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How to grow lawn garss- for lush green look [2022]

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How to grow lawn grass [2022]

The ‘how to grow lawn grass is the main task and its central part of the garden. It provides green canvasing to the whole garden. And the rest of the garden is getting arranges surrounding it. you need to plant a lawn grass type as per your requirement means is it going to used for play are or general-purpose. If for general-purpose soft regular lawns grass is ok (i.e.Selection one, Rough lawn).

Today we are on the topic of how to grow lawn grass. In the last article, we just learned how to pave the borders. Bricks and paver blocks shape the overall look of the Garden. Now we start or head to planting work.

Whenever you start to learn how to grow lawn grass one thing is to keep in mind that two periods of the year are good to grow a lawn. One is in the summer and the other is

How to grow lawn grass- consists of two parts

One is the green part and the other is the technical part.

Now you guys will say what is the green part and what is technical part let me explain it.

1. Green part: –

This means whatever we plant and which grows over time for example planting a Tree, Shrub, growing lawn grass, etc.

2. Technical part –

It means the basic work of making soil leveling, digging, plowing, and making Paver block fitting. And some civil work like making of Fountain, water bodies for some aquatic plants, fishpond, etc.

A lush green lawn grass

Today we learn to plant Garden lawns. Because in most cases a typical Garden consists of 50 To 60 percent lawn area.

And it also takes time to grow if you saw it by planting lawn cuttings from any other established healthy lawn.

Or you may buy readymade lawn blocks available in the market or by seed spreading also.

We grow lawn as the first part of the garden green work.  Because it took around 2 to 3 months for a complete grown green cover like Look. Which will not have vacant spaces in between lawn plants. 

You get the complete green clover-like appearance after sawing the lawn in and around 2-3 months in tropical weather.

Some warm weather suits it when you plant a lawn. In some weather conditions, it may take 4-5 months also.

Lawn development (How to grow lawn grass) consists of three steps as below:

The first step for growing lawn grass is base Fertilization (Fertilization of the soil).

The second is insect and termite treatment to soil and the third is sawing off the lawn.

The fourth step is regular watering.

And the last step is loan mowing by lawnmower machines on regular basis.

After following the above steps you get the complete green carpet-like lawn at the end of these practices. The basis of in which weather format you are planting a lawn may stretch the growth of the lawn.

So sometimes it may 4 to 5 months to take a complete appearance.

Now, why do we choose to plant a lawn first? Because in most cases a typical Garden consists of 50 To 60 percent of lawn area.

    1.   Fertilization of the soil for growing lawn grass

Now we discuss/ understand the fast step that Fertilization of the soil before planting a lawn.  We just studied and understood the basic step of land preparation in the previous article here in this blog.  So you may find the detailed land preparation in that article.

Here we have completely prepared land as we learned in the past article. 

Meanwhile, we have to spread some part of FYM that is farm Yard manure. “Matlab desi animal ke Gobar mein se Bani Hui Sukhi Khad” and DAP is a chemical granule fertilizer that has the full form of Di Ammonium phosphate.  

This is considered useful as a base fertilizer for planting lawns in any crop on the farms. 

It has a slow-releasing capacity.  So meanwhile it provides a parallel supplement of nutrients to the lawn as it develops daily.

The requirement for the area can be calculated as below 

Approximately 2 kg DAP and 10-15 kg FYM for the area of 

10 x 10 feet = 100 square feet area. 

It’s a general base fertilizer requirement.  But as we discussed soil here in the previous article that how to prepare your Soil before starting a Garden.  

At their, we discussed the soil testing report which we get after the testing of our Soil.  So you may have different requirements for the fertilization of your soil.

Then you need to follow those fertilizer recommendations instead of the ideal dose described here.

   2.   Clear soil from insects

The second step is removing insects from the soil, termites etcetera, etc. For removal use some insecticides which are available on the market. And go to the nearest agro pesticides supplier/vendor and ask them for termite removal chemicals and application dose it before applying it to your Garden.

If you have children at your home you have to be careful while using these chemicals. As they are poisonous, so after each use put it in a lock and key situation or storage. If not completely used.  And if used completely then dump the pacing properly from out of reach of the children.

You can also ask a pesticide vendor for its detail and storage guidelines. As you may have questions that why doing Or following this step. We are especially doing this step for the removal of termites which are usually found in most soils.

If we do not remove this termite from this soil it will eat the roots of the newly planted lawn cuttings. And if we grow lawns by seeds then why do we need this termite application? So here I am explaining that if you grow by seed  It’ll grow as a baby plant in the future. 

