A lush green lawn in the summer makes spending time outside even more enjoyable. In Australia, we have hot dry summers, so we need to remember to keep the moisture up to help our lawns stay healthy. If dry patch occurs apply a liquid wetting agent. Liquid wetting agents work very quickly, however you also need to do your retic audit. Wetting agents can burn the lawn if enough water is not applied immediately to water them in.
Watering/Wetting Agents
Make sure you’re watering your lawn regularly, especially if you’re not getting a lot of rain – remember, one long soaking is much more beneficial to your grass than frequent shallow waterings. Not sure how much water your lawn is actually getting? Try our free water catch cups! These are a great way to not only calculate the amount of water you’re giving your lawn, but also to test how well your retic system is performing.
Adding a wetting agent to your lawn can also be especially helpful if you’re finding that your soil is not holding enough water (hydrophobic). UWA testing has shown that wetting agents work best if applied in September, December and February.
Hort with Heart Soak Up
$26.00 – $35.00- Premium Soil Wetter – Fast penetration of water repellent soils
- River and Reef Safe
- Reduces nutrient leaching in soil.
Soil Soak Wetting Agent
$8.00 – $40.00Soil Soak Granular Wetting Agent is a long lasting commercial grade non ionic granular wetting agent.
Water Catch Cups
$0.00Lawn Doctor Turf Shop are giving away free water catch cups to help you drought proof your lawn. Just come in store and get your free catch cups and advice on how to use them.
Fertilising
A good time to fertilise is just before Christmas (at the same time as you apply your granular wetting agent). At this time of year your grass will well and truly be growing, so will quickly take up any nutrients that you put down. Remember to always use a fertiliser made for your area, this will make sure that you have the added trace elements that are lacking in your soil type.
Perth soils should always have a fertiliser which has added iron and manganese.
Baileys 3.1.1 20kg
$44.95Baileys 311 is a premium, fully granulated, balanced formula of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace elements iron and manganese.
Eco-Prime Emerald
$74.95Eco-Prime Emerald is a easy to use fertiliser for your lawn. 25 kg bags.
Knights Coastal Special Lawn Mix
$20.00 – $52.00Knights Coastal Special lawn Mix is a lawn fertiliser made by Lawn Doctor Turf Solutions to suit our coastal sands. High in iron and trace elements and guaranteed to be the best thing you could give your lawn.
Pests
Through the warmer months, it’s worth keeping an eye out for signs of pests. Black beetles in particular LOVE hot, humid conditions. If you notice thin or bare patches appearing in your lawn – it might be time to apply a quality insecticide!
Acelepryn GR
$169.95Acelepryn GR is a commercial grade granular pest control for your lawns that is safe to use around the home.
1.5 kg per 100sqm.
Grub Guard RTU 2 Ltrs
$36.20Grub Guard kills aphids, bugs, caterpillars and many other pests, and it’s the only product on the market that kills lawn grub larva. That means you can use it post attack from a host of pests and prior to an attack from grubs.
Yates Grub Kill and Protect For Lawns
$59.95Yates Grub Kill & Protect for Lawns delivers excellent preventative performance against a large range of common lawn pests and has up to 6 months protection against Curl Grub.
Weeds
Just like your lawn, there are some weeds that will be loving the warmer, more humid weather. At this time of the year, typically broadleaf weeds will be making their presence known (we’ve all encountered the dreaded Bindii over Christmas break!!). To keep these under control, it is recommended to apply a granular pre-emergent (like oxafert) at the start of the season – remember this controls for weeds at the point of germination (before they appear).
However, if you can already see the weeds in your lawn it is too late to apply a pre-emergent. You will need to go for a standard herbicide, we recommend Bow and Arrow as it is one of the most effective herbicides on the market.
Bow & Arrow
$59.95Bow & Arrow Herbicide is the standard for broadleaf weed control in the Australian turf industry providing outstanding control of broadleaf weeds in turf.
Buffalo Master Selective Weed Killer
$19.95 – $34.95Buffalo Master Weed Killer is for control of bindii, clover, oxalis and other weeds in buffalo (except STvarieties), couch and Qld blue couch domestic lawns.
OxaFert Pre – Emergent Weedkiller
$42.95OxaFert weedkiller is a pre-emergent herbicide and fertiliser that targets weed seeds before they take hold. Targeted weeds are Broad Leaf Weeds such as bindii and flatweed, Wintergrass, Summergrass, Creeping Oxalis and Crowsfoot.