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

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[u/Dry-Bridge-8905]

Hi u/LawnSolutionsAU

I am really struggling to get this couch grass to grow sideways and thicken.

In Australia, QLD, currently in winter so it might not be the right time of year to reno.

The ground is very hard, I cant put a pitch fork very far into the ground at all. Maybe half an inch.

I have tried manual aeration, topsoiling, overseeding, I water every day. No progress. Just hard ground that drys up very quickly. Its been a good 6 months with almost no progress.

The soil is heavy in clay and also I have found lots of old brick in some areas. Lots of different weeds, mainly bindi and clover. Mixed grass types as well.

I really want my small back yard to be a perfect piece of grass, I'm just not sure where to go from here.. should I dig it up and restart?

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u/LawnSolutionsAu
Hey guys, would love your feedback when you get this.

[u/LawnSolutionsAu → u/Dry-Bridge-8905]

Hi u/Dry-Bridge-8905,

As we are in winter, you won't be able to see too much repair in the lawn till the temperatures start to warm back up in spring. For now, I would look at removing the weeds. You should be able to tackle to broadleaf weeds like clover and bindii with a broadleaf herbicide like Amgrow Bin Die or All Purpose Weed Control.

As for the health of the lawn, do you know how many hours of direct light the area gets? Is it shaded by the surrounding trees? Couch grass generally needs a minimum of 6 hours of direct light to thrive, so if the area is not getting this, give the surrounding trees a prune back. Ensuring the lawn is getting enough is vital to its success.

For watering, you should only water the lawn when it needs it. Usually over winter, it will not need any additional water apart from rainfall.

In spring, I would look at doing a bit of a reno to help get the area back on track. Give the soil an aerate, apply a clay breaker like gypsum to help break up the clay and look at applying a soil wetter like Lawn Soaker to help the soil better absorb water.