Many people think when growing turf grass that you can just throw down some seed and you will have beautiful grass. However, there are a few main components that you need to consider when growing turf grass. Some major components you need to consider are: air, light, soil, water and temperature. As Robin Stafford the superintendent at Islington Golf club says, “ these components determine how well or how bad your turf grass is going to grow and plays a huge factor when growing turf grass”.
These five components play a huge part in growing turf grass. Temperature is a huge factor because if it is too cold or too warm, turf grass will not grow properly. For example, if it is too cold when you plant grass seed, the seed will not be able to germinate and start to grow. Two other major components in growing turf grass are light and water. Light and water affects growth and other factors like disease and photsythines (plants food). For example, if you attempt to plant grass under a tree, it will not get much light which will cause it not to grow and the creation of photsythines will not occur. If the grass is wet all the time it will also be vary vulnerable to disease. Soil is a huge part of growing turf grass. Having good soil can make the world of difference. For example, if you have calcares/clay soil your turf grass will have a hard time growing.
Overall, all these components play a major roll in growing and maintaining turf grass. When trying to grow and maintain grass, take these components into account and try to make them as good as you can with what you have to work with. This will result in your grass being a lot stronger and less vulnerable to disease and death.