And that plant also has a root zone, it can be damaged by termites. So whatever planting methods of lawn are but we need to follow this step. In most Indian soils termites are present.

There is the other problem of fungal infection that may also occur. As per experience, it is never found usually in it but if you found it you may treat the soil with fungicide.

   3. Sawing off the lawn grass

We usually in India have the warm seasons grasses for lawn.

Due to the warm weather of the country for around 8 to 9 months a year atmosphere was found warm except for bad rainstorms and a few months of winter.

You can first see the lawn by planting grass seed as there is some seed spraying technique also available.

This technique is useful in the case of large areas and to get uniform growth of the lawn.

For example, the Golf course lawn development which usually consists of large lawn areas.

And when you are growing the lawn grass by the seed you need to buy the quality grass seed from a vendor/supplier. 

And the second technique is how to grow lawn grass by cuttings/grass plants from old well-grown lawns.

For this, you have to scrape out any existing lawn patch with healthy lush green, insect-free green lawn with “pawda“. And it should be with a root zone for planting in your new garden area.

Usually, these lawn grass types are lawns common in the gardens as described below:

  1. Selection one
  2. Rough lawn ( Axonopus finish )
  3. Carpet lawn

Learn in detail about these lawns in the next article.

Feel free to comment on any questions about garden lawns.

Top 3 types of lawn grass for garden- 2023 [beginners guide]

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Synopsis

Here, describing the Top 3 types of lawn grass for the garden lawn which we can plant for our garden as per our location, sunlight, and choice we learned. So without wandering here and there for where to start and how to start garden lawn planting. All information is provided on the best garden lawns in India here. Always water the lawn in the morning for good retention of water. It gives good health against irregular timing of watering. If any pest appears on the lawn and you want to spray the pesticide over the lawn it’s good to choose a time of 4 to 6 o’clock in the evening, it gives good results. Hard sun to be avoided while spraying for any burning effects on leaves of lawns.

Today we discuss the Top 3 types of lawn grass for a garden lawn with grass names and pictures. Which is good and survives in different weather conditions in India. And the application of organic and inorganic (chemical) fertilization, replanting of lawn, weeding schedule, watering time, mowing schedule, etc.

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Systematically planned and placed lawns make the color and texture of your garden floor. A well-drained lawn helps you satisfy both functional and aesthetic needs. It serves a comfortable look for outdoor activity while relaxing with the landscape.

Good and healthy lawn development requires a little bit of hard work and patience and utilities like

Digging tools,

Lawn mowers,

Rakes,

Hedge trimmers or Pruning scissors, etc.


Trend change, as per time, sometimes garden gets designed with a big part of lawn among the total garden area and a sometimes small part of the lawn.

The most common three grass types in INDIA are 1. Selection one, 2. Carpet lawn, and 3. Rough lawn for detailed information on these lawns and planting and maintenance methods read below

Maintenance of these types of lawn grass is easy yet not that easy. Because if we follow the proper procedure of regular maintenance then it’s not that difficult to manage the good appearance and health of the lawn.

But if you are not so regular in maintaining, it becomes difficult to get a good appearance in the long run.

For a planting lawn how to make land preparation for the garden, can learn in the article here.

After that, you can go for the planting of the lawns. so you can have the best lawn.

There are 3 types of lawn grass for a garden lawn which are best selected for most gardens and also types of lawn grass in India.

1 Selection one

2 Carpet lawn

3 Rough lawn

we understand each lawn type step by step below:

1. Selection one lawn –

It’s the most used and loved lawn by the look and by maintenance also. And the best grass for a lawn in India when it’s come to maintenance, weather adaption, good appearance, and fewer termite problems.

Selection one lawn

In a multi-weather-like situation, it sets well and some warm weather is good for it. In India, it’s mostly used in gardens.

You can grow it with seeds, cuttings, and ready-made turf blocks available in your local nurseries.

How to grow these types of lawn grass? You can see the video below. manually growing it basic and easiest way.

The video is in Hindi language but you can watch it to do it practically.

In the winter its growth slows due to down temperatures. You can observe it in your garden. As it bears low-height shoots. But still, it maintains the best green look at this time of the year.

And in monsoon it gets thin and long you can see its scattered/see-through look you can easily see it.

This means its density gets lowest than a whole year.

We have to regularly mow it to get an even carpet-like green look. At least 10 days of the interval is good if you are managing a domestic garden like a home or farmhouse or community hall etc. It isn’t a problem you can follow the interval of 15 days also.

