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The late summer or early autumn period is generally considered to be more favorable to the establishment of lawns. During this period, favorable conditions for the germination of seeds prevail much more often and longer. In addition, for the arrival of this period, the soil can be prepared much better, because any cultivation treatments can …

You should start sowing seeds then, where the conditions most conducive to sprouting exist. The seeds will then emerge quickly and evenly. Sowing under unfavorable conditions may cause unevenness and delay the emergence time, exposes some of the sprouted seeds to drying out, makes it easier to eat the seeds …

The type of lawn to be created also determines the amount of seeds to be sown. The highest seeding standards apply to garden lawns (carpet) and most sports lawns. Smaller amounts are used on park lawns.

The amount of seed sown is usually greater than the established one …

The Institute of Municipal Economy has developed the composition of grass mixtures using Polish varieties. Here are some examples:

1. Universal mixture for park and garden lawns (carpet) on loamy-sandy soils:

The ryegrass persisted (Perennial lily) Wiecławicka 20%
Red fescue (fescue rubra) Leo 40%
Meadow grass …

The basic factors determining the species composition of the mixture are: soil type and moisture content, climatic conditions, cost and the possibility of obtaining seeds, the purpose of the lawn and the required cutting height, anticipated intensity of trampling and shading. He tends to choose the species of grass …

Lawns from one type of grass are created quite rarely and rather on an amateur scale. For the establishment of lawns in green areas, mixtures of grass seeds of various species or varieties are most often used. The use of mixtures of grasses results from the necessity to supplement the deficiencies of one species …

Yarrow is used in less fertile and dry soils. It grows similarly to white clover, forming stolons. It remains green during long droughts. The rug formed by the yarrow is low and delicate.

Adding other non-grass plants, especially for turf on garden lawns …

In addition to grasses, certain non-grass plants are used to establish lawns, called complementary. The most commonly used plants that supplement a specific composition of grasses are: shamrock (Trifolium repens) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

White clover is added to poorly fertile soils, but enough …

Annual panacea - Poa annua. It is very short grass. It grows best when it is succinct, fertile and moist soils; it is very vital. It multiplies very intensively by seeds produced throughout the growing season and by stolons. It appears very often on …

Red fescue – fescue rubra. Very serpentine species, widely regarded as the best for dry and not very fertile soils. It is the basic type of grass used in sports fields. Red fescue is one of the most durable species, it is drought resistant, frosts, trampling and shading …