New turf turning yellow/brown one week after laying
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The grass is turning yellow/brown, some patches worse than others, and especially areas that gets the most sun.
What can we do? Is there some sort of fertiliser we can put onto it to help the roots establish quicker and thus turn back to its healthy colour?
I realise it's winter and grass generally tends to turn a bit yellow in the colder seasons, but the grass was nice and green when we got it delivered, which leads me to believe there is something wrong.
Hit it with Seasol and Powerfeed. Water it everyday, but don't drown it. Just enough to keep the soil well moist.
That's what i'd be doing.
Try and pull up one of the corners/edges. If it comes away easy then the roots arent taking. If the roots are taking ie harder to pull away, then i wouldnt worry too much...
Its winter.. until the nights get warmer it wont be doing much at all.
I havent mowed my EZ the whole of winter.
Another thing is your first post was on July 26 then your last post was on 12 aug... How long did you try the turf guys advice before you decided that you knew better...
After 3 weeks of solid watering the browning grass I found the roots hadnt establishsed in some areas. I fertilized with a new Lawn fertilizer (Scotts). This made a huge difference as I found within a few days the roots penetrated the soil and the colour began to pick up.
Since then i've done two Seasol/Powerfeeds, and the grass is looking lush and green again.
The problem isn't so much the cold, it's the opposite; we've have temps in the high 20s ever since we laid the grass and NO rain, and the sun is scorching it. In the areas that are in the shade, the grass is green and lush. We know that the problem is lack of water, we just can't seem to fix it by watering it everyday on its own. We might have to suck up the costs and try Seasol again.
ETA: I just checked if I could lift up the turf, and I could, no sign of white hairlike roots.
In regards to keeping it alive as i said you need to keep it moist, so it is light frequent watering. So a spray morning and night if the temps are in the high 20's. Stick your finger into the and check that it is moist and that it stays that way till you cannot pull up the turf.
Fertiliser such as scott's is of no benefit at this point because the turf does not have any roots to absorb it. Its a waste of money where as tonic's like seasol are absorbed through the leaves. (don't use powerfeed just yet as it is a fertiliser, doesn't matter if you have though).
To check if the brown bits are actually dead or just dormant, take a few of the grass runners and scrap and snap them and see if there is any green inside. If it's green your fine, brown and stringy its dead.
Just wondering how you got on with your lawn?? Mine was laid 9 days ago and is starting to turn a bit yellow, I have lifted a corned and no roots have taken as yet.
Any advice?
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