💚 Autumn Lawn Care Megathread & ask Lawn Solutions Australia anything! 💚

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[u/Jimmyjimbo87]

Hi u/LawnSolutionsAU,

Any tips for how I can repair my buffalo lawn which is quite patchy. I’ve tried aerating, weed n feed, fertilising, grub killa etc.

There are a lot of bugs in the lawn (roaches, grasshoppers, spiders) and birds who come to collect these daily (magpies, ibis etc). Not sure if relevant.

Thanks!

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[u/LawnSolutionsAu → u/Jimmyjimbo87]

Where are you located and what have conditions been like lately? If you have tried all of those things I would recommend considering doing a soil pH test. What fertiliser do you use? What irrigation do you implement when rain isnt sufficient?

[u/Jimmyjimbo87 → u/LawnSolutionsAu]

I’m in Sydney and the lawn has been like this for the better part of the last year. There has been plenty of rain over that time but when it is dry I either use a sprinkler or water by hand. Can’t recall fertiliser brand but it is a buffalo specific liquid spray on fertiliser.

[u/LawnSolutionsAu → u/Jimmyjimbo87]

It appears as though its a bit nutrient deprived, i think with a low mow and rake to remove some of the dried debris in the profile, another aerate and a topdress it should see improvement. I would wait until spring now though to do this, around october. Try and use a granular fertiliser seasonally or an organic topdress soil to give it a real boost in spring. Liquids are ok but they dont last long as they primarily just give upfront leaf growth.