Proper sowing of the lawn in the fall - the timing and methods of planting. Is it possible to plant a lawn in the autumn

Every gardener has his own own opinion about the most favorable time for planting lawn grasses. Planting in spring - early March or autumn - in September or late November has its positive and negative sides. But the most accessible time for summer residents when you can plant a lawn is still the autumn season.

Autumn is a favorable time for the rapid germination of seeds and the formation of the root part. For this, there are all natural natural factors is moist soil sufficient watering in the form of rains, moderate air temperature (in contrast to the summer heat and heat).

Growing a quality lawn requires a certain amount of time for soil preparation, which in spring period not enough, and in autumn (after harvesting) it is much more.

AT autumn period the number of pests on the site decreases, and the weed grass practically stops growing.

At early landing(from about September 1 to September 15), the lawn grass will have time to take root well and grow to a height of about 10 cm before the first night frosts arrive. Before the onset of real cold weather, you can even have time to make the first lawn mowing. With more late sowing there is a risk that young immature plants will freeze when winter comes, as they have not yet grown enough.

When sowing seeds of lawn plants in winter, the first green shoots will appear in early spring. Seeds are recommended to be sown at a temperature of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius (in late October - early November) and immediately covered with a mulch layer consisting of peat or dry earth. Overwintered seeds become “hardened” and young plants that appear in spring can feel great at any temperature fluctuations, with slight frosts, with prolonged hot weather. Diseases and pests to such plants are dangerous in minimal cases.

Autumn planting and its disadvantages

If the warm autumn period drags on for a long time, then the winter sowing will begin to germinate before the start of winter, and then the seedlings will die at the first frost.

The winter method of sowing lawn grasses cannot be used in areas that are on a slope, since during the spring snowmelt, the seeds will float away with the soil.

Planting a lawn consists of three main points: preparation land plot, introduction of various top dressings into the soil, sowing of seed material.

Site preparation

Land preparation begins approximately 20-30 days before planting. Gardeners who carry out this procedure not for the first time are advised to start this work at the end of summer. Preparation includes cleaning large stones, debris, weeds, dried shrubs and uprooting stumps. At in large numbers weeds are recommended to use for processing the site chemicals. After clearing the place for the future lawn, they proceed to digging the entire selected area and re-cleaning the now plant remains that were found when digging the soil.

An additional drainage layer will be required in those areas that are located in the lowlands and are subject to flooding spring waters. It is easy to build even for inexperienced gardeners. First you need to remove upper layer soil, cover the area with any construction waste (for example, broken brick or gravel), then a layer of coarse river sand(about 10 cm) and a fertile layer of soil removed from above. Each layer is recommended to be leveled with a roller or a thick log.

Fertilization

It is necessary to fertilize the soil in the area for sowing lawn plants in approximately 7-10 days. Nitrogen-containing complex mineral fertilizers or top dressing designed specifically for lawns, it is recommended to scatter over the surface of the site and close it with a rake to a shallow depth.

Landing methods

Sowing manually is the cheapest and suitable for every lawn. The weather on the day of sowing should be calm and warm. The surface of the soil in the area must be moistened with a sprayer. For one square meter it will take about 60-70 g of seeds. This slightly exceeds average rate spring planting, but still often have to sow the grass in spring time if some seeds did not sprout.

Seed material mixed in equal parts with dry soil or fine sand, you need to divide into two halves and sow each of them differently. One along the entire land area, and the other across. Another sowing of seeds (additional) is recommended to be done along the entire edge of the lawn. After that, the entire surface is covered with a small mulch layer (from dry sand, peat or sawdust), moistened with a sprayer and lightly compacted with a large log or hand roller.

Hydroseeding is carried out using a special modern device- hydraulic seeders. It is used for planting lawns large area, as well as on slopes and other hard-to-reach places. Seminal planting material together with water and all the necessary nutrients, it is sprayed with a hydraulic seeder on the surface of the prepared area. After a few hours, the mixture hardens, and the seeds are safe from pests and strong winds.

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The highest quality and densest lawn grass is obtained, which was planted in spring or autumn, since in the summer months there is a high probability of drought - the seeds may not sprout, and it is more difficult for plants to take root in such conditions. You can sow grass in the second decade of May, having previously prepared the soil for the lawn, but still planting the lawn in the fall will be the most optimal.

