In order not to waste time sowing grass and enjoy the green area - purchase a special roll lawn. Laying it in place on your own without knowledge of special technologies is easy if you follow the instructions. Ensuring proper care ensures proper grass growth in the future.
How to choose a rolled lawn
A rolled lawn is a combination of several layers. Below is a substrate (base), and above is a fertile soil sown with grass. The basis is made of a material that will not decompose during transportation and can be rolled up. These are burlap, felt or synthetic fabrics. On top of this layer lay soil and sand. It must be assumed that sand should loosen the soil structure. The created layer must be filled with nutrients. Seeds are planted in it. After some time (1-2 years) they will create a dense root system. The resulting product is sold minimized and will be sold to the final consumer.
Did you know? A grassy lawn needs 6 times more water to prosper than a wheat field.
At the landing site, it is enough to spread it on the surface of the soil and get a beautiful well-groomed area. The structure of the substrate may vary from company to company, as well as the type of grass used or the method of cultivation.
In most mixtures, the following herbs are present:
- ryegrass;
- fescue.
These are perennial herbaceous plants that are able to grow in various climatic conditions, in most territories, are resistant to diseases and can recover very quickly after damage. Herbs in the composition must be at least two types. This allows the site to maintain decorativeness, even if unfavorable factors, diseases or pests acted on some part of it.
Important! Do not mix online shopping with shopping. If it turns out that the product ordered online is not of the size that is needed, then trimming and laying out the site from the pieces will give it an untidy appearance.
When choosing, you need to pay attention to the main technical specifications declared by the manufacturer:
| Specifications | Features |
| Density and Thickness | It is important to correctly understand the value for money in the product. It is determined by the number of blades of grass per square inch or square meter. The optimal density is 50 pcs. / 10 cm². The turf should be dense, evenly growing, uniform in color. Also pay attention to the synthetic basis of the roll. It is created from wear-resistant fibers. The denser they are, the thicker and thicker the growing turf will be. Grass with low density is the cheapest lawn option. But to plant it is only in places with a small number of pedestrians. Otherwise, it will be trampled down faster than renewed. A dense thick roll is suitable for placement in recreation areas and games for children, as well as in public parks, where there are many vacationers. |
| Height | Existing lawns are up to 40 mm high. The blade length of 6 mm gives the impression of a well-groomed space and is very comfortable felt underfoot. But there are coatings, both with a greater and a lower height of herbs. A shorter one is ideal for a playground or sports field. |
| Length | Typical - 4 m, large rolls - up to 25 m. |
| Width | Typical - 1 and 2 m, a large roll - up to 4 m. |
| Correction option | Reputable stores indicate that they can cut the length you want from a large roll. But such a service is not provided at all. |
| Hue and color | The most realistic color is green. Only artificial grass is homogeneous and equal in height. Natural herbs are a combination of shades from beige to green. |
| Quality | Of course, everyone wants to buy a quality lawn. But if there are no samples in the store, but only pictures, take this with a great deal of caution. |
| Freshness | The lawn should smell like grass, not mold or other odors. When buying in a store, carefully inspect the roll and do not take stale or damaged goods. Weakened grass requires careful handling and long recovery to normal. |
| Weight | Weight is not an indicator of quality. But to lay, move and cut into pieces is more convenient than a lighter roll than a heavy one. The average weight is 25 kg. |
Before you buy a lawn, determine how the rolls will be stacked on the site. Prepare the exact plan and make sure that you manage to lay the stripes next to each other.
How to calculate how many rolls you need
All lawns are sold in rolls and are measured in square meters. Accordingly, one roll is a product with parameters 4 × 1 m, 4 × 2 m, and so on up to 25 × 4 m. Check the supplier’s catalog for the sizes of its rolls. Multiply the length by the width and get the area of the product. Measure the length and width of the sowing area on which the lawn will be laid. Multiply the obtained values, and you will get its area in square meters. Divide the area by the area of the roll to get the required number of rolls.
You can start with a more accurate approach. Very often, patches are irregular in shape. Therefore, draw it on a piece of paper in a cage, taking the lengths of the sides of one cage equal to 1 × 1 m. Knowing how many square meters in one roll, you can calculate the exact number of cells, add non-standard sections to them and get a more accurate number of square meters.
Before placing an order, add a couple more meters to the amount received. This should be enough to cover measurement errors and cut out part of the roll to cover areas of non-standard shape.
Necessary tools and materials for self-installation
To lay the roll you will need a set of tools. With their help, the soil is processed at the cottage site, the roll is cut and laid.
Did you know? Ryegrass is one of the most common lawn grasses. It is not only quickly restored, but also able to tolerate frosts down to –30 ° С, therefore it is suitable even for the northern regions.
Tools required:
- shovel;
- garden car;
- garden hoe;
- rake;
- knife;
- broom;
- hose;
- sprinkler.
After the grass has taken, you need to buy a lawn mower to regularly trim it. To clean foliage or dried grass, you need a rake. Choose wide if you make a large lawn. To move around the site, take a couple of wooden boards. They will evenly distribute your weight, and you will not deform a piece of grass cover on which you will move during watering, and before the grass takes root.
Land preparation for the lawn
The installation will consist of:
- soil preparation;
- styling;
- glaze.
