How does salt affect the growth of rye grass seeds?
Soils having high salt contents will cause stress within perennial ryegrass through the restriction of available nutrients and moisture. Question: hello,my 16 day old velvet bent lawn seems to be romping away now after the rain’s last week I thought had ruined the seed bed.The height of growth ranges from newly germinated seedlings to 1/4”to 1/2” to 1”.The ground at the moment is reasonably dry,when should i do my 1st cut and what height?,i have a new petrol cylinder 14”with 10 blades,i’m just a bit worried the roller on the mower will damage the very thin tender blades of velvet.Should i do a light top dressing in a week or 2 in aide to esstablishing the turf canopy?also do i need to feed?many thanks once again. Answer: Give your seedlings a couple more weeks to establish more of a root system before cutting to prevent them being ripped out of the seedbed by the mower. Let the average height get to approx 1.5 inches, and than mow back to 1 inch. Any further cuts thsi autumn/Winter