How to seed your lawn in the fall

What is good sowing lawn grass during the autumn months? The air is already quite humid, as is the soil, the air temperature is moderate, weeds grow worse. All these factors contribute to the rapid shoot formation and the formation of the grass root system. By sowing the seeds of the grass mixture at the end of August or in September, you will get a lawn up to 10 cm high before the first frost.

Sowing the seeds of the grass mixture at the end of August or in September

In addition, planting lawn grass in the fall is convenient for those who do not have a lawn area ready for spring. While you free the area from excess debris, tamp and level the soil in accordance with all the rules, a lot of time will pass. But it is desirable to leave the land to rest for at least another month before sowing anything on it. If you manage to prepare the site for the beginning of summer, it is better to postpone the sowing of seeds until the fall, when conditions for grass growth are more favorable.

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Typically, grass mixtures for lawns include several various kinds herbs, but all have approximately the same requirements for air temperature and humidity. Therefore, you should choose the time for sowing seeds, based on general rule: Before frost must remain at least 40 days. Approximately such a period will be required for the seeds to sprout, the plants to reach a sufficient height, and the root system to get stronger.

AT middle lane It is advisable for Russia to complete the sowing of lawn grass in the fall before September 10, a maximum of September 25. With more later dates plants do not have time to grow and freeze slightly.

The time for sowing seeds should be chosen based on the general rule: at least 40 days should remain before frost

How to sow a lawn in the fall:

• from the summer, prepare the soil on the site, carefully leveling it and tamping;
• scatter on the ground a week before sowing complex fertilizer with a predominance of nitrogen;
• level the soil with a rake;
• on a calm day, sow the seeds first along the plot, then across, scattering them manually with a fan so that the seeds evenly fall on the ground;
• lightly plant the sown seeds into the soil with a rake;
• sprinkle on top thin layer peat and walk, otherwise the seeds will be blown by the wind;
• water the lawn by sprinkling.

Since it rains quite often in autumn, there is no need for regular watering. Water only during dry periods.

How is it happening autumn planting lawn, the video will help you better understand - open the tab to the article and see how everything is really quickly and simply done.

Since it rains quite often in autumn, there is no need for regular watering.

Podzimny lawn sowing - advantages and features

Since the weather in autumn can sometimes surprise, it may turn out that frosts will hit soon after sowing the seeds. Some gardeners prefer to play it safe and sow seeds after the soil has frozen.

This planting of the lawn is called winter. The difference is that the sowing dates are postponed to November, and the seeds are sown in the frozen ground before a stable snow cover appears on it. Planting is carried out on days with a positive temperature, the seeds sown on top are mulched with peat chips.

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Advantages winter sowing consist in the fact that in the spring you get friendly active shoots - freezing gives the seeds additional strength, and after the snow melts, the soil contains a lot of moisture necessary for growth. You won't have to put off planting your grass mixture until the ground has warmed up. With winter sowing, you will have a strong, dense lawn by summer. In addition, plants will acquire high frost and heat resistance, and will be less susceptible to pests.

However, there is winter landing lawn and its cons. This option is not suitable if your site has a strong slope: melt water in early spring can wash away the topsoil along with the sown seeds. Another disadvantage is that the positive temperature can last for a long time, the seeds will have time to hatch, and after the first frost they will die. To improve your chances, increase your seeding rate in the fall and re-sow the grass in the spring where it hasn't sprouted. It is also worth noting that planting a lawn in the fall gives the best results if you use a grass mixture that includes about five types of different grasses.

Experienced gardeners they sow lawn grasses when the snow has melted, the soil does not stick to their feet, from spring to October 15. The results are different, as are the sowing dates.

Our advice:

The best period is spring - April.

Many consider the time before May 15 auspicious. To form a high-quality herbage, the lawn can be sown, mowed several times, apply phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, apply a herbicide, and even repair molehills. So, you can sow from April.

Is it possible to sow lawn grass in summer?

June is considered the best summer month for sowing a lawn, as young plants develop optimal conditions temperature and humidity.

But the July sowing is risky. If there is no watering on the site, gardeners recommend not sowing lawn grasses this month. Such a sowing will definitely not be successful. At this time, the yard is hot, it rarely rains. The lawn, if it grows, will be of poor quality.

Our advice:

It is important to remember that watering in the summer is necessary immediately after sowing the seeds. To do this, spend 6-10 liters per 1 square. meter per day, and you need to water until friendly shoots appear.

Should I sow the lawn in August? Except at the end of the month. But it is better to wait until September.