The site is dug up to a depth of 15 cm, weeds are removed and leveled. The earth also needs to be cleared of stones. Use a rake to level it under laying. If you leave pits and bumps, the roll will not be able to hide them, and the lawn will look untidy. In addition, in the depressions, the soil will remain moist, the grass in this place will vomit, which is also undesirable. The lawn needs to be put in place 24 hours after its delivery. Therefore, order it when you are ready for installation. Some suppliers recommend purchasing fertilizer with him. Be sure to do this to help the herbs acclimatize to a new place.
Step-by-step installation instructions
A lawn can be created at any time of the year - in the heat, cold, rain. The main thing is to deploy the acquired roll as quickly as possible. The longer it stays folded, the more likely it is to spoil this magnificent piece of turf, and the more difficult it is to take care of it after it is put in place.
Important! If for some reason you cannot deploy the lawn right away, then put it in the shade, but never wet it before it is placed in a permanent place.
Laying Rules:
- Start by deploying one strip around the perimeter of the plot.
- Make sure that its lower part is snug against the ground.
- Lay next to the first second strip so that they, like wallpaper, go in one direction. Avoid using small pieces around the edges - they can dry out and die.
- Keep packing. What you do is like brickwork.
- Dock the edges, but avoid stretching the turf.
- Those parts that, for whatever reason, overlap each other, need to be carefully trimmed and joined the edges.
- After laying, water the lawn well. The intensity of irrigation depends on the season and should be watered most abundantly in summer.
Continue watering every evening for the next week or two. The exception is a rainy day.
Is it possible to lay a rolled lawn on old grass?
Laying a roll on old grass is not recommended for several reasons. Firstly, while the old lawn grew and developed, bumps appeared in it, there were pests, phytopathogens and weed seeds in the grass. It is advisable to remove them, and not save on the site. Secondly, if synthetic fibers are used in the basis of the lawn to create turf, then the rotting organics under them will become a source of disease and lead to deformation of the new lawn.
Did you know? One square meter of lawn contains 150 thousand blades of grass.
How to care for a rolled lawn
Further, in addition to watering, you will need to regularly fertilize the site. Do this every 4-6 weeks, making a balanced fertilizer in which nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium are in equal amounts. The first haircut is possible 2 weeks after styling. But this period can be postponed if the grass grows slowly. Do not cut before rooting the grass. You can check this if you raise the edge - you should see the roots that stretch through the synthetic base to the soil. When the lawn is fully rooted and grows, it will need to be trimmed to an optimum height of 15 to 35 mm.
As for further care, it is advisable to divide it by season and type of work.
| Season | Basic lawn care activities |
| Spring | The first thing to remember is mowing the lawn. After winter, it is depleted enough to support a large amount of grass. A haircut will help him keep his strength for optimizing the root system and starting new growth. It is necessary to remove with the rake all the excess that fell on the lawn. Then fertilize it. For spring top dressing, a combination of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in percent - 12: 3: 12 is suitable. The third event is aeration. During the winter, the soil was compressed, and this is bad for the development of roots and soil bacteria that process difficultly soluble compounds into those that grass can consume. If they do not exist, then the plants will receive less nutrients, which means that they will develop worse even if there are enough fertilizers in the soil. Aeration is carried out by piercing the soil in several places with a garden fork or rake. |
| Summer | At this time, herbs grow actively, so you need to mow them every 2-3 weeks. Spend up to 4 fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers. It can be urea or ammonium nitrate. After fertilizing, be sure to water the area abundantly. If weeds appear, remove them manually so as not to damage the turf. If there are areas where grass has died, you can sow the seeds there in early June. |
| Fall | The lawn has been growing and operating intensively all summer, so in the fall he needs a “repair”. Remove dying plants, cut perennials and remove fallen leaves. Perform aeration and be sure to feed it once a month with balanced fertilizers. Reduce watering - it will replace the autumn rains. |
| Winter | The only winter event in most regions is aeration. It is carried out before the onset of frost. Whatever the weather, avoid additional load on the site (for example, try not to walk on the grass in frost and do not cut it too short). If you leave garden furniture on the street, then move it from time to time and make sure that there are no falling branches on the lawn. |
Video: Lawn Care
Advantages and disadvantages of a rolled lawn
A roll-type lawn is indispensable if you need to refine clay, rocky, and other soil that is not very suitable for plants. It can be laid on difficult sections and slopes.
Did you know? If you divide the lawn into dry matter and water, then the latter in it is from 75% to 80%.
- Advantages of a roll lawn:
- low operating costs - you do not need to regularly feed and mow it;
- longevity and strength of the grass cover;
- ease of cleaning;
- the possibility of use on the roof, for landscaping the winter garden and other non-standard places;
- the possibility of application not only on the ground, but also on stones, clay, concrete and other hard surfaces;
- a large range of prices and sizes from various manufacturers.
The green lawn makes it possible to enjoy the beautiful appearance of the site all year round. You also do not have to pick weeds. It is enough to cover the sector with a rolled turf with a carpet of green identical grass. Long-lasting and attractive, the rolled lawn is perfect for a recreation area, a playground and just for placement in a garden under the trees.
