Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Recommendations For Turf Mixes Minnesota

By Arthur Mitchell


During the establishment of a lawn, one should always consider choosing the best quality of turf grass and a mixture of seed that can properly grow in the area. Turf mixes Minnesota is well described in two ways, seeding and sodding. The quality of the seeds used should be the best in both scenarios and should not contain weeds that encourage the growth of other unwanted species.

There is a time variation to get a durable and well established lawn between the seeding and sodding techniques being used at this moment. The sodding process deals with grass that has already matured while seeding consists of the first process of planting the seeds to get a sod. Since seeding takes a lot of time, the process has a couple of negatives.

With seeding, some of the advantages that come along with it is that its cheaper compared to sodding, there are more options to choose from and it assures stronger roots for the grass. On the other hand, sodding can easily resist erosion, its less weed free and can be grown at any time. However sodding has disadvantages since it is expensive and there are very few options to choose. Seeding too takes long to establish and requires sufficient moisture.

Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue and a couple of perennial ryegrass cultivars are the best recommended types in Minnesota. Before selecting a seed, its necessary to evaluate the conditions of that area. The seeds must be able to tolerate either shade conditions or sunny conditions. In a case of low maintenance, the grass type should be durable and these are the mixtures of Kentucky bluegrasses and the fine fescues.

Certain kinds of grasses are not available in all the seasons however majority of the types such as the Kentucky bluegrass are available through all the seasons. It is important to get advice from any local distributor on identifying the best option for your lawn. Some types of grass have rough texture and do not last for long such are Zoysia, the Tall fescue and Bentgrass.

In addition, it is also important to adequately till and prepare the land in order to have healthy growth and a durable lawn. For both seeding and sodding, this preparation should be similar. A soil test needs to be carried out to identify the characteristics and ensure the presence of loam soil for good results.

In addition, any top soil or soil additives must be mixed with the native soil carefully. Once this has been done, phosphorus and potassiums fertilizer can be added to better the fertility of soil. Nitrogen too can be added once the lawn get mowed for first time and after all that, the land can be ready for seeding or sodding.

Proper conditions need to be maintained for both seeding and sodding and the ground should have sufficient moisture in seeding. In sodding, the soil does not have to be very moist and should ensure there should be no presence of cracks. Once a lawn has matured and is ready for use, it has advantages such as the cooling effect.




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