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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008Lawn care
18th July Hi all My question is what should I be doing or putting on my lawn to promote deep rooted lawn with less weeds? I am in Western Australia Perth South, I have couch ( spelling is wrong) lawn. thanks to all Sandra g'day sandra, it's all in the cutting of the lawn. the taller you cut the grass the deeper the roots will be, getting some fine humus type organic material and raking it around will help the soil to hold better moisture. and leave the clip on the lawn never use a catcher, lwan clipping provide the easiest and simplest source of nutrients and amendments. we even don't use catcher type plades on our mower but instead blades that have no lift or suction so the top soil doesn't get disturbed. catching grass can remove a lot of soil over time. but apart from use your grey water to water it, don't waste too many resouces on an otherwise resource wastefull folly of manicured lawns. snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ Sandra - I live about 10 minutes drive from you. I've been trying to improve my lawn for several years now. Mixed results but getting there, I get the occassional compliment. I would second part of Len's advice - cutting is key and leaving the clip on the lawn is generally better than binning it. I use my mulching plug almost every time. However, for me the key is to take a small amount off regularly. In summer I mow EVERY weekend - more if I could. If you take a large amount off infrequently then you get a patchy lawn. If you take a small haircut regularly then it grows think and healthy and keeps out weeds, pests and diseases. Generally a deep soak rather than a light spray - no need to add water at all at the moment. For me (with a bore) three deep drinks a week in the middle of summer. You could maybe get by with two but the lawn shows some stress. That can be phased in from zero in winter going up to one, then two waterings and three when it needs it. (Ok, I know you'll all get stuck in about wasting our most precious resource on grass! You know you're all just jealous of a gorgeous green sward! ;-) I'd also add water early morning, not late in the day or evening - better not to leave the grass damp and cold overnight if you can avoid it. Apart from that I do the odd weed and feed, generally one in spring, one in autumn. I use a wetting agent in the spring. Otherwise I just try and keep an eye on it when I mow and do the occassional spot treatment for ants/beetles, dry patches etc. I'm thinking about giving it a vertimow this spring. Good luck. > g'day sandra, > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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