Hi all, Merry Christmas!
Very new to the whole lawn care thing so I tought I’d post here to see what I can do to improve my lawn.
Located in Northern Australia and about 4 weeks ago I fertilised and it came out looking great. The photo I’ve attached of it looking green is freshly mowed 2 weeks ago and I had raised the cutting height of my mower as I felt like the lawn was getting cut too low.
However, since then the lawn has sort of reverted back to a browner colour and it’s feels a lot stiffer/hard – I included these photos and a close up of the grass.
Not sure if it’s because we’ve had a lot of rain and it’s getting overwatered? Is it too soon to fertilise again?
I believe this is couch grass but I’m not 100% sure
Any help/pointers is much appreciated!!
by moistzoot
4 Comments
1) Introduce reel mowing
2) Water regularly & deeply during the hot season
Drainage is the most important thing. You don’t want standing water or soil staying wet for days. Core aerating then topdressing with sand and leveling should help with scalping and drainage.
Try a light application of fertilizer and see how it responds.
You might be cutting it too low from what I can see