Frequently Asked Questions

Sir Walter DNA Certified Turf is the most shade tolerant grass. Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo - like all living things - needs some sun to survive; it loves at least three hours of sun each day. If you have an area in which even the most shade tolerant turfs won't grow, you may want to consider an alternative option to turf.

Our turf rolls are 585mm wide x 1710mm long. This is equivalent to 1 square metre.

Certain varieties of turf are able to be laid all year through! Our Sir Walter DNA Certified, Sir Grange Zoysia, Tiftuf Bermuda,Eureka Kikuyu and Nullarbor Couch varieties can all be laid all year round.

Give your lawn at least 25mm of water within 30 minutes of installation and ensure the water has soaked through the turf and the soil is moist. Then water daily depending on weather conditions to keep your turf moist until it's firmly rooted. Be sure your new lawn has enough moisture to endure hot, dry, windy periods. Check turf daily: carefully lift small areas and check for moisture and signs of new roots. Once your turf can no longer be lifted, reduce watering to once or twice a week, depending on weather conditions. 

We recommend that you lay your new lawn as soon as possible on the day it is delivered, particularly in the warmer months. We also recommend you water it as soon as it is laid. If a little yellowing occurs before it is laid, don't worry, this should grow out over a period of time.

For a newly laid lawn the timing of day is not important, the key to successfully establishing a new lawn is to ensure the turf rolls of turf do not dry up at any point. Certain time of the year you will need to water up 3 times per day.

For established lawns early in the morning when the temperature is cooler is the best time to water your lawn. Cooler temperature means there is less water evaporation. Good for your lawn, good for our environment!

Minimally, fertilising is required once in early spring (September) and again in late autumn (April to May) using a general lawn fertiliser like Green Life Turf's Special Blend Organic Health Booster Fertiliser (available to purchase through our online shop; suitable to all lawn types). Lawn loves fertiliser, so for optimum results we recommend fertilising with each season: December, April, late June, and September. Extra care should be taken fertilising when humidity is high as this may encourage fungus. 

Avoid fertilising in the morning as dew on the leaves may cause the fertiliser to stick to them and later burn them as the day heats up. Instead, fertilise when there is less heat in the air. Evenly spread the fertiliser over the lawn and water in immediately to avoid any leaf burn. As always, follow up by regular watering.

Mix up a bucket of soapy water and at dusk pour over the area you think is affected and any areas close by, cover with a hessian bag or old towel and leave for several hours. Inspect the areas in dark using a torch so you can see. If there are any armyworm they will generally come to the surface.

Spray the whole lawn with a herbicide lawn grub killer like Lawn Lovers Grub Guard (available to purchase through our online shop). Carefully read and follow the instructions on the product. Two to three days after spraying, fertilise your lawn and water it in. Five days later, check to see if the armyworm have all died. If there are still signs of live armyworm, a second application of the lawn grub killer is required, fertilise and water in again a few days later, and repeat. With a newly laid lawn, be careful not to over fertilise.