The first thing we have to do before putting the natural grass in the garden is remove weeds, since in this way we reduce problems once the grass is in place.
For that, we can water the entire area every day so that the buried weeds germinate and thus use a herbicide to remove them. This is a process that we have to repeat once a week without forgetting to water.
Step by step to lay natural grass
Carved
By this we mean removing the soil by unpacking it. When doing this job we achieve that air and humidity can circulate correctly, but apart from that it is also a great help to remove weeds.
It is important do the tilling before adding the seeds to the soil, otherwise it would not be possible.
Drain
If we observe that the earth does not have the capacity to properly absorb water or if there is an area that receives more water than the rest, we need to do some drainage workIn this way, we can avoid the appearance of puddles on the ground and that the grass becomes sick as well as rotting due to root asphyxia or being attacked by fungi such as Pythium.
If we do a good drainage job, the grass will grow much healthier, it will get more out of the nutrients, the chances that you will suffer from any disease will decrease, soluble salts will decrease, among other things.
Put the substrate
When the soil is quite sandy or does not have a lot of nutrients, it is recommended add organic matterSince in this way we can make the soil retain more water as well as nutrients that are necessary for the lawn.
If, on the contrary, the soil is clayey and puddles usually appear, it is best to put some sand. In this case, it is not necessary to worry about the amount of nutrients since we can then add it as a granulated fertilizer.
It's important to know that When buying the substrate, it has to be of quality.
Sowing, placing sods or stolons
By seeds
The moment we place the seeds we have to pay attention to the quantity per meter that the supplier explains to us.
The most common is that it is between 35 to 42 grams per square meter. It is necessary that we avoid placing more seeds, because if that happens the grass can rot. If the land is quite fertile, only 30 grams may be sufficient and if it is very poor, we can increase this amount to 60 grams.
By sod
We know these as the planks or the very popular grass rolls, which are the ones that come from the cultivated fields and they are extracted with the help of special machines.
We can get the sod in the nurseries or on the farms where they are grown. When placing them it is important to remember to water the land three days in advance, the same as we have to avoid stepping on the grass while we put it.
By stolons
This is another way that we can lay the natural grass, but it is only used for certain varieties such as Gramón.
In this process the pieces that have between 3 or 4 knots are cut with the help of scissors, then we puncture the ground and they are buried at half of what they measure, something that causes the roots to develop from the knots, which grow with greater ease and speed.
The separation between each of the cuttings has to be between about 15 to 30 cm. If they are at a shorter distance, the ground will be dense in about 3 months.