In today’s episode we will look into 6 important tips to grow a beautiful Bermuda lawn grass
by germinating lawn grass seeds within 3 days and will also enlighten you with important
information about some online and offline lawn grass seed scams that can help you protect
from these scams and save your precious money.
Please watch it till the end.
Having a beautiful, lush green lawn is every gardener’s dream.
It really makes your home and garden landscape look beautiful.
We would all like to have that best-looking perfect lawn, but it is not always easy to
achieve.
Here in today’s episode, we will show you step by step, how to grow lawn grass successfully
from seeds without the need of hiring a landscape designer and stuff like that.
Whether you want to fill a bare spot in your lawn or grow a brand-new lawn grass from the
scratch, please watch this video till the end, as it might surprise you with lots of
useful tips and tricks.
Let’s begin.
1.
Type of Lawn Grass Seeds?
This is the first important step where most inexperienced gardeners and home owners get
deceived while purchasing grass seeds.
There are many different grass species which thrive in different climates.
Like, there are cool-season grasses which grow best when temperatures are 60-75 degrees
Fahrenheit and warm-season grasses which thrive from late spring through summer.
You can check the packet instructions and labels for this info.
Well, some of the common grass types to mention are Bermuda grass or doob grass, buffalo grass,
bentgrass, ryegrass and so on.
In this context I would like to highlight you on this important lawn grass seed scam
mostly going on online even at big websites like amazon.
Some sellers list out as Bermuda grass and the seeds you receive are some millet seeds
like foxtail millet seeds or cattle fodder grass seeds which are actually very cheap.
These types of seeds are usually fed as budgie food grains but they are selling as Bermuda
grass seeds.
You must know how to identify the proper seeds before planting and avoid these types of scams.
These are mostly non-returnable items and also amazon does not publish negative reviews
when we try reporting these fake items.
We will grow these fake seeds in one container and genuine Bermuda grass seeds in another
container as well as over the lawn area and show you the results in the end.
2.
Preparing the Ground and Soil:
This is a very important step and you should know that the tender roots of young grass
plants will not grow well in compacted soils.
Choose the location you want to grow lawn grass whether its your front patio or your
back-yard.
Optionally, You may also have to level the ground surface by adding some loose soil over
your lawn area, days before planning your lawn grass.
Well, Firstly, loosen the top 2-3 inches of the soil.
If it’s a small area, you can use a hand cultivator or if it’s a larger area you
can dig with a shovel or hoe.
After digging, you need to rake it smooth to break up any soil clods and rake the soil
out into fine particles.
Then you need to water the area thoroughly before planting seeds, because damp soil encourages
speedy germination and provides immediate moisture to emerging roots.
3.
Planting the grass seeds: For home gardens, you can just use your hand
to distribute the seeds, flinging it out over the area.
Spread them out evenly over the soil surface, neither too crowded nor too sparse.
4.
Covering the seeds:
After the seeds are sown, covering them is very much important to protect them from birds
and also preventing them from washing away in a heavy rain.
You can just use plain soil to cover the grass seeds after planting.
But best thing to do is to use a mixture of soil and a water retaining stuff like cocopeat
or peat moss to cover them.
Like 50% soil and 50% cocopeat and optionally compost like decomposed cow dung or vermicompost.
You can mix all three in equal proportions or at least add some 20% compost.
Cover the seeds evenly with this soil-peat mix to about one quarter of an inch but never
more than half an inch.
5.
Watering: This is most important step for germination.
Keep the top layer of soil moist (but not soggy).
Too much water is as bad as too little, and avoid vigorous watering with a hose and stuff
like that and this could wash the seeds away.
A misting or shower attachment on your watering hose can cut down on the amount of force you
use.
Till germination, Water at least once a day early in the morning and depending on the
climate again in the afternoon if the sun and wind have dried out the soil.
But, once the grass seed germinates and begins to grow, reduce the frequency of irrigation
but water more deeply.
Once your new grass is about two inches tall, reduce your watering schedule to twice or
thrice a week depending on the climate, but water until the ground is wet down to a depth
of about three inches.
6.
Germination: We will show you the results of seeds grown
in containers as well, including the fake bermuda grass or fodder grass seeds.
Germination should begin within a week depending on the type of grass seeds.
In my case, you can see germination has happened within 3 days.
On the third day, you can see these cute tiny grass seedlings popping out.
You can check the results in these containers.
On Day 5: This one is the result for genuine Bermuda grass and this one is the fake Bermuda
grass seeds.
Just look at the grass blades and spot the difference.
The fake fodder grass has wider leaves.
Then you can see the results after 1 week in containers and the ground.
The whole area should appear green in about 2 weeks’ time.
We will make another detailed episode on how to take care of lawn grass like fertilizing
lawn grass, trimming lawn grass and stuff like that.
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Happy Gardening!