Whereas if you are having big areas like cricket grounds, or football grounds you can stretch the schedule to 15-20 days not more than this.

2. Carpet lawn

It’s not like the first one, it’s kind of a little bit hard leaves than the other two lawns described here.

credits: amazon.in/Syed-carpet-grass-seed

A little bit spiny, you can feel it by walking barefoot and seating on the carpet lawn. It slightly stings while sitting on it when not mowed for a long time.

It’s also known as Korean carpet grass.

Nowadays it’s in demand in a short time for garden project completion. mostly in city planning and quick fit. Good for the short time frame of the Garden project completion.

Because it’s easily available in ready-made blocks in the dimension of 1×2 square feet piece.

So you have to just make the land ready (give some light dose of DAP fertilizer for long-term base fertilizer), level, and then start putting these blocks not leaving the space in between.

Don’t forget to apply termiticide before laying the blocks. Because termite loves their roots.

Even a dry lawn also attracts termites so don’t forget to water this lawn at regular intervals.

It’s a good lawn to stop stubborn weed areas. And very strong and thick compared to the other two lawns selected rough lawns.

The carpet lawn nicely fights Cyprus weed expansion. Not completely stops it but it controls it by 60-70% approximately.

You can also grow this lawn manually by planting root-bearing lawn cutting at a distance of 0.75 to 1 foot (leaving measurement around each cutting).

If you mow lawn late and deep then you can have exposed stems/roots and a pale yellowish look.

3. Rough lawn (paspalum)

This is the best lawn for shady and semi-shade areas that still grow nicely below the open sky. Paper-like thin leaves.

Rough lawn (paspalum)

Need regular watering otherwise get down on irregular watering. In too hot weather leaf edges get burned.

It feels soft compared to a carpet lawn while walking barefoot.

It’s not dense as carpet lawn and selection one lawn so have some weeds seen. Thus need regular weeding at intervals of a few days.

Grow this lawn manually by planting root-bearing lawn cutting at a distance of 0.75 to 1 foot (leaving measurement around each cutting).

At least 10 days of the interval is good for lawn mowing if you are managing a domestic garden like a home or farmhouse or community hall etc.

For mowing, you can use electric or petrol-run lawn mowers as well as manual lawn mowers for four types of machines.

Manual lawn mowers are not a good choice if you have a carpet lawn because it takes some effort in mowing this lawn.

So here we complete the brief learning of types of lawns.

Winters are the best period for giving fertilizers to any lawn. Because in most cases we use chemical fertilizers for their better look-after establishment. Flood watering is good after the application of chemical fertilizers.

These chemical Fertilizers (for ex. Urea) are warm in nature. So during the bulk application, it’s good to choose winter. So burning of lawn shoots or whole lawn dry patches of the lawns can be avoided compared to summer application.

It’s OK to apply such Fertilizers in any weather but winter is a better option.

The best fertilizer for lawn grass in India

One of the best fertilizers for the Top 3 types of lawn grass for a garden lawn as explained above are UREA, COMPOST/FYM, and vermicompost. You can also use this fertilizer for other types of lawn grass.

Urea for lawn grass :

It’s the main source of nitrogen and is also widely used in agriculture also. But here we use it for lawn development and to make it lush green and healthy.

It’s available in crystal form. And contains 46% nitrogen.

It can be applied to soil as a solid or as a foliar spray.

Slow-release Urea is also available in the market which is useful for all three types of lawn grass.

The very basic style you can apply to the lawn is to get your palm full of it and throw widely as many areas as you can cover, this is enough for any regularly maintained lawn.

After application of the urea watering is a must, at least for 4-5 days two times a day continuously if possible, or one time a day with a good amount of water. And yes immediately after spreading the Urea on the lawn.

After the application of the Urea, we should not break the watering schedule as I said above. Otherwise, there are chances of the burning of the lawn.

COMPOST/FYM for lawn grass :

Compost is the best organic natural Fertilizer which is full of microorganisms.

It’s the microorganisms that play a vital role in the development of grass or any crop as well.

They make the nutrition available for the lawn.

VERMI-COMPOST for lawn grass: 

It’s made from the decomposition of earth soil by earthworms (as used mostly in India), red wigglers, and white worms.

You can buy organic vermicompost online as well as from local nurseries also.

Best organic fertilizer for lawns and garden plants.

Extra care points

Whatever type of lawn grass type you grow as per your requirements, all lawns are good as per particular accommodation.

If you notice over a period of time all lawn gets down, and weeding frequencies increase. Even an overall look can get a dull little bit. So replanting can be a good option after a few years.

