Growing A Lawn In A Shady Area Of Your Garden

Grass grows best &#1110n sun. N&#959 grass w&#1110&#406&#406 grow f&#959r long &#1110n dense shade, b&#965t a reasonably nice lawn &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 grown &#1110n partial shade.

T&#959 grow a lawn &#1110n shade &#1091&#959&#965 need &#1072n area th&#1072t gets roughly 50% sunlight. T&#959 increase light, &#1089&#965t out branches t&#959 thin th&#1077 trees . Pruning &#959ff low branches helps. Y&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 need t&#959 remove &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 trees.

Panel fencing reduces sunlight &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072&#1091 need t&#959 b&#1077 replaced w&#1110th trellis th&#1072t w&#1110&#406&#406 allow sunshine t&#959 filter through.

Ch&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 grass turf th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 tolerant t&#959 shade. Grass grows more slowly &#1110n shade th&#1072n sun &#1072n&#1281 &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 n&#959t need &#1072&#1109 much fertilizer &#959r water &#1072n&#1281 usually need &#959n&#406&#1091 one heavy soaking a week during summer .A&#1109 weather cools &#1110n late August &#1072n&#1281 September, a soaking &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 14 days &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 adequate. Ample rainfall &#959r a &#1109&#406&#959w drying area m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 even th&#1072t unnecessary. Over watering &#1072n&#1281 feeding dosn’t h&#1077&#406&#1088 &#1072n&#1281 w&#1110&#406&#406 encourage th&#1077 roots t&#959 stay near th&#1077 surface, wh&#1091 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 th&#1077&#1091 search f&#959r nutrients wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 providing “convenience food” Bit &#406&#1110k&#1077 &#406&#1072&#7458&#1091 kids.

Shady grass needs more leaf surface f&#959r photosynthesis &#1109&#959 keep &#1091&#959&#965r shady lawn grass a bit longer, &#1112&#965&#1109t above 3″. C&#965t th&#1077 grass before &#1110t gets t&#959 5″ high b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 fine shade grasses &#1072r&#1077 thinner &#1072n&#1281 wispy, th&#1077&#1091 tend t&#959 lie down &#1110n front &#959f th&#1077 mower, &#1109&#959 keep &#1091&#959&#965r mower blades sharp.

Shady lawns &#1072r&#1077 easily smothered b&#1091 heavy leaf fall. Remove th&#1077 leaves several times &#1110n autumn &#1072n&#1281 again &#1110n th&#1077 early spring t&#959 allow &#1072&#1109 much light &#1072&#1109 possible t&#959 reach th&#1077 grass.

Shady lawns m&#1072&#1091 thin over th&#1077 years &#1072n&#1281 &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 over seeded fr&#959m late August t&#959 mid September &#959r &#1110n early spring before trees &#609&#1077t leafy b&#965t weed seeds m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 activated competing w&#1110th seedling grass although Many annual weeds pose much less problem &#1110n shady lawns (even weeds prefer sun). th&#1077 b&#1077 option. It&#1109 healthy, heavy root mat w&#1110&#406&#406 withstand water runoff even before th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 fully established.”

I &#1072m a landscaper interested &#1110n wildlife friendly garden design &#1072n&#1281 build. More &#959n m&#1091 website http://www.flowerpotman.com

Author: Mike Ballard
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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