In order to get a dense, well-grown green lawn, careful preparation of the soil is essential. This applies to self-sown lawns as well as to finished turf. How to properly prepare the surface.
How do I prepare the soil for lawn?
To prepare the soil for lawns, you should remove weeds and old grass, collect stones, fill depressions, remove elevations, dig up the soil, add humus or special fertilizer, make the subsoil treadable, level and level the surface before sowing roughen up.
Steps for preparing the soil
- Removing weeds and old grass
- Pick up stones
- Fill depressions and remove increases
- Dig deeply
- Introduce humus or special fertilizer
- Making the ground slippery
- Planning
- Roughen the surface again for sowing
Removing weeds
Before you lay your lawn or turf, the area for the lawn must be as free as possible of other herbs and old turf. Root weeds in particular grow so strongly that they reappear after a short time.
You have to collect stones when preparing the lawn. They later become a nuisance when you walk on them and damage the lawn mower blades.
Level the ground well
Under no circumstances should there be depressions in the ground, because rainwater collects here and causes the grass roots to rot. Lawn care is easier on a level surface.
Conduct soil analysis
Lawn only grows on soil that contains enough nutrients. Therefore, have a soil analysis carried out before sowing. This will tell you which substances need to be added to the earth.
Humus and special lawn fertilizer should be added to the soil when digging. This guarantees that the small grass plants will later grow and thrive faster. But you shouldn't fertilize too much because it can burn the roots.
Leveling the ground
The subsoil must be secured after digging. To do this, you should use a lawn roller (€67.00 at Amazon) from the garden store.
By leveling the ground, you prevent the earth from sinking significantly later. This often creates depressions. This also allows you to see better where the ground is not yet completely flat.
Roughen the soil slightly before sowing
Before sowing the lawn or applying turf, roughen the surface slightly with a rake. Then the grass roots will find their footing more quickly later.
Tips & Tricks
Preparing the ground for the lawn can be quite tiring. Use days when it is not raining and the soil surface is not moist. Dry soil is much easier to work with.
