Fescue is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the family of cereals. It reaches a height of 1.2 to 2 m.
Ovsyanitsya is perhaps the most popular grass plant in horticulture and landscape design.
Choosing a place for fescue
Hot places, dry and sunny, are suitable for fescue. This may be illuminated by the southern sides of rockeries or rock gardens, since even the highest temperatures are not dangerous for the plant. Try to avoid places with drafts and do not try to grow fescue without adequate lighting. Even a minor penumbra badly affects the color of fescue. It is also worth thinking that while trampling is not dangerous for fescue, but it is undesirable to allow it.
Did you know? Fescue is one of the main sod-creators, and is also used in the development of wet grass stands for wetlands.
Soil requirements
The plant loves moderately dry or drained garden grounds, loosened and light, crumbly and breathable. Fescue has excellent drought resistance, will grow well on salty soils.
Moisture stagnation is dangerous for fescue. It is also undesirable to choose nutrient soils for planting: saturation with humus and nutrients adversely affects the growth of fescue.
Gardeners believe that the most beautiful plants are formed on dry rocky soil. Such universality of the plant gives the answer to what to sow the lawn.
Important! Fescue has a very deep root system that promotes good water consumption, as well as a cooling effect for the whole plant.
Sowing seed fescue
Beginner gardeners are usually concerned about the question of how to sow the fescue, so that later there will be no problems with the plant.
You need to know when to plant fescue in order to prevent mistakes in this process. It is possible to plant fescue seeds in open ground in mid-April - early May or at the end of November, before winter.
Sow the seeds of a kind of nests (in each of 4 pieces) at a distance of 18-20 cm from each other. This method of planting allows you to form a decorative bump. At the end of planting, seeds should be sprinkled with earth and watered.
There is also a seedling method of growing cereal: seedlings of fescue are obtained by sowing seeds on the surface of a light substrate and not sprinkling them, then covered with transparent glass and put in a warm, bright place.
Care and secrets of successful cultivation
Planting fescue and care for it does not provide for any special actions and costs.
It is necessary to transplant the plant in time. It is best to do this in spring or autumn, every 3-4 years.
In order for the fescue lawn to have a rich color, you should protect it from frost by covering it with spruce leaves.
Top dressing is not obligatory for fescue, only in spring organic or mineral fertilizers can be applied. Mulching of gravel, pine bark will help fight weeds. It is required to clean the bushes from dry foliage in early spring using a rake and cut off the panicles of inflorescences after the flowering is completed at leaf level.
Did you know? Fescue is leading in the ranking of the least disease-prone plants, which makes it particularly attractive. Throughout his life can not hurt at all.
Application of fescue
This decorative grass is most widely used for landscaping. Planted fescue in borders, mixborders, rabatki, often it can be seen in flowerbeds. Recently, fescue in landscape design is used to create carpet flower beds. Possible planting arrays near shrubs or lawn, in baskets and containers. Often place the plant in rockeries and rock gardens. Fescue is perfect for creating a lawn, forms a strong and elastic sod. Use a mixture of fescue and bluegrass in a ratio of 1: 1, sowing carried out from May to September.
Important! The best neighbors for the fescue will be mordovnik, cloves gray, yarrow tavolgovy.
Winter hardiness fescue
Most types of fescue can withstand temperatures up to -30 ° C and do not need additional protection in winter. The frost resistance of the fescue depends on where the plant passed the selection, so when you buy, choose those species that have already acclimatized to the conditions of your area.
Gardeners are convinced that such an unpretentious and aesthetic plant as fescue will eventually become one of the most popular in landscape design.
