r/GardeningAustralia • u/MrsKittenHeel 🌵 Water Wise Gardener • Feb 24 '23

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

Hello Aussie gardeners!

We hope you are enjoying the shift to cooler weather.

For this season's lawns mega thread, Lawn Solutions Australia u/LawnSolutionsAU have kindly offered to help with diagnosing lawn issues or answering any questions. Lawn Solutions are a national network of turf growers with experts in Aussie climates.

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u/LawnSolutionsAu 🌾 Lawn guru Sep 03 '24

Hi u/Shloeb a bit hard to see from that photo sorry! It looks like it is most likely kikuyu, however it is also showing traits of a couch grass. If you are able to provide some more close up photos of the lawn, we should be able to get a more accurate identification for you.

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u/Shloeb Sep 03 '24

https://preview.redd.it/cim9ebfwbjmd1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b090cf565225013c9ea3d3ee7fb5fb5b331868a4

Unfortunately I can only post 1 photo per post. Here you go

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u/LawnSolutionsAu 🌾 Lawn guru Sep 03 '24

Thanks for sending these through. It looks like you have some kikuyu growing there.

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u/Shloeb Sep 03 '24

Thank you. That’s what I suspected. Can I just plant new seeds after aerating this lawn? Which grass would you recommend that I can plant on top of this one? As you see most of the grass is dead and I am planning to mow it down, put soil and river sand mix, aerate and then sow new seeds. Would buffalo be okay?

https://preview.redd.it/ry92b5eeijmd1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ee4b4815540f60a85b2c8b3dbb2241b5662ffa0

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u/LawnSolutionsAu 🌾 Lawn guru Sep 03 '24

With kikuyu it is a very fast grower and repairer. With some warmer temperatures over the next few weeks, I wouldn't be surprised if this area comes back on its own. Just ensure you are keeping the water up to the lawn, mow regularly and apply a fertiliser once you have noticed some new growth (something like our Lawn Solutions Premium Fertiliser is ideal).

Unfortunatly with buffalo grass it is not available as a seed. If you were to reseed this area without properly killing off the existing lawn, it is likely that the kikuyu will grow back through.