How to care for your lawn / Garden?

Lawn care in Brisbane involves more than just the occasional mow. While freshly-cut lawns do look great, it’s more cosmetic than anything else. Complete lawn care, from Brisbane to Bristol, means doing a little more than pushing the mower around your patch every few weeks. But as many of us equate lawn care with lawn mowing, it’s a great place to start this short ‘how to’ guide.

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A Proper Irrigation System is The Key To Green

If you have deep passion for Your Lawn, just like all the other greenery in your garden it needs the right amount of water, sunlight and fertilizer.

What happen when you over water your lawn?

Too much water can leave the leaves and stems of the grass weak and soft which mean they can get easily damaged simply by walking or playing on an area. Too much water can even drown the roots cutting off vital oxygen needed for survival.

Feed Your Grass To Make it Big and Strong

Most grass types need more than the odd rain shower, followed by a sunny day. Your lawn care regime should also include a quarterly application of fertiliser. You might think your lawn can look after itself, and that fertiliser is for vegetable and flower gardens but fertilising your lawn can do wonders for its health and appearance. Many lawn feed formulas also contain wetting agents for better water penetration into the soil- this reduces the need to irrigate your lawn, a real time and water-saver.

Not all lawns were established and developed for your conditions. Remember, many of the grass varieties we know and use in Brisbane have come from all over then world, from Victoria to Florida and growing conditions and nutrient sources will vary dramatically. For this reason it is extremely important to feed your lawn with a good, nutrient-rich fertiliser regularly.

The key times to fertilise are spring, to help recover from a dormant winter and set up for a hot summer, and autumn to prepare the turf for a hard and cold winter! But fertilising through the summer is also possible. Providing the essential nutrients through summer will keep your lawn healthy, supplementing the speedy growth and encouraging stronger roots.

Grub KillersWeeds, pests and diseases can make your lawn ugly and very sick. If ignored, they will only get worse over time until a lawn can no longer sustain healthy growth. Be prepared! Keep some general lawn weed killer in your shed and make it part of your yearly maintenance routine to treat your whole lawn in spring and winter.

Be ready for grubs! Grub season is throughout the summer and into autumn, and can take hold of the nicest lawn in a matter of days. Keep an eye out for moths flying over your lawn at dusk and into the evening… this is your sign that you will need to get out a in few days to start your attack!

Many lawn diseases are caused by over watering or general lawn neglect. Avoid watering in the late afternoon or evening, as the water will stay on the leaves through the night and can promote fungal growth.

Sunlight

Dappled Light doesn’t matter how shade tolerant your lawn is, the bottom line is, all turf needs varying levels of direct sunlight to survive. Direct sunlight on grass activates the growing process, which is called Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process of capturing energy from the sun and converting it into chemical energy that can be used as fuel your lawn activities, and without it, no matter how much water and fertiliser we give, your lawn can starve to death.

Research is the key! Spend some time looking at all the varieties of turf on the market to determine which is right for your situation. Spend some time in your garden and see where the sun reaches and for how long. Don’t forget that in the winter the sun is much lower in the sky and the days are shorter, so an area that gets a perfect level of sunlight in the summer may only receive a few hours in the winter.

If your turf is already established and struggling. Look around at the surrounding trees, you may be able to thin the canopies to allow more light, and a good, regular pruning will be all you need.

Go Forth and Grow

Lawn mowing is one thing – but when it comes to lawn care it is not the only thing. By taking a more thorough, step-by-step approach, you’re well on the way to creating the picture-perfect, and perfectly healthy Brisbane lawn.

Laying new lawns is something you can do yourself but it’s always a good idea to get some expert advice on the best way to go about it. If you don’t have the time or not interested in doing it yourself, Rogers Little Loaders turf laying is able to look after everything for you. From digging up the old lawn to the repairing the site and soil, laying new turf, rolling and cleaning up after they are finished. Rogers Little Loaders is professional and will also provide expert advice on the care of your new lawn while it being established in the area of watering, mowing and what to feed your turf ensure your new lawns get the best possible start.
Installing new lawns in winter will mean that by the time the temperatures climb and the days get longer your lawn will be well established.

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