But how is it produced? What techniques and equipment are used?

In this article we will show you how Prato Erboso azienda agricola Srls, owner of the Prato Erboso On Line brand, leader in Italy for the production and online sale of ready lawn, produces its lawn.

1. Choosing the land

The first important thing to do is to choose the soil on which to grow the lawn that will then be sodded. The substrate must in fact be composed of fertile soil, without the presence of stones or rocks and above all a soil that is not silty or clayey, as this would create problems with the correct drainage of water causing probable fungal diseases or asphyxia, both in the production phase and after laying (i.e. after laying the ready lawn on the customers' land).

2. Working the land

Once the right land has been identified, the work begins. Usually, it begins with the soil preparation using a subsoiler.

After that, a pass is made with a rotary tiller or rotary harrow in order to crumble and give an initial levelling to the soil.

Before the last mechanical operation, a basic fertilization is carried out, usually based on organic or organo-mineral fertilizers, iron sulphate and especially phosphorus and mycorrhizae. For some years now Prato Erboso azienda agricola Srls has chosen Bottos fertilizers which have proven to be products of the highest quality.

The next step is to use the stone burier, a special milling machine capable of finely breaking up the soil, levelling it and compacting it to the right point so that the seed does not fall too deep.

3. From sowing to tillering

Once this is done the soil is ready for sowing.
Even in this case, in order to obtain a very high quality carpet, the choice of seeds is important, and even in this case Prato Erboso azienda agricola Srls has chosen for years to use Bottos seeds. The choice was determined by several field tests carried out over the years with different seed companies.

The seed is then mixed with a phosphorus-based microgranular fertilizer (so-called "Starter" such as Bottos Bio Start) and a microgranular insecticide to combat insect attacks.

Sowing is carried out using a professional seeder.

An effective and functional irrigation system will be created and frequent irrigation will be started for the first few weeks in order to keep the soil always moist. This will allow the seed to germinate.

During the next 10/12 months the lawn will be maintained in an optimal way so that it can tiller and "mature" in an excellent way.

These maintenances include, in addition to irrigation managed according to climate and temperatures, mowing carried out with professional machines.

Fertilization is also important. To obtain the best results, Prato Erboso azienda agricola Srls has chosen to use Bottos fertilizers.

4. Harvesting (clods)

Finally, after 10/12 months the lawn is ready to be harvested and is sodded to be delivered to our customers. To do this, a special machine is used that sods the ground and rolls it up on itself. The rolls are stored on pallets up to a maximum of 50/55 m2 per pallet.

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To ensure that the lawn reaches customers as fresh as possible, Prato Erboso Az. Agr. Srl collects the lawn very early in the morning so as to deliver it within the same day or at most within 24 hours. In fact, as soon as the sod is finished, the lawn is loaded onto trucks that will leave immediately for delivery to customers.

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Obviously in this article we could not illustrate all the phases in detail, nor those that are the problems that can arise in the various cultivation phases. Prato Erboso Az. Agricola Srl tries to produce its own lawn using techniques and products that have been tested and that guarantee the very high quality of its product.

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