How do I keep my lawn green in summer?

Patty_Lo · Dec 15, 2016 9:48 pm

Hi all,

Anyone got any tips to keep the lawn green through summer?

I have 350m2 of kikuyu lawn and it looks great during spring however it goes yellow and dies off during summer.

Thanks in advance!

BeatrixKiddo · Dec 15, 2016 10:06 pm

Are you irrigating over summer?

shazaw · Dec 15, 2016 10:35 pm

Patty_Lo

Hi all,

Anyone got any tips to keep the lawn green through summer?

I have 350m2 of kikuyu lawn and it looks great during spring however it goes yellow and dies off during summer.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Patty,

I know nothing about lawn but I have used Shirleys No 17 lawn food (spreading just before the rain) for my previous home and works very well. I also used water storage crystals by forking the lawn and manually inserting a pinch of water storage crystals into each hole. Than started to have green pimply lawn ( some area are more green than other), just make sure you whatever you use spread out evenly.

Please check out with professional to suit the climate in your local area.

Good luck

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Turtle1 · Dec 16, 2016 12:37 pm

3 tips. water, water and umm water.
Go easy on the fertiliser. Try a premium top dressing as well.

SteveMc · Dec 17, 2016 10:00 pm

The only thing more than turtle stated is a wetting agent as only water is needed to keep it green, and the wetting agent helps the soil absorb and disperse the moisture making it more effective when you do water.