Lawn sowing dates in autumn

In September you can "shine". If you are lucky with the weather, the grass will grow quickly, and you will have time to mow it one more time. Of course, immediately the lawn will look like a “C grade plus”. But next year you will have a wonderful green carpet!

There is nothing to wait for in October, you need to sow quickly, before the 15th. The grass has time to sprout, but shoots are usually very rare.

If the positive temperature lasts until November, the lawn will turn out good, but also only for the next year.

How to do winter sowing?

Later, you can not sow until December. It sounds unusual, but to accurately determine the timing of sowing in last years impossible, because warm days sometimes last almost until the New Year. Just a few are enough sunny days for the grass to grow. And then the frost will destroy the seedlings. But you can take a risk.

Here are the main conditions:

• carry out sowing at the onset of cold weather (below 3 ° C);
• the earth must be loose;
• increase the seed application rate by 1.5 times (1.2-1.5 kg per 30 square meters);
• seeds (at least 90%) must be embedded in the soil;
• the soil after sowing the seeds must be tamped, because in the spring, due to moisture, this will not be possible.

The advantage of winter sowing is the emergence of grass seedlings already in April, when it is still impossible to sow - the soil is too wet. So they are ahead of time by at least a month and a half.

Be prepared for the fact that such a lawn in spring and summer will take you a lot of time:

• additional application of fertilizers and growth regulators will be required;
• removal of excessively growing weeds by manual weeding (I consider the application of herbicides to be unsafe while the lawn is so “young”).

Only by the fall of next year will you receive a high-quality herbage. And yet, if the means and time allow you to take a risk, then why not?

Some gardeners have a hard experience with winter lawn sowing. But if they are asked if you would sow the lawn again in December, they will answer in the affirmative. Experienced gardeners recommend taking into account previous mistakes. It is necessary to start work with a soil analysis, and then be sure to carry out spring top dressing nitrogen fertilizers.

The chance of having a quality lawn during winter sowing is still great. So high-quality herbage can be created anywhere and in any conditions! The prerequisites for this are knowledge and practice.

Alexander Varenitsa, landscape designer, Ivano-Frankivsk
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We are accustomed to the fact that most crops need to be sown in the spring. Everything around blooms and smells, nature comes to life, which means it's time to start field work. But it was not there! It turns out that planting grass at the end of October is no less, and in some cases more profitable than spring sowing. Why this happens and when you need to sow lawn grass before winter, you will find out in an article specially prepared for readers of the site.

Why winter lawn sowing is preferable?

Agronomists and experts in the field Agriculture agreed that planting lawn grass before winter is much more preferable. As evidence, they cite the following "iron" arguments:

• Air and soil have a fairly high humidity.
• It has not yet had time to get colder, so the temperature for seed germination remains optimal.
• Weeds at this time almost do not grow.

As you can see, the conditions for good education shoots and the formation of strong roots are more than favorable. For example, if the lawn is sown in the winter in September, it will have time to grow up to 8-10 centimeters by the first frost.

The sown lawn in September will have time to take root and germinate well before winter

Preparing the lawn for sowing: where to start?

The most unfortunate time for planting grass is the summer months.

At this time, the seeds have a very low germination rate. If you plan to sow lawn grass before winter, be sure to work the soil well before sowing. A lot depends on the size and location of the site. If you plan to plant a lawn before winter on the lowlands, the earth will accumulate water much more strongly. This will not affect the quality of the grass in the best way.

To avoid poor growth we advise you to immediately lay a good, high-quality drainage. Use gravel or sand as the base material. After that, you can proceed to laying the soil. This option is especially preferable if a sports-type lawn is planned. The territory is cleared for crops, garbage is removed, and the soil is leveled. As for the land, it must be cleared of all, even the smallest weeds, roots, and some other plants.

The problem of sites with a decent slope is solved by hydroseeding. Melt water will not be able to harm the seeds if the planting was carried out in a "cunning" way. He even has official name- hydroseeding. By the way, it is also effective for sowing large areas. A special mixture is prepared from seeds, technological additives with gluing functions, fertilizers and water. This entire set is driven into the ground under a fairly powerful pressure of 6 atmospheres. Thanks to this, as well as sticking substances, the seeds hold perfectly even on steep slopes.

When the soil is dug up, give it time to settle and recover properly. Approximate time is 2 weeks. After 14 days, the site is covered with vegetable soil. Its main function is to nourish the grass. We also highly recommend checking the pH. The normal value is 5.5. If it suddenly turns out that the performance of your soil is much lower, treat it with special lime and water it thoroughly.

