- DECEMBER LAWN TIPS 2023 – Irrigated, healthy, natural turf is the best air conditioner you can have around your home. Let us help you to keep your lawns and gardens alive and well, to provide the many benefits that they do over the coming really hot months. With permanent water efficiency measures in place, we need to do everything we… Continue Reading
- NOVEMBER LAWN TIPS 2023 – It’s time to give your lawn a foliar feed of iron, manganese, and nitrogen with a small amount of potassium and phosphorus to help get those roots deep into the ground and the leaf and stem strong to assist in resisting evaporation. Apply a light top dress and liquid wetting agent and moisture retainer system… Continue Reading
- OCTOBER LAWN TIPS 2023 – This is the perfect time to install new turf. Undertake an audit of your irrigation system. Ensure that your system is all working well and test how long you need to run each station to put out the 10mms of water your lawns and gardens you need to sustain in the heat. The following checks… Continue Reading
- SEPTEMBER LAWN TIPS 2023 – Spring is the perfect time to install new areas of turf. It’s the time to de-thatch existing lawns if required. Thatch is a build-up of dead, organic matter and excessive roots and stems that have developed within the profile of your grass. It is a natural process caused by your lawn producing more organic matter… Continue Reading
- AUGUST LAWN TIPS 2023 – Some winter weeds will still be germinating, especially if rains are late. Apply treatments to stop weeds from putting down seeds for next year’s germination. These weeds include clovers, flat weeds, and dandelions. There are two active chemicals for use by the home gardener: Bromoxynil for Buffalo varieties and Dicamba for couch and kikuyu varieties.… Continue Reading
- JULY LAWN TIPS 2023 – No irrigation required – winter sprinkler switch off https://www.watercorporation.com.au/Help-and-advice/Watering-days/Winter-sprinkler-switch-off/Winter-sprinkler-switch-off Apply a foliar fertilise of Iron and Manganese now to keep the colour in your lawn. Even if the roots have gone dormant the leaf can still take up the foliar feed. Collect a random selection of soil samples from across your lawn and garden, and… Continue Reading
- JUNE LAWN TIPS 2023 – Shut Irrigation systems for winter. Winter sprinklers switch off https://www.watercorporation.com.au/Help-and-advice/Watering-days/Winter-sprinkler-switch-off/Winter-sprinkler-switch-off Broadleaf weed control. If you have a heavy infestation of broadleaf weeds, you can spray these with Bromoxymil if you have a soft leaf buffalo lawn, or Dicamba if you have a couch grass lawn. For the different varieties of turf weeds, check out this… Continue Reading
- MAY LAWN TIPS 2023 – At the end of May give your lawn a light fertilise with a slow-release granular fertiliser before ground temps drop below 4 degrees. This is the most important fertilise of the year as the healthier your lawn goes into winter, the healthier it will come out. It is this vital nutrition that is required to… Continue Reading
- APRIL LAWN TIPS 2023 – The beginning of April is the time to apply another light fertilise to your lawn. This will assist, your lawn to stay green and vigorous throughout winter. It will help the grass sward to become stronger, making it harder for winter weeds to find a weak spot to get into your lawn in the cooler… Continue Reading
- MARCH LAWN TIPS 2023 – March is often called the second summer! Temperatures can reach that of the peak of summer for a few days at a time. Generally though, nights are a bit cooler. So with daytime temperatures still quite high, the most important thing to do, is get a quality wetting agent and soil moisture retainer, such as… Continue Reading
- FEBRUARY LAWN TIPS 2023 – Apply a light feed of slow-release granular fertiliser. Just prior to your watering day. Ensure that this is well watered in. Watch out for dry patch. If dry patch occurs spot spray wetting Aqua Force and Bi-Agra™ to re wet the area. Check your irrigation systems are running smoothly and with good uniformity. Conduct a… Continue Reading
- JANUARY LAWN TIPS 2023 – During extended hot weather, your entire lawn can quickly dry out, especially if you haven’t invested in ensuring that your lawn and soil are prepared for the heat. Even the most resilient lawns can suffer somewhat during extended and extreme heat. The plant can become dry and crunchy to walk on, and it can take… Continue Reading
- From this ……to this………..in just 6 weeks – The Turf Growers Association WA has worked collaboratively with the Water Corporation to build this really good little guide on “How to bring your brown lawn back to life”. The usual reflex with a brown lawn is to give it a good soak, but it’s not just water your lawn needs to survive the heat.… Continue Reading
- Sprinkler TIP – Avoid using a combination of sprinkler types in a single irrigation station. Each sprinkler type distributes water at a different rate. Without uniform sprinkler types, you may find brown patches appear on your lawn. For example, pop up sprinklers generally take between 13 and 20 minutes to put down 10mm of water, while rotary sprinklers… Continue Reading
- Summer Tip – With the heat of summer upon us, it’s time to check if you’re irrigating your lawns and gardens effectively. The best way to measure whether you are applying 10mm of water per irrigation is by conducting a catch cups trial to measure your irrigation output. Catch cups are available free from your local Turf Growers… Continue Reading
