Preparing the soil for ryegrass

Preparing the soil for ryegrass

Preparing the soil for ryegrass - the secrets of the professional grass carpet

When property owners decide to build a green area in their yard, they usually focus all their attention on choosing expensive grass seed or quality chim. But the truth is, that even the most elite selection of ryegrass will die or become loose, yellowed meadow, if sown on a poorly prepared base.

In landscape architecture, soil preparation is the most important stage. It occupies approx 70% of all the work of building a meadow. Земята в двора често е уплътнена от тежки строителни машини, пълна с отпадъци, камъни и скрити корени на упорити плевели. За да си осигурите гъста, здрава и дълголетна трева, трябва да преведете почвата през няколко задължителни технически етапа.

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Пълно изчистване от плевели и строителни отпадъци

The first step is the brutal and uncompromising cleaning of the terrain. Ако просто зариете съществуващите плевели с малко пръст, те ще пробият новия ви райграс още през първия месец.

  • Пръскане с тотален хербицид: Ако дворът е превзет от троскот, balur or dandelions, the terrain is sprayed with a total herbicide (glyphosate). Waiting between 10 and 14 дни, until the herbicide seeps through the leaves and kills the root system of the wild grasses to the ground.
  • Механично почистване: Изсъхналата тревна маса се окосява и изнася. Изгребват се всички камъни, остатъци от бетон, тухли, дъски и вар, останали след строителите. Строителните отпадъци в почвата пречат на корените на тревата и лятото водят до петна от суша.

Префрезоване и подобряване на почвената структура

След като повърхността е чиста, почвата трябва да се разбухне в дълбочина, so that air and water can enter it.

  • Deep milling: The terrain is traversed with a professional tiller at a depth of at least 15-20 cm. This breaks up the hard crust.
  • Improvement of heavy soils: If the soil in the yard is heavy, fused and clayey, it is bound to improve. Coarse river sand and fine peat are added to it. The sand provides perfect drainage and prevents the soil from compacting again “concrete”, and peat brings in organic matter and retains useful moisture.

Подравняване (leveling) and initial validity

This is the stage, which requires the most precision and a master's eye. A level yard is not just aesthetics – it is a guarantee of proper mowing and watering.

  • Coarse and fine leveling: With the help of landscape rakes, the land is distributed evenly. All burrs are removed and holes are filled. Slight slopes are built (about 1-2%), leading away from the foundations of the house, so that water does not collect against the walls during a downpour.
  • First round: The finger after milling is too fluffy. If you sow directly into it, after the first rain, the ground will settle unevenly and the yard will become undulating. The terrain is tamped down with a heavy garden roller (between 60 and 80 kg). After that, the places are adjusted again with the paddle, които са слегнали повече.

Final milling and pre-sowing fertilization

Преди да разхвърляте семената или да разстелете чима, горният слой (най-горните 2-3 cm) трябва да бъде превърнат в “пепел” – фина, рохкава и чиста фракция.

  • Starter fertilizer for strong roots: Just before the final smoothing, pre-sowing mineral fertilizer is applied, rich in Phosphorus (P). Phosphorus does not stimulate upward leaf growth, а дава мощен енергиен тласък на новите коренчета, помагайки им да се забият бързо и дълбоко в почвата.

Frequently asked questions

1. Трябва ли да внасям нова хумусна почва в двора?
Ако съществуващата почва е изключително бедна, пълна с чакъл или глинен изкоп от основите на къщата, е задължително да се насипе слой от поне 10-15 см чиста, пресята хумусна почва. If your land is good, just mill it and improve it with peat.

2. When are the pipes for the irrigation system dug?
The pipe network of the automated irrigation system is built **after** the rough alignment of the terrain, but **before** the final fine leveling and valing. So the heads of the pop-up sprinklers can be perfectly leveled “to zero” relative to the future soil and grass level.

3. Какво става, if rolling is skipped before seeding?
Ако не валирате почвата, при първото косене колелата на косачката ще потънат в меката пръст и ще направят дълбоки коловози. In addition, the mower blades will cut the grass too low in raised areas and uproot it.

Conclusion

The quality soil preparation for ryegrass is the foundation, on which the long life of your garden rests. Skipping steps or rushing through cleaning and leveling always ends up being expensive in the form of weeds, puddles and rough terrain. When the earth is clean, aerated, nourished with phosphorus and perfectly level, grassy chim takes root in a matter of days and pays off with density and emerald shine.

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