Also don't forget to fertilize. They will accelerate the growth of the root system, make it stronger and more resilient.

Sowing the lawn in winter: let's get started!

The expression “into winter” does not mean at all that you are stubbornly waiting for the first snow and only after that you start planting seeds. It is better to carry out this procedure early autumn when the ground is no longer dry, but the risk of freezing the seeds is minimal. If seeding is done later, your lawn will not have time to mature and may not survive the coming winter.

Winter sowing of the lawn is always done on a quiet and calm day. This is necessary measure so that the lawn is uniform and the seeds do not scatter. After that, they are sprinkled with peat by about 8-10 centimeters, the site is leveled with a lawn roller. Everything is done as quickly and efficiently as possible. The quality of your lawn in the future will depend on this.

Leveling the soil with a lawn roller

The temperature must not be below zero. It is highly desirable that no more than 40 days pass from the moment of sowing to the onset of the first frost. root system will have time to get stronger, the grass will be able to grow to the desired height.

However, sowing a lawn before winter on frozen ground also has its fans. They have their own arguments. They say that in autumn the weather is too unpredictable, frosts can hit in September-October. It is better to do this in slightly frozen ground until a sufficiently dense cover of snow appears.

With proper timing this way sowing also has the right to exist. Grass begins to grow literally before our eyes, light permafrost only hardens the seeds, gives them additional strength. Already in early spring, you can expect the appearance of magnificent shoots. The melted snow immediately saturates the soil with the necessary moisture that nourishes the grass. Plants acquire good frost and moisture resistance. They are much less susceptible to diseases, pests and weeds.

Lawn seeds can also be sown in slightly frozen ground.

On the other hand, sowing a lawn before winter is unlikely to suit people whose plots are at a slight slope. In early spring the snow begins to melt and simply washes the soil along with the seeds in it. However, such crops are risky for another reason. In autumn, the air temperature is really changeable. After frosts in September, a sharp warming can come in October. The temperature immediately rises, the seeds grow, and with subsequent frosts, alas, they freeze and die. Sowing lawn grass in autumn into winter is not effective, and in the spring it has to be redone. When choosing seeds, buy those that have increased frost resistance. This significantly reduces the possible risks.

How to take care of the autumn lawn?

So, you already know when to plant lawn grass, and perhaps even managed to sow. In that case, try. Subsequently, the grass will begin to grow, weeds will also make themselves felt. This also applies to other pests. That is why it is so important to follow all the rules for caring for the site:

• Regular watering. Can seeds planted in autumn be watered? Not only possible, but necessary! The strength and beauty of your lawn will depend on regular watering. But you shouldn't overdo it either. The advantages and features of autumn are such that rainy weather always prevails this season. Therefore, you are unlikely to need to water the soil too often.

The strength and beauty of your lawn will depend on regular watering.

• Quality fertilizers. Surely, you would like the sprouted grass to have a beautiful green color. There is nothing difficult! Timely apply fertilizers and minerals, produce the right top dressing. Humus is best suited for these purposes. It is not recommended to take too fresh. The best option- humus at the age of 1-2 years. In a week you will see the result of the work done.
• Pruning. Even in autumn, a month before snow falls, we must not forget about appearance lawn. Grass grows by leaps and bounds. Soon its height reaches unprecedented proportions. If you plan to grow a real mini-forest in front of the house, you can leave it unattended. As practice shows, only a few do this, and most other farmers still monitor the size of green spaces and take action in time. By the way, you do not have to mow it at all. You can always do original way and cut out some intricate drawings or shapes. Today, this trend is very common.

Grass grows by leaps and bounds if you mow it regularly

• Remember to take care of the health of your lawn. First of all, care is shown in the fight against weeds and various pests. The issue of weeds is easily solved. You can remove them manually or add special substances to the ground in advance to prevent their growth. Slugs and shrews are much more difficult to eradicate, although there are many poisons to eliminate them.

As for the choice of grass mixture, 5-7 different herbs in the composition will be the best option.

Optimally, choose several types of grass

Of course, this is not the whole list of activities aimed at caring for the autumn-winter lawn. It can be concluded that sowing a lawn for the winter itself is not a difficult task. In addition, if you approach the solution of this issue with all responsibility and seriousness, there will definitely not be any problems. But do not forget that the final result always depends on the highest quality implementation of each stage.

Not such a simple and fast process as it might seem at first glance. It consists of many technological stages varying degrees of complexity.

