration after excavation work should be started with cleaning the area. Backfill the ditch dug for the repair of communications, and, if possible, level the soil. This is done with a shovel and rake. The main thing is that the soil for planting new plants does not have bumps or deep pits. If you want to create a perfectly flat surface, you can do this by aerating the area.
Next, you need to clear this part of the lawn from debris. If flowering plants and grasses were damaged in the process of excavation, they also need to get rid of them. The likelihood that they will recover is minimal.
Types of landscaping damaged areas
If only green grass is planted on the lawn, and the area of damage is small, you can cover the area with rolled grass. This is also ideal if the excavation had to be done in the middle or at the end of the summer season, when there is practically no time for new grass and flowers to emerge. The soil under the roll must be tamped down so that it is several centimeters below the existing green cover. After finishing work, level the grass in the old and new areas with a lawn mower.
If the lawn is damaged in late spring or early fall, prepare the soil for planting. To do this, dig up the ground (in small areas 10-15 cm deep, on large ones - up to 20 cm), add compost to the soil and treat the area with fertilizers. This will ensure that the damaged lawn will grow quickly.
Choose the optimal herb collection that can sprout in the shortest possible time, and plant the seeds on bald patches. It is best to sow them with a sprinkler. Remember that planting seeds is not carried out when the air temperature is less than 16-180 and high humidity.
As soon as the seeds are planted, be sure to water the soil and cover with a layer of straw (if not, with plastic wrap). So the soil will retain moisture and warmth, and the seedlings will sprout faster. In addition, the protective layer will keep the seeds away from birds and rodents. Water the seedlings that have risen on the surface of the soil as often as possible, especially if the summer is dry and hot, from time to time feed young plants with organic fertilizers. This will also accelerate their growth.
Selecting seeds for your restored lawn
To repair the damaged area, select the seeds to match the plants already on the lawn.If you only need to sow grass, choose an unpretentious and fast growing variety. If the lawn involves walking on the grass or playing with children, you need to sow resistant and hardy plants. The collection of these herbs is called "Sports Turf". "English lawn" will look aesthetically attractive, velvety and gentle.
And most importantly, in order to quickly restore the damaged area, be sure to take into account the recommendations for planting and watering herbs and flowers. Very often, incorrectly selected plant varieties lead to the death of not only new seedlings, but also the entire lawn.