Lawn care guides
Straight answers on aeration, top dressing, weeds, pests, feeding and sports turf, written for South East Queensland grass and soil. If you would rather someone just looked at it, book a free onsite check.
Lawn renovation
A beginner's guide to top dressing a lawn
Top dressing is one of the few lawn renovation jobs a keen beginner can do well with a barrow, a rake and some patience. Here's how to prepare the lawn, choose and order the material, spread and level it, and water it in, plus when it makes sense to call in a pro.
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Scarifying 101: what it is and why your lawn might need it
Scarifying cuts out thatch, the spongy mat of old runners and stems that builds up under couch and kikuyu lawns. Here's what it does, the signs your lawn needs it, and how to time it in South East Queensland.
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4 benefits of top dressing your lawn, and when it's worth doing
A thin layer of sand or sandy loam does a lot more than smooth out the bumps. Here are the four main benefits of top dressing a lawn, what it won't fix, and when it's worth doing in South East Queensland.
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6 reasons to aerate your lawn in South East Queensland
If your lawn is hard underfoot, sheds water after rain or stays thin however much you feed it, compacted soil is the likely cause. Here are six ways aeration fixes it, plus a simple spade test to check your own lawn.
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Top dressing and fertilising your lawn: which comes first?
Top dressing and fertilising do their best work together, but only when they go down in the right order. Here's how to combine them on a South East Queensland lawn, what to spread and when to do it.
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How to get green grass in Brisbane, starting with lawn aeration
A pale, patchy lawn is often a soil problem rather than a fertiliser problem. Here's how coring opens the way to greener grass, and the feeding, watering and mowing habits that keep it green through a Queensland summer.
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What is core aeration, and does your lawn need it?
Core aeration pulls small plugs of soil out of a compacted lawn so air, water and fertiliser can get back down to the roots. Here's how it works, how to tell if your lawn needs it, and when to do it in South East Queensland.
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When to aerate your lawn in South East Queensland, and why it pays off
Aerating a hard, compacted lawn only pays off if the grass can grow back into the holes quickly, so timing matters almost as much as the job. Here are the best months to aerate couch, kikuyu, buffalo and zoysia in South East Queensland, how often to do it, and why it's worth doing at all.
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7 signs your lawn has grubs, and how to control them naturally
Spreading brown patches, birds digging and turf that peels back like carpet are classic signs of lawn grubs. Here's how to confirm them, what natural control can realistically do in a South East Queensland lawn, and when it's time to treat.
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Lawn fungal diseases in Brisbane: causes, symptoms and a treatment plan
Brown patch, dollar spot and other lawn fungal diseases flare up when South East Queensland's warm, humid weather meets a lawn that stays wet. Here's how to recognise the common lawn fungal diseases, what sets them off, and the changes that make them far less likely to come back.
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A guide to detecting and controlling African black beetle in your lawn
African black beetle larvae feed on lawn roots, and a bad year can leave a South East Queensland lawn dry, patchy and peeling back like carpet. Here's how to recognise the beetle and its grubs, when they do the damage, and what you can do to keep them under control.
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Turf-eating insects: the lawn pests to watch for in South East Queensland
Brown patches that watering won't fix are often insects at work: armyworm, curl grubs, African black beetle, billbug, mole crickets or sod webworm. Here's how to tell them apart, when each one strikes in South East Queensland, and what it takes to get a lawn or field back.
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Mosquito lawn spray and other ways to cut mosquitoes in your Brisbane yard
A lawn spray is designed to reduce the mosquitoes resting around your house for a while, but it works best alongside getting rid of the water they breed in. Here's what to do around a South East Queensland yard, and what a spray can and can't do.
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Feeding and watering
A 3-tip guide to lawn fertilisation in South East Queensland
A well-fed lawn holds its colour, recovers from wear faster and leaves less room for weeds. These three tips cover what your soil needs, which fertiliser to use and when to feed a South East Queensland lawn.
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How to make every drop count when you water your lawn
On a lot of lawns, most of the water, and the fertiliser it should carry down, never reaches the roots. Here's how to water deeply and less often, get water through compacted soil and thatch, and keep a South East Queensland lawn green on less.
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Grass maintenance: 10 tips for a greener lawn in South East Queensland
Lawn thin, patchy or browning off? Ten grass maintenance tips for couch, kikuyu, buffalo and zoysia lawns in South East Queensland, from fixing the soil underneath to the mowing, watering, feeding and weed habits that keep the grass thick.
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Lawn care tips for South East Queensland, season by season
Not sure what your lawn needs at this time of year? Here's the South East Queensland lawn year: when to renovate, how to mow and water through summer, when to feed, and what to leave alone over winter.
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Horse paddocks
4 tips to maintain your horse paddock in South East Queensland
A well-kept paddock feeds your horses better and costs less to run. These four habits, from picking up manure to keeping water moving, make the biggest difference on acreage in South East Queensland.
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Pasture management for horse paddocks in South East Queensland
Good pasture management keeps more grass in front of your horses and less hay in the shed. Here's how to rest, renovate and look after a horse paddock in South East Queensland, and where aeration, seeding and feeding fit in.
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