Lawn installation in North York

Today we will talk about such an interesting material as rolled turf. This is a very popular today ground covering not only on country plots. We will tell you how the lawn installation in North York is carried out correctly, about some of the nuances of the process.

And also designate the positive and negative sides of the rolled lawn. Understand this topic, you can easily control the masters who entrusted you to lay rolled lawns on your property. So to speak, to be with them “on the same wave”.

What is a rolled lawn

In fact, it is grass, which is planted on a special base. As the latter, sacking, cardboard or plastic mesh is used. The basis is laid on a flat surface, this can be a ground area or racking equipment.

Pour a layer of sod soil mixed with peat and sand on it. The main task is to bring the acidity of the mixture to neutral, as in nature. The thickness of the poured layer is 3-5 cm.

After preparation, the grass seeds are sown. As soon as the plants rise to a height of 10 cm, they are cut down. So do two or three times to strengthen the root system. After 2 months, the covering material is ready.

Manufacturers most often offer grass mats that are 2 m long, 0.4 m wide and 2-2.5 cm thick.

Lawn Installation technology

Lawn installation technology is divided into two main stages: preparation and laying the lawn itself.

Preparatory stage

First of all prepare the site itself, which is decided to lay rolled grass. To do this, remove debris, stones, pull weeds. Then prepare the drainage system. Do it this way:

• Remove the top layer of soil to a depth of 20 cm.
• Pour a layer of pebbles, which are aligned on the horizon.
• The next layer of sand. It is leveled and tamped.
• Pour the selected soil.
• Conduct soil rolling with a metal roller.

If the soil on the site is sandy, then the drainage system is not necessary. It will only be necessary to clear the area and level it.

And the last process in the preparatory stage is marking. If the landscaped area is large enough, it is recommended to divide it into strips. That is, at the edge of the site are hammered into the pegs with a pitch equal to the width of the roll turf.

Do the same on the opposite side. After that, the pegs are connected to each other with twine.

Note that the grass should not be higher than the garden paths after sprouting. And if you take into account that its height does not exceed 5 cm, then, relying on this indicator, the alignment of the site is carried out.

Basic stage

In principle, there is nothing difficult about it. It is necessary to spread the rolls evenly near each other, leaving no visible gaps. It is important to lay the first roll correctly. That is, parallel to the edge of the area in which the material is rolled out.

Since the rolls themselves have a certain length, then often each of them does not cover the length or width of the area. Therefore, the rolls are staggered. This is when the edge of one of them lies side by side, but to the middle of the cloth.

When the entire site will be covered with grass, soil mixed with sand is sprinkled between the laid strips. In this way, the edges of the laid roll are protected.

And a few more peculiarities of lawn installation in North York:

• The gap between the grass materials should not exceed 1 cm.
• It is forbidden to lay rolls overlapping.
• No segments from bales of less than 1 m in length should be laid. The edges of the material are the most vulnerable areas that do not take root.
• Lawn installation in bales is better to be done in dry and not hot weather.
• During hot weather the grass is watered abundantly and several times a day.

During installation, the spreading is carried out from one side of the landscaped area to the other. It is forbidden to step on the unfolded rolls.

If there is a reason to step on the installed lawn, it is better to put a wide flat object under your feet. For example, a sheet of plywood, or at least a board. Thus, the point load, which can damage the grass, will be reduced.

After 15-20 days, the first mowing is carried out. Experts recommend keeping the height of the grass no more than 5 cm. Although this is just a recommendation.

How to care for your lawn

So, the lawn installation is done, the site is watered, what’s next. The main task falls on the owner of the site. And it is not to dry out the laid material, so the grass should be watered all the time.

By the way, to understand whether the laid grass layer is dry or not, you should periodically lift the outermost layer. If the layer itself is wet, it is normal. If it is dry, you will have to increase the volume or frequency of watering.

The recommended dose of water for irrigation is 10-15 liters per 1 m2 of the laid plane. Keep in mind that this should be adhered to in the first two weeks after laying. After that, the frequency can be reduced.

How to choose the right one

Today, there are a huge number of manufacturers who offer rolled lawns. Therefore, a person unfamiliar with the intricacies of the device of the proposed materials, it is difficult to choose a quality product. Therefore, a few tips.

So, what should be a lawn in rolls:

• With a good root system, where a large number of stubs of white color should stand out.
• The thickness of the turf layer along the whole length of the strip should be the same within the range of 2-4 cm.
• The soil should not be too clayey or too sandy. It should not contain stones.
• The color of the grass should be succulent and the same all over the plane.
• There should be no pests in both the soil layer and the grass layer.
• Complete absence of gaps, which indicate poor quality of the material offered.
• The grass should be mowed.

It should be noted that some unscrupulous manufacturers in this way try to hide some flaws in the vegetation. A quality layer should have a small bevel so that the quality of the grass is clearly visible. An optimum grass height is 3 cm.

And the mowing should be even over the whole area.

Buy the material that has been removed from the turf on the day of sale. If you are offered an old, stale product, it will give off the smell of stale grass, and the tips of the cover will be yellowed.

Pros and cons

Let’s start with the positive characteristics.

• There is no need to prepare the soil, sow grass and take care of young greenery.
• Ready green cover easily tolerates low frosts, drought and is immune to various diseases.
• Does not allow weeds to grow.
• Easy maintenance.
• Long-term operation.

And the characteristics are negative.

• High price. The price depends on the greened area. The greater the latter indicator, the lower the price.
• A large number of low-quality products on the modern market. You can buy a material that simply will not take root or will last one season.
• Service life is much lower than that of seed lawn.

Conclusion on the topic

So, we have disassembled the topic, in which great emphasis was placed on the technology of lawn installation in North York from the rolled seeding material. This process is actually not difficult, but it has many pitfalls, ignorance of which will lead to a decrease in the quality of the final result. That’s why you should invite specialists and make sure they do everything correctly – the specialists of “Captain Handy” company always do everything correctly!

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