Autumn 2010

March 1, 2010

Summer is now over and autumn is a really important time on the lawn maintenance calendar.
Lots of things can happen this time of year depending on your location.

1)LAWN GRUBS

These little fella’s have been active in most states especially were good rainfall has been experienced, Sir Walter is pretty tough when it comes to grub attack but sometimes when the infestation gets really heavy in your neighbourhood treatment is necessary, watch the webisode below to learn more.

Lawn grubs video

2)MAINTINING A HEALTHY LAWN FOR WINTER.

Autumn is the best time of year to get your lawn into shape for the winter ahead, as a goal if you have your lawn in peak condition at Easter it will generally perform better in Winter, so now is a great time to get out there and get your lawn into top shape buy fertilizing and watering, have a look at my webisodes below to get a better idea.

How to feed your lawn
Watering tips
Lawn care products

3)MOWING

Now that the crazy growing season is over its time to make sure we are mowing correctly, it’s a good time now to check the mower for sharp blades and height, it a good idea to start leaving a bit of length on your lawn now in preparation for the cooler months ahead.

Mowing tips

4)SEED HEADS

Generally speaking a healthy Sir Walter lawn producers minimal seed heads, if your lawn is producing excess amounts of seed heads this time of year it may be suffering from a nutrient or water deficiency and can usually be easy fix, watch this webisode to find our more.

Sir Walter seed heads

February 2010 News

February 1, 2010

Now the festive season is over its time to get the lawn and garden back into shape. Lawns sometimes take a battering during January and February is a good time to get lawns to a strong and healthy state before autumn arrives.

After a very hot and dry month around Australia, in particular the southern states, it is time to do some recovery work.

February is a great time for fertilising and an occasional deep watering. The main aim in February lawn maintenance is to have a green lush and healthy lawn by the end of summer in preparation for the cooler months ahead. A healthy lawn at the end of summer makes for a better lawn in winter.

If you’re in tropical Australia, or areas of days regularly above 36 degrees, then delay the February tips until March.

If you live in an area that is prone to Army worm attack, keep your eye out as they can be around still in February.

Check out my webisodes on this site that will help your lawn keep looking great during February: