Before creating your lawn, it's worth asking yourself a few questions. First, what, exactly, do you need a lawn for? For beauty? For outdoor sports? Or for everything at once? Secondly, what are the conditions in the area intended for the lawn - sun, shade, wet, dry, high or low soil acidity? And already based on this, make a choice from the list the best lawn grass producers.
As a rule, only some types of herbs are suitable for the Russian climatic zone. Therefore, before buying, you should carefully read the composition of the mixture and determine if there are the following species there: meadow bluegrass, red fescue and pasture ryegrass. Sometimes bent grass (its different species) is added to them. Despite some scarcity of the basic set, each species has many varieties that differ in appearance, growth rate, resistance to lesions, and so on.
There are several requirements for high-quality lawn mixtures:
- they must quickly take root (even on soil that is not rich in nutrients);
- after mowing, grow more slowly, but at the same time the brightness of the color and density should remain the same;
- well tolerate temperature extremes typical for Russia;
- be resistant to diseases and pests.
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In Russia, the most popular are five producers of herbal mixtures.
5. Green Meadow
The American company Green Meadow opens the rating of manufacturers of quality grass mixtures for lawns. It is one of the most renowned suppliers of a variety of plants in both the US and Europe. She has a rich assortment, however, the Russian lawn lover should remember that a rare mixture will take root on Russian soil. The basis of the mixture is perennial ryegrass, it is very beautiful in appearance, but short-lived. Ryegrass is a part of many mixtures, as its fast germination will provide the lawn with a beautiful, even color at the very beginning, and then give way to more long-lived grasses. At the same time, it still does not tolerate frost and dies at temperatures from -15 and below. Residents of the southern regions of Russia can enjoy its bright malachite color, but "Europeans" and Siberians should think hard.
4. Lilliputian
Liliput lawn mixture is specially designed for the harsh Russian climate and made as undemanding as possible. This is a lawn for the lazy (or for those who cannot garden more than one day in a couple of weeks). The herb mixture from Liliput is based on meadow bluegrass and four parts of different varieties of fescue. All varieties are very hardy and resistant to negative environmental factors - from temperature changes to diseases.
3. Green square
Another domestic manufacturer opens the top 3 of the best lawn grass mixtures. It differs from "Lilliput" both in a large number of options and in a more favorable price. Although the price difference starts to be felt at large scales, for example, if the lawn area starts from 50 m2 or more.There are mixtures specially designed for various climatic regions of Russia - from the subtropical zone of the Caucasus to the arid Lower Volga region and harsh Siberia.
2. Powerseed
Powerseed lawn mixes are adapted to the western / central climatic conditions of the USA, therefore, are suitable for the central and southern regions of Russia. One of the most popular mixtures is for quick restoration of lawns. It is convenient that the old lawn does not need to be dug up, fertilized or watered regularly. It just grows by itself - what else is needed?
1. Terragrün
One of the hallmarks of Terragrün is its own mixtures, in which wild species and cultivated varieties are mixed in various proportions. At the same time, the germination of seeds from German craftsmen reaches 95% (one of the highest rates on the market). A wide range of products will help create a lawn not only in the favorable climatic conditions of the south of Russia, but also in other, colder regions.
The varieties "Universal", "Canada-green", "Golf-Master" are very popular on the market. By the way, the latter, despite its specialized name, is actually very stable and looks great in the lawn. The only drawback is that it requires a good drainage system, since it does not tolerate soil freezing and may die.