So there are two ways to get it done one by replanting and the other by some series of practices. Like aggressive weeding, timely application of fertilizers, watering, etc.

Lawn mowing

Lawn mowing

Regular lawn mowing is best for the health of the lawn and its green even appearance. If you mow the lawn on an irregular base lawn will grow in height. and after that when you cut the lawn cream/pale yellow stem part of the lawn plant bottom will appear.

And as a result, you will have an ugly cream-colored look instead of a green look.

Deep cutting of the lawn is good but not regular/frequent, you can do it three to four times a year,

Usually, we call it zero-cut lawn mowing.

You can use some good electric lawn mowers as well as a manual lawn mower for lawn cutting your lawn for it to have fine even cutting. These practices are good for all types of lawn grass.

Replanting

In Replanting, you need to scrape all the existing laws and then the same lawn can be replanted by screening them for weeds carefully. only healthy shoots can be selected.

An open scraped area needs to plow or a rotavator can be moved and the backyard garden can be deep dug manually with a pickaxe ( always check for safety like underground electric cables, pipelines, etc. You can read more after practice for growing lawns.

When we walk on the same lawn area over and over that area starts losing lawns sometimes lawns completely get away so we need to plant a new lawn.

But as a prevention when you start seeing such symptoms on the lawn, you should avoid walking in such areas frequently at least for one or two months. On a prevention base, you can sprinkle gypsum powder from any nearest agri. store.

You can use chlorpyriphos for drenching the soil to avoid termites and other insects in the soil which can bother the lawn growth in the future

Practice other than Replanting

And in other practices when you don’t need to replant you need to dethatch your lawn and after dethatch, you can move the lawnmower on it to collect the dethatched lawn (see video below).

If you have a small lawn area you can rake at regular intervals to make the lawn clean and healthy

Dethatching of Garden Lawn

Then you can spread the soil mixture to rejuvenate A generalized ideal mixture of earth soil 80% + fine sifted river sand not more than 20% to maintain the porosity.

You can add pesticide (*while using pesticide always check and follow safety rules) for termite treatment or any other pest problem.

Also add Urea or FYM (compost) or vermicompost.

Above all gardening practices is suitable for all three types of lawn grass

Above are the best grass for the lawn.

If you are a newbie gardener do visit how to start a garden.

Do you find helpful details about the 3 types of lawn grass for garden lawns? then don’t forget to share and comment.

which grass is good for lawn in india?

In India and in tropical and semi-tropical areas three best lawns are :
1 Selection one
2 Carpet lawn
3 Rough lawn (paspalum).
Most commonly used in India and other countries as well.

What is the softest lawn grass?

Selection one lawns are the best and soft as most commonly used in India. It’s low maintenance also.

Can dry lawn grass become green when planted?

Not at all but it depends, but on what time ago it got uprooted it matters. If roots are live there may be chances of survival.

How can I improve my lawn grass?

One can improve it by regular watering at least one time a day, it’s good to water in the morning.
Dethatching of the lawn mostly can be good as per the requirement of the lawn.
Lawn mowing at least two times a month for even growth.
And insect treatment if required.
Regular fertilization at least three times a year.

Can dry lawn grass become green when planted

Yes, regular watering may get results. But not at all it depends, on what time ago it got uprooted matters. If roots are live there may be chances of survival.

Do read the full article for complete understanding and don’t forget to share, and comment.

How to layout garden design- [ Basic guidelines for beginners 2022 ]

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How to layout garden design

In this informative article about garden layout planning we just understand the basics which will help you to plan out a whole thing in a simple way so you will not find yourself in between the sea when you actually start making your garden and where to go now. It gives you a complete simple outline of how to develop your own garden by yourself.

Basic steps to layout garden design

  • A basic step to garden layout planning is going to explain today as simply as possible. I am here trying to describe practical planning of the home garden not in so technical way so a beginner can easily understand.
  • First of all, get the total area of the garden. You can measure it in square meters or square feet also.
  • Draw the shape of the actual area on paper and note down the total area. After measurement one can plan what you want to Plant and divide/allot area for features like Lawn, ornamental plants, hedges, topiary, etc.
  • From the total garden area. Means what percent of lawn you want to plan, out of the total area the same as plants, shrubs, topiary, ornamental plants, etc.( **Ornamental plants – a group of the plant which consists mostly of attractive flowering plants as well as some foliage plant also ) 


For beginners in gardening – what a symbolic home garden contains or would have features are as below.

  • Fifty to sixty percent of the total area should be lawn.