This is a preliminary marking of the site, leveling the surface of the future lawn, removing weeds, preparing the soil, selecting an assortment of herbs, determining the optimal sowing dates, etc. Each stage of the preparation process is important in its own way, but all efforts can be reduced to zero if wrong choice deadlines.

It is believed that any time period is suitable for sowing, from spring to almost the end of autumn. Despite such a fairly wide range, real terms, depending on the region and specific climatic conditions, are still much more compressed. So, for example, it is not recommended to sow lawn grasses in the summer, in its hottest and driest months (late June - early August). Early spring months are dangerous for seedlings with late frosts on the soil. Do not postpone the process until late autumn months because of the threat of early frosts.

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As practice shows, the most favorable time for many experts consider the end of August - September. When sown at this time, grass seedlings have time to finally form and reach a height of about 10 cm, which is considered sufficient for laying a normal root system that can safely endure low winter temperatures. This period can also be considered optimal due to a number of concomitant factors, both climatic and related to the peculiarities of plant physiology. These include:

• moderate temperatures typical for this season;
• optimal soil and air humidity, provided, in particular, due to abundant morning dew during this period of time;
• restrained, in comparison with other periods, the growth of weeds.

All this taken together contributes to the rapid establishment and formation of a developed root system, uniform shoot formation and storage of a sufficient amount of plastic substances for overwintering. In addition, the autumn sowing of the lawn provides for a reduced rate of seed consumption per 1 sq. m. This is due to the provision of the optimal nutritional area necessary for the formation strong plants with high winter hardiness.

It is also possible in cold (about 0 C) soil. Such sowing will provide an optimal period of natural stratification of seeds, during which they will acquire increased resistance to adverse factors. Best Results winter sowing are observed in the case of plots with trees.

However, during severe winters, such lawns can suffer from attacks due to seeds that have lost their germination. In spring, such sowing can be insured in places of lunges and grass sparseness, with accompanying mulching of the sowed areas.

Spring, although they reach high decorativeness in a short time, they suffer more from attacks as a result of their drying. This occurs as a result of the rapid loss of spring moisture reserves by the soil. So spring plantings, as they grow, require mandatory regular watering associated with additional labor costs. Higher in the spring and seeding rate. In addition, in the spring it is more difficult to deal with the intervention of aggressive weeds.

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Basic requirements for bookmarking and care

Any sowing time requires careful selection of the day to start work on, it must be calm and not rainy, as the wind will blow the seeds out of the soil, and excessively wet ground will not allow the seeds to be sown evenly.

In addition, in order to obtain beautiful, friendly thick seedlings, it is necessary to take into account a number of significant points:

• the plot for the lawn must be prepared in advance (1-2 months before sowing);
• the topsoil must contain sufficient nutrients(gentle treatment of the surface layer, application of peat and organic fertilizers);
• in spring and summer, it is time to fertilize grass seedlings with nitrogen-containing fertilizers that promote the growth and development of plants; in autumn, sowing requires the use of potassium- and phosphorus-containing fertilizers to prepare plants for cold weather, strengthen the root system and increase resistance to freezing;
• it is recommended to sow a lawn in order to obtain uniform seedlings of grass with two equal parts seeds, first along the entire site, then across;
• denser sowing will contribute to the accelerated formation of sod, however, excessive thickening of the lawn can adversely affect its quality, since a lack of nutritional area will lead to weakening and freezing of plants;
• the sown seeds must be mixed with the ground or covered with a thin layer of peat substrate, this measure will avoid drying and weathering of the seeds, and also prevent the sowing from being pecked by birds;
• dry period (in case of planting late spring or in summer) requires a mandatory watering can first with a small sprinkler, and then with sprinklers, for better penetration moisture to grass roots.

With favorable weather conditions, sowing gives the first shoots in 10-15 days. Initially, seedlings will be uneven due to biological features, which determine the rate of germination of seeds of each variety. The main thing here is to be patient, not to rush to sow empty areas and wait for full shoots. For the final assessment of the state of the grass cover, it is required to wait at least 20-25 days from the moment of laying.

It is almost impossible to establish certain, strictly specified terms for sowing lawn grass, the processes that affect sowing turn out to be too multifactorial. And no one, even the most qualified specialist, can in absentia give a 100% guarantee of obtaining an ideal lawn, no matter how long it is planted. Therefore, everyone who wants to have a beautiful green area on their site should realistically assess their opportunities associated with time and labor costs, correlate them with the climatic features of the season, and, based on this, choose optimal timing lawn sowing.