GRASSY CARPETS

ERAGROSTIS MONOPHYTOUS LAWN
It requires much more care than other species of lawn; about 40 cuts during the vegetative reproduction period which usually goes from mid March to mid October and can vary according to the seasonal weather conditions changing from year to year. It is suitable to use a lawnmower provided with helical, self-sharpening blades to obtain a regular and clean cut. It is also advisable to collect the waste automatically during the mowing by means of specific equipments coupled to the lawnmower as they are very small and go through the rake’s, metallic broom’s teeth and so on. As far as manure is concerned it has to be given in order to supplement the nutritional elements stolen by the lawn to the soil and that, due to frequent mowing are continuously removed. Manure has to be spread out 8 times during the widest growth period at the rate of 15 grams per square meter. It is better to spread manure in little quantities and in several times than in big quantities and less times to avoid possible burnings and lack of nutritional balance. It is advisable to use chemical ternary manures made of phosphor, nitrogen, potassium. Watering has to be effected in good time in case of periods of drought as well as in case the soil is clearly dry. Watering has to be effected in the hottest hours (April, May and September), while it has to be effected in the morning or in the evening time in June, July and August. Due to the fact that this is a monophytous lawn the weeds are easily noticed, this disadvantage can be restrained and reduced by means of manual or chemical weeding carried out in suitable times as precautionary measures before its appearance or as cure measures once its growth. Rolling has to be carried out to let the new plants stick to the soil, to smooth the cut surface.

MIX OF GRAMINACEOUS LAWN
It requires about 15 cuts from April to October adjusting the height between 3 and 5 cm (lower in the wet seasons, higher in the summer time). Waste materials can be collected by means of rakes and metallic brooms and bushes even though it is always better to collect the waste automatically during the mowing by means of proper small baskets connected to the lawnmower. It could be also possible to make the non stop cutting (between 24 and 30 cuts) with proper machines provided with blades suitable for the mulching. Manure has to be spread out 5 times in the ratio of between 30 and 40 grams per square meter; it is advisable to use chemical ternary compound made of N.P.K., with more Nitrogen during spring and summer time and with more Potassium at the end of the vegetative cycle. As for watering, rolling and weeding follow the instructions given for the lawn of the above. It is essential to air the soil in spring and autumn time as, it is during said seasons that there are most of the rainfalls that tamp the ground giving rise to the root asphyxia of the plants. Riveted rolls provided with riveted sheets are run across the concerned areas making holes and cuts in the grassed land allowing the necessary gas exchanges.

MEADOW
It is the more rustic between the different species but it doesn’t mean that it is the less attractive. It has to be mowed 4 times, when it has reached between 40 and 60 cm in height, using proper machines provided with mowing bars. It is advisable to make use of bars mowing machines or equipments provided with universal joint coupled to farm tractor when dimensions are considerable. Manure has to be spread out three time in a year and it has to be of different kinds, both chemical and organic. For rolling use heavy rolls.