Rules for the preparation of lawn by winter

It would seem that care is needed by a conventional lawn? The grass in the forest belt is growing without any care ... But it turns out, grow and preserve the green juicy grass is not so simple.

Lawn must be properly prepared for the winter. Moreover, it is also correct to withdraw from the state of wintering. So let's understand.

Types of lawn

By way of creation

1. Rolled lawn. It for winter is simply twisted into a roll and retain in a special room under certain conditions. But care for such a lawn implies the involvement of employees of specialized firms that correctly and professionally prepare him for the winter. It is better not to try to do it yourself that the rolled lawn does not disappear in winter as a result of improper storage or non-compliance with the desired temperature regime.
2. Sowing lawn. This type of lawn is usually created by sowing the site with a mixture of herbal seeds. For such a green island, you can care for yourself, following some rules. About how to preserve this is such a lawn in winter we will tell more.

The main cultures that are used to create a lawn

• Bluegrass.
• Riped.
• Oatman, etc.

For appointment, location and external features

1. Normal lawn. It can be located anywhere, designed to relax in nature. This is an ordinary lawn, not ideal in aesthetic plan, but not whimsical. By such a lawn you can like barefoot, without fearing to damage it.
2. Parter lawn. This is an extra-grade lawn with soft thick grass, created with a purely decorative goal. There is such a green carpet, as a rule, in the facade part. It is impossible to walk on such laws.
3. Sport lawn. The appointment of this type of lawn is the creation of a comfortable platform for outdoor activities and sports. It is created according to special technology, resistant to pulling and other adverse effects.
4. Moorish lawn. These are blooming lawns with forget-me-not, clover and poppies, combined with alpine slides and usually between the artificial reservoir.

Problems that may arise with improper lawn care

• Snow mold. The perpetrators of such a common lesion of lawns in the form of gray-white spots of various shapes are fungi Fusarium.. The ideal medium for their reproduction is snowy snow robes.
• Spare. The reason for the appearance of yellow "baby" from rotten herb on the lawn is the fallen leaves left for the winter, as well as the ice crust formed in the frost.
• Chemical burns. Yellow spots of dead grass in the middle of a green array. The source of their appearance is usually unattended fertilizer capsules (after feeding it is necessary to thoroughly pour the lawn). In the spring, these places will have to put a new grass. It is advisable to sue the same seeds that were used initially, so that the grained grass does not stand out on a general background. In the fall, such yellow carriers should be filled with a mixture of compost with sand 2-3 cm.

Lawn Preparation Activities for Winter

This stage must be carried out to the first frosts. In the middle lane, this time usually coincides with the end of October.

1. Garbage collection.Many argue that this is superfluous. Allegedly, fallen leaves are a kind of protective bedspread in winter cold. However, the leaves remaining from the fall create conditions, ideal for the rotation process. As a result, the lawn after the winter is covered with proposals, which will not add to it aesthetic attractiveness. Therefore, do not neglect this important stage, preparing the lawn to the "hibernation".
2. A haircut.The last haircut should be carried out until the first frosts with the calculation that the grass will grow up to 10 cm until the snow falls out. In practice, it is difficult to catch the right moment. Therefore, the lawn is striking as they grow, leaving the grass with a height of at least 5 cm.
3. Watering.Here, too, you need to focus on the real humidity of the environment. If autumn was rainy, it makes no sense to water the lawn before wintering. If, on the contrary, dry, then before conservation, watering system can last moisten the soil.
4. Support and processing drugs against pests.Fungicides are drugs against snow mold. Potash fertilizers - this feeding will ensure the care of the lawn in winter, becoming a kind of amplifier immunity of herbal plants. After feeding, you need to pour the lawn to dissolve the granules. In the opposite case, non-dissolisted substances capsules may cause a chemical burn (the grass becomes yellow and dies).
5. Aeration of lawn. Speaking with simple words, this event is directed to the saturation of the soil by air and simplify the access of oxygen to the roots of lawn grass. In practice, this is achieved by piercing the lawn by forks to the depth of the teeth and the slight lifting of the soil. Such punctures should be made with an interval of 30-40 cm. A few days after that, it is necessary to leave the lawn at rest (not to walk on it).
6. Creating a protective coating.Such a layer usually consists of a mixture of peat and dry compost, which will serve as an additional feeding agent for exhausted soil. This procedure should be made before the onset of frosts.

Important!

• Do not go on the lawn during the period when the first frosts have come, and the snow has not yet falls to avoid damage to sleeping kidneys. This can only be done when snow pores reach a depth of 15-20 cm. It also concerns the periods of protracted rains when the soil swells.
• Always break the ice indoor, which may appear during thaw in winter. This will be provided free air access to the grass.
• Do not at the place of lawn rink and ice slides.
• During cleaning garden tracks, do not dump the snow on the lawn. If there is no other place for this, he take care of snow cleaning during thaw.

Lawn Care after Winter

• Feeding Spring fertilizers must be in addition to phosphate-potash components to contain nitrogen, which improve plant vegetation. Cut the feeding in the evening, during the period of the well-established heat, after that, carefully paint the lawn to dissolve fertilizer capsules.
• "Combedding" . Removal of deadly parts of grass must be made after 1-2 weeks, to prevent plant diseases. In places of water, water should be made by aeration, similar to autumn.
• Fighting weeds . If the plot is small, this operation can be performed manually. If we are talking about an extensive lawn, then you should give preference to the use of electoral herbicides. These substances are able to destroy weeds without damaging lawn grass.
• Restoration of lawn . The bald sites must be seeded with new seeds, compact and pour.

Treat with love for your lawn, take care of him with due attention, and he will repay you fresh green grass in spring and summer.