Hey all, been a bit tough the last few weeks, run down, tired and stressed so on the way home called into the nursery and grabbed a bag of eco88 fertiliser for the lawn. Sprinkled it around the front and rear lawns and watered in with seaweed extract. Next thing you know its three hours later and feeling a bit more relaxed, but I think it needs a bit more watering after dinner
I bought the house eight years ago and the block is very much clay based and the turf was laid straight on the hardpan with no underlay. It was kikuyu but I planted patches of Matilda buffalo a few years ago which has all but taken over the kikuyu. This winter, the old winter grass told hold a fair bit and has now died back leaving a few bare/brown/dead spots around the joint. it is now my mission to get these sorted out.
I put a couple of bags of gypsum on a couple of weeks ago and now have fertilised. Is there anything else I should do? I may top dress in a couple of weeks if need be.
Winter grass is a real PITA to try and keep on top of. I try and pull it out and/or mow before it produces seeds, but it only takes a week of rain and it goes nuts. I'll probably wait until next winter and spray it with post emergent spray to try and keep it at bay. The problem is that the seeds remain viable for something like 7 years. Is there any way to kill the seeds? Is that what pre-emergent sprays are for?
Anyway, time for dinner and maybe one last crack at the hose before bed...
Robbo