  • And left forty to fifty percent area to be covered with hedges, ornamental plants, topiary, etc.

  • Topiary- for example, we plant a casuarina plant grow it to some sufficient height, and then shape it like a square shape, barrel shape, or any bird or animal shape i.e. Peacock, dear, etc..is called topiary work or plant. See the below figure.
Topiary features in the garden
  • So you can also add features like walk paths, and fountains in areas other than the lawn.

  • You can see the sample garden below. It’s a ready reference for beginners as well as regular gardening personnel. 
  • Before laying out the garden in the said area do plan it on paper. Draw the same shaped area of your Garden.

  • Then allot a lawn area, and space for ornamental plants, hedges, and topiary (Cut and shaped plants).

  • Hope you guys who are beginners in gardening understood the basics of the garden layout and general planning of the ideal garden.

  • Still, if you have a question about something which is not covered here do comment or email us which are not covered here. 
We are here not adding the feature of kitchen garden we will discuss in the future because it's also a wide subject to understand 

At last, I can conclude that you guys got the overview of layout garden design.

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Garden design – How to design a garden

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Now we head to the next part of the garden development that is Garden design- How to design a garden  Which is an integral part of garden development on your own. 

As we completed the general understanding of the garden then soil and land preparation and then land preparation now we are at the next important part of garden development that is garden design or designing of the garden. 

After the completion of the steps of the garden development in previous articles. we have the ready well surfaced, leveled land for the planning of all our garden features like lawn, hedges, plants, etc. As we have learned in the last article on land preparation.

 

Why we make this designing complicated learn easily as below : 

Tools and tackles we need for design a garden

1. White marking powder ( one can use chalk powder “Chuna“) 

2. 5-7 mm thick and 2-3 feet long iron rods ( for the tie to thread  ), one can use bamboo or any wooden sticks at least thick like your thumb with good strength and quality. One can make themselves from scrap wood also. 

3. “Pawda” and “Kodali” for leveling if there is any obstacle found during design to remove it. 

4. And “Tagara” (ghamela) to collect the dirt, debris any other waste collection.

5. Hammer to fit the marking bar/ sticks in the land.

6. Plastic thread/ sutali to tie the marking bars/sticks 

7. Measuring tap.

 

Process of design layout on land

First of all, you should have a ready design on paper or you may have the design by a landscape architect. 

If you want to make your own design read the general guidelines for it in the previous article written here “How to start a garden“.

How much part of the garden you want to have a lawn, ornamental plants, flowering shrubs, trees, etc.

As you have the same area drawn on paper and design on paper. Start measuring on prepared land and put marking bar/ sticks on the points. 

 

How to build a garden practically

For example: Out of the total garden you have a 10×4=40 Square meter area to layout for the lawn. Where 10 is the length and 4 is the width. So it’s gone be a rectangle. Measure it by measure tap.

And the rectangle has four corners. Now it’s four corners are our points to put marking bars/ sticks. 

Then this all for bars fitted on the four corners of the rectangle. Start from anyone with tying thread to anyone bar and return back after tying all the bar in rectangle way to the same bar where you first tied the knot. 

Which makes the full rectangle. Always tie the thread on the bar at least 1 to 2 inches above the surface level not more than it.

After tying the thread now take a needful amount of the Chalk powder or any white marking powder. And then take the gloves on your hand. 

Then take a sufficient amount in your hand keep your hand which has to mark power in it above the thread at least by 2 inches and start dropping the small amount of the powder continuously to make a continuous straight line. 

Then after completing the job now untie the thread and pick up the fitted bars.

Now whatever design appeared is your layout for planting. Now you can make a border with bricks or any hedge plants etc. And area inside the marking with lawn or any plants whichever suitable as per plan/ Design. 

 

Conclusion

This is how you can layout the whole garden before planting. All the features should be laid out before starting any plantation or green work.

It defines a space for every feature on land so everything goes as per planning and so nothing gets messed up.

After doing such hard work you get the actual garden shaping up. After that, you can plan the purchase of all the green materials like how much lawn you need, what quantity of plant we need. 

If planning rockery then you can decide how many rocks to buy. Adding any water feature then you can estimate the material also. And above all, you can now plant the planned material.

This literature is like DIY in the garden hope you like it and understand the garden design very practically.

And this is not just to read and learn you can implement it on the go. Still, you have queries. Not understand any of the points here do comment. Feel free to write.

Garden Design- How to design a garden is an important step in making a garden in case of Layout, figure out the need for panting material, as well as the financial costing of the  Garden.

 

 

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