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

[u/MrsKittenHeel]

Hello Aussie gardeners!

We hope you are enjoying the shift to cooler weather.

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[u/PercussionEscutcheon]

Hey u/LawnSolutionsAu

Can you tell me what's happening with my Buffalo? Laid this turf about 4 weeks ago and have been watering it religiously since. Most of the turf is doing really well except for these brown patches, which looks like some kind of mould or mildew on the grass blades. Is this from overwatering? What should I do?

https://preview.redd.it/2t1wy2aw22oa1.jpeg?width=1908&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9d1dde07b3b915ffc0c9358457e27fcea50e4a9

[u/LawnSolutionsAu → u/PercussionEscutcheon]

Hi u/PercussionEscutcheon, it looks like there is a bit of disease present. This is common at the moment from the hot and humid conditions we have had recently. For now I would stick to morning waterings to help prevent the lawn from sitting damp over night, look at giving the lawn its first mow if the roots of the grass have established and I would also recommend starting to reduce your waterings. Usually this will go away on its own once the lawn has started to dry out, however if it doesn't go away on its own or continues to worsen over the coming weeks I would look at using a fungicide like Mancozeb. Hope this helps.

[u/PercussionEscutcheon → u/LawnSolutionsAu]

Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a go!