Bluegrass plant varieties
Bluegrass is an unpretentious grass, as if created for growing lawns. It is on such a surface that the legs of a small child will not scratch hard spikelets.
Description of meadow bluegrass plant
The herb is a cereal crop and grows throughout temperate and northern latitudes. A perennial crop has a taproot capable of producing lateral shoots. So the plant spreads over a larger area. The height of the soft stem is 30−90 cm. The first shoots appear immediately after the snow melts. This is one of the earliest cultures.
Bluegrass is a good grazing plant
Narrow leaves, about 4 mm wide, grow vertically, enclose the stem and form a rosette. The plant begins to bloom only for 2-3 years. This happens once a season from May to July. The inflorescence forms a panicle consisting of several loose spikelets. Spikelets can be 3-6 mm long, greenish-yellow or pale purple in color.
The meadow variety of this cereal belongs to a quality forage plant and has been introduced into cultivation. Meadows are sown with it for grazing and hay making. The best lawns and lawns are also created with this plant.
To make a lawn in a summer cottage, it is necessary to sow a clearing with this grass. She will always remain soft. At the same time, she is not afraid of cold and wind, she practically does not trample and does not require tedious care.
Meadow culture has long taken root in summer cottages, not only in Russia, but also abroad. There are even lawn fees, which include the seeds of this cereal. But it is better to acquire a monoculture: this will make the lawn uniform. There are different varieties of grassland:
- Midnight – used for soccer fields and golf courses;
- “Blackberry” – a dense, low-growing lawn for sports fields;
- “Sobra” – drought-resistant, suitable for a sports ground and decorative lawn;
- “Compact” is a versatile variety with high wear and resistance rates;
- “Geronimo” – has a bright, saturated color, forms a dense “carpet”.
An important advantage of the plant is resistance to trampling. But this applies to the already formed coating. You cannot run on a freshly sown field.
Sowing a lawn with a crop should be based on the ratio of 40 g of seeds per 1 m². At the same time, it is necessary to sow both along and across, so that there are no “holes”. The lawn should be watered daily before germination. When sprouts appear – watering as needed. During the season, you can feed the lawn 1-2 times.