The question is not so simple that you could say - "no difference".It is, and in many cases, disregarding the rules for choosing the optimal type of grass for your site will certainly result in a constant "headache".In order not to waste useful time on arrival at the dacha because of the complexities of taking care of the territory, it is necessary to understand the types of lawn grasses and their properties.
By the way, why is it necessary, such a "special" vegetation? The worse the grass is ordinary, which you do not need to buy? The main differences are in the sod( it is more dense in lawns), leaflets( similarly - smaller and "softer") and growth rates. But even such initial knowledge does not guarantee that having bought any kind of lawn grass, the summer resident will remain completely satisfied.
What to look for when selecting seed
Intensity of development. Once the conversation is about the dacha, it is implied that the owner of the site permanently does not reside on it( the most common option), but arrives only periodically. Quite a logical question - for what purpose? You do not need to be a "great gardener" to understand - work is always more than enough: weed the beds, water the territory, update the whitewash on tree trunks, spray the plantations and much more. And if this is added and the need for frequent lawn mowing( by the way, here it is not necessary to cut this grass), then how to combine all this, given the constant limited time? After all, it's really not enough for all events.
According to some reviews on the Internet, it is ignoring( or ignorant ignorance) of such a feature of some plant species that leads to the fact that the owner of the allotment, coming to the site 4 to 5 days after the previous visit, detects a rather high growth( especially after heavy rain)on the place of a neatly trimmed lawn. And instead of taking care of the beds, willy-nilly you have to work on artificial lawns. The purpose of the lawn is .If you think about it, even some parts of a small country territory, if everything is done "by the mind", should be arranged differently. Specialists distinguish several types of lawns - decorative( parterre), sports, park, meadow. What is the fundamental difference? One can walk, run without risk of damaging the grass, and on the other - not recommended.
Soil composition and climatic conditions .Even if the grass is chosen according to all the rules, there is one more question - how will it get accustomed? After all, the suburban areas are different, including the characteristics of the soil.
Features of grass care .And in the first place - the frequency of its watering, again, given that no one regularly lives in the country.
Such a variety as sports( if you equip it according to all rules), requires effective drainage, and there is not much to be engaged in such additional work among those who wish to join the ordinary summer residents. That's why the emphasis should be on meadow or park. It is enough for adults to go and play on the grass for children.
How do they differ from others? First, you can run around them without fear of trampling down the "green" carpet. Secondly, on such sites, as a rule, not one variety of grass is planted, but several( such an original assortment).This ensures proper sod density.
Some recommendations on the composition of lawns
Just examples, so consider them the only one should not. The options are more than enough. All the data is in%.
Park
- Composition No. 1 - 20( common bluegrass + fescue oatmeal), 30( white perennial + ryegrass pasture).
- Composition number 2 - 60( ryegrass), 25( red fescue), 15( common vulva).
Meadow
The main herbs are bluegrass and wheatgrass( alternately).
Kinds of grasses
Let's consider features of some representatives of flora which can be used in the process of creation of grass mixtures.
Fescue
Sheep and red - no restrictions in planting. These varieties of plants are undemanding to light, soil moisture, well tolerate mechanical effects( not trampled down).
Meadow is a more whimsical herb. He likes regular watering, fertile soil( will have to be fed) and does not differ in resistance to mechanical stress. Therefore, as a rule, it is used as an addition to the main types used in the preparation of the grass mixture.
Rajgras grazing
Another "station wagon", which is extremely unpretentious, and therefore convenient for a summer residence. A distinctive feature - the shoots are rising together and quite quickly.
Bluegrass meadow
Grows anywhere and tolerates almost any adversity - low temperature, direct rays of the sun or vice versa, a shadow. Not trampled down and does not need frequent watering. However, it is not resistant to rust and powdery mildew.
Folegear
Strand-forming - likes abundant watering, forming a dense, low "green" carpet. Disadvantage - not suitable for every soil. For example, on excessively saline or loam begins to dry.
Thin - this species does not like calcareous soils. In all other respects, it is almost the same as the "relative".
Clover white
This grass is an amateur, as the homogeneity of the structure of the "green" coating throughout the area is not achieved due to the characteristic feature of small leaves( they are triple).In addition, it does not tolerate prolonged shading, so it's not possible to land "anywhere".
Useful advice
Before planting lawn grass, you need to get rid of the vegetation that is already there. And not just mow down, but removed along with the root system. Otherwise, the "wild" shoots will quickly "score" newly planted. So, most likely, you will have to completely remove the top layer of the soil throughout the marked area and fill up the new, "clean" ground.
Before going to a specialty store for the purchase of seeds, it is advisable to deal with such issues as the rates of their disembarkation, the peculiarities of laying in the soil( depth) and a number of other points( you can read an article about this).Then you can decide on how much and specifically what seeds to buy. To rely only on the knowledge of the seller is not entirely reasonable, especially since he has not the slightest idea of a specific, OUR site.
