Preparing the ground
.: To have a beautiful lawn from sowing grass seeds, one needs to prepare the ground thoroughly. This requires a certain amount of work and effort: the area should be levelled, the soil should be dug and the rocks, old sod and weeds should be removed. The ground should have a light acid reaction pH = 5,0 to 6,0
Sowing
.: A successful sowing is determined by the condition of the soil, the date of sowing, the depth of sowing, the method of sowing, the maintenance, and the seed type.
Irrigation
.: Immediately after sowing, the area should be watered so, that it remains wet all of the time.
Mowing
.: The first mowing is performed when the lawn reaches the height of about 10 cm for the first time. The following mowings are to be performed with respect to the needs and effect, which is desirable.
Advantages and disadvantages
.: The most obvious advantage is the price of such lawn. The quality, however, depends on the price we have paid for the lawn. A huge amount of work in settling, caring for and maintaining such a lawn may only be calculated for a certain price we have to pay for the rolls.
Preparing the ground
.: When it comes to a rolled lawn, the issue of preparing the ground is similar to the preparation for sowing grass, but not entirely. When deciding upon a rolled lawn, we can, in some cases, avoid a certain amount of hard work. If we want to have our ground prepared in a very short time, the only things which should be done are: to remove the rocks and the leaves, to cut the previous lawn, if it may be called so, very short, to dust it with soil and level the ground.
Rolling out the lawn
.: On the prepared area, the lawn should be rolled out a roll next to another, the protruding edges of the lawn are to be cut out with a metal saw. After arranging the lawn, it should be rolled with a cylinder.
Irrigation
.: Immediately after sowing, the area should be well watered so. During the first weeks, until the lawn grows into the ground it should be watered so, that it remains wet all the time.
Mowing
.: The first mowing is performed when the lawn reaches the height of about 10 cm for the first time. The following mowings are to be performed with respect to the needs and effect, which is desirable.
Advantages and disadvantages
.: an obvious advantage is the time and the quality of the lawn we gain,
.: it is 100% green at once,
.: it is multi-season,
.: it is immune to downpours and unsuspected frost,
.: you do not have to wait for months for the lawn to grow, you can have it in one day
.: you can arrange it the whole year round,
.: unfolded from a roll, it fulfils its function on the spot,
.: 100% natural!!!
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